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  • Kwara Govt relaxes curfew on Offa, Erin Ile

    Kwara Govt relaxes curfew on Offa, Erin Ile

    Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has relaxed the curfew imposed on Offa and Erin-Ile to between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. daily with effect from Wednesday, March 24. AbdulRazaq, in a statement on Wednesday in Ilorin appealed to both communities to exercise restraint and caution their people against provocative actions. He said that this was…

  • Chinese man bags 3 months jail term for receiving stolen NRC equipment

    Chinese man bags 3 months jail term for receiving stolen NRC equipment

    A Central Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos on Wednesday, sentenced a 34 year-old ,  Chinese businessman, Arvin Wu to three months imprisonment for receiving stolen railway sleepers, property of the Nigerian Railway Corporation. A panel of two magistrates, Ghazali Adam and Hyacinth Dolnaan, sentenced Arvin, after  he pleaded guilty to the offence. Magistrates Adam…

  • Buhari salutes Tony Elumelu at 58

    Buhari salutes Tony Elumelu at 58

    President Muhammadu Buhari has sent felicitations to renowned economist and philanthropist, Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu, on his 58th birthday. In a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Monday, Buhari joined family and friends to rejoice with the entrepreneur, whose interests had continued to create opportunities for growth and development in the country.…

  • MSMEs Survival Fund beneficiaries laud Buhari, Osinbajo

    MSMEs Survival Fund beneficiaries laud Buhari, Osinbajo

    Beneficiaries of Federal Government’s Micro Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs)  Survival Fund from the Transportation and Education sectors on Monday lauded President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over the scheme. The beneficiaries conveyed their appreciation over the success of the scheme as the Survival Fund entered its seventh month. The Steering Committee of Survival Fund…

  • Ekiti state to partner Brazil on agribusiness, monorail, BRT — Gov.Fayemi

    Ekiti state to partner Brazil on agribusiness, monorail, BRT — Gov.Fayemi

    Ekiti state government, on Monday, said it had concluded plans to enter into partnership with a Brazilian organization, Africa –Brazil International Forum, in agribusiness, monorail and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Gov. Kayode Fayemi, who made this known when he met with officials of the organisation in his office in Ado-Ekiti, said that improving transportation and agriculture…

  • COVID-19: About 122,000 persons get AstraZeneca vaccines

    COVID-19: About 122,000 persons get AstraZeneca vaccines

    The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 said about 122,410 persons have been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccines. Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency ((NPHCDA), said this while speaking at the National PTF briefing on Monday in Abuja.  Shuaib said only Kogi, Kebbi, Zamfara and Oyo States were yet…

  • MURIC advises against tribal profiling

    MURIC advises against tribal profiling

    The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to Nigerians to shun tribal profiling, but to continue to expose bad eggs and criminals in their societies. Its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, said in a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday that exposing bad eggs within societies was one of the ways to combat the challenges of…

  • Journalists condemn assassination attempt on Gov. Ortom

    Journalists condemn assassination attempt on Gov. Ortom

    The Conference of Benue Journalists (CBJ) has condemned in strong terms, Saturday’s  attack and alleged assassination  attempt on Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue by suspected gunmen  A statement by Vice President of CBJ, Mr Ewache Ajefu, said the incident and the recent killing of the brother of a  former governor of  the state was  aimed at…

  • 26.5m Nigerian children experiencing high water vulnerability – UNICEF

    26.5m Nigerian children experiencing high water vulnerability – UNICEF

    The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF says no fewer than 26.5 million Nigerian Children do not have enough water to meet their daily needs and are experiencing high or extremely high water vulnerability. UNICEF in a statement to commemorate the 2021 World Water Day, said globally, more than 1.42 billion people – including 450 million…

  • World Bank constructs 10 solar boreholes, rehabilitates 170 hand pumps in Yobe

    World Bank constructs 10 solar boreholes, rehabilitates 170 hand pumps in Yobe

    The World Bank has constructed 10 new solar boreholes, rehabilitated 22 solar boreholes and 170 hand pumps across the 17 local government areas of Yobe. The project coordinator of the World Bank Multi Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project (MCRP), Alhaji Musa Jidawa,  made this known in a solidarity message on the 2021 World Water Day celebration…