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  • FEC Approves N92.12bn For Second Abuja Airport Runway Project

    The Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of N92.12billion for the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The approval by the council comes a day after President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated a new terminal building at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika,…

  • APC Convention: We support Buhari’s candidate for chairman ― Govs

    Ahead of the March 26 National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the governors of the party have declared their support for the candidate endorsed by President Muhammadu Buhari. They stated this after a meeting with President Buhari, on Wednesday said they were in the process of consensus candidates. The governors were led…

  • 2023: Atiku Formally Declares Intention To Run For President

    Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has formally declared his intention to run for the 2023 presidency. The former vice-president declared his intention to contest in the 2023 presidential election at the International Conference Centre in Abuja on Wednesday. Atiku said his interest in contesting the 2023 presidency and his “enduring persistence” is born out of his…

  • EFCC Frees Obiano After Six Days In Detention, Seizes Passport

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Wednesday evening released a former governor of Anambra State on an administrative bail. An official at the commission, who confirmed the development to our correspondent, disclosed that Obiano’s “passport was seized by the anti-graft agency as part of his bail conditions.” The spokesman for the commission, Wilson Uwujaren,…

  • Private prisons in U.S. tool for pursuing profit

    By Zhang Bolan, People’s Daily In the recent nearly four decades, private prisons in the U.S. have been widely denounced and criticized by people from all walks of life for frequent scandals, including exploitation of labor, human rights violations, racial discrimination, and collusion between politicians and operators of private prisons. Last year, UN human rights…

  • Global Development Initiative will respond to the needs of all countries

    By Wang Xinping, Yu Yichun, People’s Daily The world today is challenged by profound changes and a pandemic both unseen in a century. The global development process is being severely impacted, and the Human Development Index has been set back for the first time in the recent 30 years. The pandemic has put some developing…

  • Overhaul Security Architecture to Tame Surge in Terrorists /Bandits Attack

    A group, Northern Advocacy for Peace (NAP) Has condemned in strong terms the resurgence of terrorists and bandits attacks on communities in the North East and North West regions of the country. The group in a statement signed by its President, Ambassador Khalifa Shuaibu explained that in the past two weeks, terrorists and bandits have…

  • Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics injects fresh impetus into high-quality urban development

    As Shougang Park, a steel mill-turned cultural and sports complex in Shijingshan district of Beijing, was reopened after the conclusion of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, many citizens have visited the industrial park to relive the atmosphere of those exciting competitions. Because of its unique design features and impressive industrial landscape in the surrounding area,…

  • Direct Your Outlets to Pay Compensation, Niger Delta Youths to NNPC

    The Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC) has urged the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to direct its outlets nationwide to effect payment of compensation for all her members and every Nigerian who vehicles and other machines were affected as a result of consuming contaminated product imported into the country. Recall that the NDYC had…

  • Racial inequality a prominent issue in U.S. prisons

    By Li Zhiwei, People’s Daily The U.S. has been widely condemned for its long-term and systemic racism against ethnic minority groups and immigrants in its justice system. While people of color make up 37 percent of the U.S. population, they account for 67 percent of the country’s prison population. The incidence of human rights violations…