Category: News
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FG declares 4 additional LGAs open defecation-free
Federal Ministry of Water Resources has declared four additional local government areas open defecation free, having met the requirements slated in the ODF protocol for hygiene promotion. Our correspondent reports that the LGAs are: Ganjuwa in Bauchi, Machina in Yobe as well as Giwa and Kaura in Kaduna state, making it 61 out of the…
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Akeredolu calls for objective review of 1999 Constitution
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has called on those participating in the review of the 1999 Constitution to put aside partisanship for the unity of the country.Akeredolu made the call on Wednesday in Akure at the ongoing southwest zonal constitution review meeting of the senate.He said growth and eventual development of Nigeria could only …
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2.4m practice open defecation in Plateau , says sanitation GM
Mr Peter Kassam , General Manger, Plateau Rural Water Supply And Sanitation Agency (PRUWASSA) has said that no fewer than 2.4 million people practice open defecation. Kassam disclosed this on Thursday in Jos, at a one-day sensitisation capacity building workshop . The workshop was organised by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources in collaboration with…
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FIDA Ekiti trains pupils on Child Rights Law
Members of International Federation of Female Lawyers, FIDA in Ekiti State on Wednesday sensitised primary school pupils on the Child Right Law as part of activities marking the 2021 Children Day celebration. The Chairperson of FIDA in Ekiti, Mrs Oluwatoyin Odunayo said that the pupils needed to be familiar with their rights at the early…
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Buhari salutes ex-Minister of Special Duties, Prof. Taoheed Adedoja at 70
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined members of All Progressives Congress, the academia, and Oyo State indigenes in congratulating Prof. Taoheed Adedoja, former Minister of Special Duties, on his 70th birthday, on May 27. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Wednesday, Buhari congratulated Adedoja for…
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Uzodimma inaugurates Imo Health Summit, Investment Committee
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has inaugurated the Imo Health Summit and the Investment Committee, with a charge to the members to develop a template for healthcare development and investment in the state. A statement from the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Oguwike Nwachuku, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday said that the committee…
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Agency to appropriately sanction environmental sanitation defaulters in Kaduna
The Kaduna Environmental Protection Authority (KEPA) will appropriately sanction defaulters of environmental sanitation and indiscriminate dumping of refuse in drains in the state. Alhaji Jibrin Lawal, General Manager of the authority, made this known in an interview with our correspondent in Kaduna on Wednesday. He said that the authority would not allow unhygienic attitude by…
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Child dev’t project lauds media collaboration in Zamfara
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) funded project, `Child Development Grant Project (CDGP)’, has commended media outfits in Zamfara for promoting social protection programmes in the state. Our correspondent reports that the CDGP is implemented in Zamfara state through an NGO `Save the Children International (SCI)’. The Social Protection and Inclusion Coordinator (SPIC) of…
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Buhari meets Libyan PM in Aso Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently hosting the Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Our correspondent reports that Dbeibeh and members of his entourage arrived the forecourt of the Presidential Villa at about 10.05a.m, and were received by President Buhari. Others who joined the president…
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Breaking: Borno Deputy Gov loses Mum
,The death has just occured of Hajiya Kwaksa Usman Kadafur, mother of the Deputy Governor of Borno state, Umar Usman Kadafur.She died at NIZEMIYA TURKISH hospital in Abuja after a brief illness.Our findings reveal that, Hajiya Kwaksa was flown to Abuja after she complained of unease and feverish feelings only yesterday, and did not show…