Month: January 2018
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Dogara urges Buhari to assent to Petroleum Industry Governance Bill
By Aaron Ossai, Abuja Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, sign into law the Petroleum Industry Governance Bills (PIGB) passed into law by the National Assembly. This follows the passage of the legislation by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, same…
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Sokoto distributes 45,000 desks to schools
By Najem Francis, Sokoto Sokoto state government distributed a total of 45,926 desks to various schools across the twenty-three local government areas of the state from 2015 to 2017, the Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on Media and Public Affairs, Malam Imam Imam, has said. Imam who was giving an update on the…
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New NIA DG And The Competence Question
BY MUHAMMAD ADO FILI In the recent past, if there is a decision made by the Buhari administration which has generated so much venom from greater section of Nigerians must was the appointment his kinsman and an alleged failure Ahmed Rufai Abubakar as the Director-General of National Intelligence Agency. The President has before been accused…
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South African Consortium Partners Bauchi To Establish Academy
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi A South Africa based Aviation Industry; SIATA Aviation is to partner with Bauchi State Government to establish Fly Academy and Research Institute in the state. Briefing newsmen at Bauchi Government House Wednesday, the Director and Chief Executive Officer of SIATA Aviation, Captain Ibrahim Sherriff said they are also working in collaboration…
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2019: Dankwambo disowns campaign posters
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi A Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, has disowned the presidential posters indicating that he is seeking the presidential ticket of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2019 general elections. A close Political Associates of the Governor Alhaji Bashir Bukar Rimin Zayam disclosed this yesterday while briefing newsmen…
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Edo PDP Rejects Amended Local Government Law
By Ikhili Monday Ebalu, Benin city The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP yesterday resolved to challenge the recent amendment of the Edo state local government Electoral law by the State House of Assembly even as it condemned the composition of the state electoral commission. Chairman of the party in the state Chief Dan Osi Orbih addressing…
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Kwara Governor Dissolves Cabinet
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has dissolved the state executive council with effect from 18th January 2018. Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Isiaka Gold, who made the announcement in a statement, issued in Ilorin, the state capital on Thursday, said Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants…
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Bauchi State Poly Boasts of Accredited Courses
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic (ATAP) Bauchi has said that it has renewed its commitment towards providing qualitative education to students of the institution. The Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr. Suleiman Muhammad Lame gave the assurance in Bauchi during a press briefing on the activities of the polytechnic during the past…
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Tambuwal commends FG for approving tertiary military hospital
By Najem Francis, Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has commended the Nigerian Army for approving the establishment of a tertiary military hospital in Sokoto that would serve as centre of excellence for diseases of military importance. A statement by Tambuwal’s spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, said that the hospital which is the first of its kind…
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Herdsmen/Farmers Clash: Kwara Gives Police Marching Order on Compensation
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State government has directed the State Police Command to ensure compliance with the compensation mechanism earlier put in place by the State Security Council as an instrument to maintain peace between farmers and herdsmen. According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed on Media…