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Northeast China’s Changchun enjoys fruitful results in expansion of urban greenery
By Meng Haiying, Zheng Zhiwen, People’s Daily Hit by a heavy snow, Jingyuetan National Forest Park in Changchun, northeast China’s Jilin province, recently put on a “white coat”. As far as the eye can see, there were towering pines and cypresses and a lake covered by ice. Squirrels were sometimes seen running in the…
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U.S. must face its deep-rooted disease of drug abuse
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily The United States has the worst drug problem in the world today. Twelve percent of global drug users come from the country, three times the proportion of the U.S. population to that of the world. During the past 12 months, 10.1 million Americans have consumed opium at least…
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FRSC Delta decorates 107 newly-promoted officers
FRSC Delta decorates 107 newly-promoted officers FRSC Delta decorates 107 newly promoted officers By Clara Egbogota The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Delta Sector Command, on Monday decorated 107 of its newly-promoted officers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that three deputy corps commanders are among the officers decorated at a…
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Inclusive recovery efforts will foster equal opportunity- ECA
Inclusive recovery efforts will foster equal opportunity- ECA By Lucy Ogalue/Temitope Ponle The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), said Africa’s recovery from its various challenges should be inclusive to foster equal opportunity for all. The Executive Secretary, ECA, Mr Antonio Pedro, at a virtual news briefing on Monday in Abuja, listed some of…
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Group backs CBN on currency redesign, urges Nigerians to be patient
Group backs CBN on currency redesign, urges Nigerians to be patient By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu A civil society organisation, the Leadership Orientation and Basic Rights Advocacy Centre (LOBRAC), on Monday, said the currency redesign policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would stabilise the nation’s economy. Mr Stanley Okafor, President, LOBRAC,…
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Stakeholders advocate condom use for prevention of STI’s, unwanted pregnancy
Stakeholders advocate condom use for prevention of STI’s, unwanted pregnancy By Justina Auta In commemoration of 2023 International Condom Day, stakeholders have called for the correct and consistent use of condoms for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) and unwanted pregnancy. The call was made on Monday, in Abuja, in commemoration of the…
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Group calls for more sensitisation on BVAS
Group calls for more sensitisation on BVAS By Naomi Sharang Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to create more sensitisation to the use of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the 2023 general elections. Executive Director of the Civil Society Organisation, Ms Faith Nwadishi, made the…
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Rotary Club donates birthing kits, wheelchairs, others to Maitama hospital
Rotary Club donates birthing kits, wheelchairs, others to Maitama hospital By Ruth Oketunde The Rotary Club of Abuja, Maitama District 9125, on Monday, donated birthing kits to 100 pregnant women at the Maitama District Hospital, Abuja. The club also donated two wheelchairs, one stretcher, medical consumables and renovated the accident/ emergency unit, as well…
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New NASS Clerk Asumes Duty
New NASS Clerk Asumes Duty Paul Effiong, Abuja . Sani Magaji Tambuwal has formally taken over the mantle of leadership of the National Assembly bureaucracy, as his predecessor, Architect Olatunde Amos Ojo finally bows out from service yesterday. The National Assembly Service Commission,NASC, had in November 2022 announced the appointment of Tambuwal as Acting Clerk…
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Coalition decry Bawa’s dissobedience, flagrant violation of court orders
A coalition of civil society organizations on Monday accused the Executive Chairman of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, of being disrespectful and disdainful, to the Nigerian judicial system. In a statement jointly signed, adopted, and endorsed by some pro-democracy and human rights groups, which includes Agenda for Good Governance, Centre for Policy Development…