Category: News
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Railway project, foundation for sustainable economic growth — APC chieftain, foundation for sustainable economic growth — APC chieftain
Chief Ekene Enefe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Anambra says the current efforts to resuscitate the nation’s railway system will engender sustainable economic growth. Enefe said this in an interview with our correspondent in Awka, the Anambra capital, on Tuesday. He commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for investing heavily in the sector.…
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Foundation trains 500 Almajiris on vocational skills in Kaduna
Sustainable Approach for Equity (SAFE), foundation on Tuesday said it had trained 500 Qur’anic students, known as almajiris, on different vocational skills in Kaduna. Comrade Abubakar Yahya-Ibrahim, the organisation’s state coordinator disclosed this during an interview with our correspondent, in Kaduna. Yahya-Ibrahim said the training was aimed at curbing street begging. “The almajiris were picked…
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NGO urges youths to shun cultism, embrace life of safety
The Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Advocacy (LEAD) Network, an NGO, has urged youths to shun cultism and embrace life of safety and security among themselves. The Executive Director of LEAD Network, Mr Chukwuma Okenwa, gave the advice while speaking with our correspondent in Enugu on Tuesday. Our correspondent reports that there had been rising issues of…
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FG extends NIN-SIM linkage until June 30
The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) integration exercise until June 30. This is contained in a statement co-signed by Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Head, Corporate Communications, Mr Kayode Adegoke National Identity Management Commission(NIMC). The extension,…
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Gov. Bagudu urges Muslims to pray for Nigeria in Ramadan
Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State has urged Muslims in Nigeria to take advantage of the Ramadan fast by seeking God’s intervention on the problems bedeviling the country. Bagudu said this while hosting civil servants to Ramadan Iftar (Ramadan breakfast) at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi. Malam Yahaya Sarki, Special Adviser to the governor on…
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Gov. Matawalle donates cars to NUJ, RATTAWU, NAWOJ, others in Zamfara
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has donated nine Peugeot 406 vehicles to professional media unions and organs in the state to ease their transportation needs.The beneficiaries include: the state chapters of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ); Radio, Television and Theater Arts Workers Union (RATTAWU); and the National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ).The governor made the…
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Buhari mourns ex-Bauchi Grand Khadi, Ahmad Ibrahim
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his condolences over the death of the former Grand Khadi of Bauchi State, Alhaji Ahmad Rufai Ibrahim. In a condolence message by his Spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Sunday, Buhari described late Ibrahim as “a great religious scholar and jurist who left an untainted record of integrity.” He…
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Group seeks peace, unity, prays for Tinubu
The Tinubu Support Organisation (TSO) on Sunday held a special prayer session for peace and unity to reign in the country. Our correspondent reports that the prayer session and Ramadan lecture took place at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. Director-General of the organisation, Aminu Suleiman, said the prayer session was also held for the…
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I realise N45, 000 monthly, says local nail cutter
A 19-year-old man, Mr Ibrahim Kabiru, says he realises an average of N1, 500 daily, amounting to N45,000 monthly, from cutting and cleaning nails. Kabiru, who operates in Benin, told our correspondent on Thursday that the job was helping him to meet his needs. The nail cutter said that he relocated from Sokoto State to…
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Jonathan Foundation advocates media freedom, responsible journalism
The Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) has called on governments in Africa to ensure press freedom in their countries and urged practitioners to use information as a tool for national development. The Foundation emphasised that the continent will be better when information is used for public good and not as weapons of destruction and disintegration. The…