Category: News
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Man, 20, drowns in open water in Kano State
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of 20-year-old man, Ahmad Ali, who drowned in an open water at Larabar Abasawa village, Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State. Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, Public Relations Officer of the fire service, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kano. According to Abdullahi,…
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Nasarawa State Govt distributes relief materials to flood victims
Nasarawa State Government has begun the distribution of relief materials to people affected by flood in three communities in Nasarawa Eggon and Akwanga Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. Mr Allumaga Zakari, the Executive Secretary, Nasarawa State Emergency Management Agency (NASEMA) said this in an interview with our correspondent on Monday in Lafia. According…
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Nasarawa varsity students urge Govt. to build more hostels, decry high cost of accommodation
Some students of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, have appealed to the State Government to build more hostels on the institution’s campus to alleviate their accommodation problems. The students made the appeal in an interview with our correspondent in Keffi on Friday. They said provision of more hostels in the university would reduce the hardships…
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Whistleblowing: MacAuthur Foundation reveals protection fund as AFRICMIL trains journalists
The MacArthur Foundation has developed ‘Civic Defense Fund’ to provide protection for journalists who face persecution arising from their whistleblowing role.The Deputy Director, MacArthur Foundation, Africa Office, Dayo Olaide revealed this on Tuesday in Abuja in a goodwill message he delivered during a training programme for journalists on Whistleblowing and whistleblowers protection.The training was organized…
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WHISTLEBLOWING: MACARTHUR FOUNDATION REVEALS PROTECTION FUND AS AFRICMIL TRAINS JOURNALISTS
The MacArthur Foundation has developed ‘Civic Defense Fund’ to provide protection for journalists who face persecution arising from their whistleblowing role.The Deputy Director, MacArthur Foundation, Africa Office, Dayo Olaide revealed this on Tuesday in Abuja in a goodwill message he delivered during a training programme for journalists on Whistleblowing and whistleblowers protection.The training was organized…
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KAM Holdings to FG: Don’t hand over Ajaokuta Steel Complex to foreigners
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Chairman, Basic Metal, Fabricated Iron and Steel Products, a.k.a KAM Holdings, Dr. Kamoru Yusuf, has lamented that the Ajaokuta Steel Complex, which is supposed to be a treasure that generations to come should benefit from. has been in comatose for several years. Yusuf, who spoke at the meeting of stakeholders…
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FCTA advocates legislation to empower traditional rulers
The FCT Administration has advised local, state and Federal Governments to enact legislations that recognise traditional rulers as stakeholders and instruments of conflict management and peace building. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, gave the advice at the presentation of Staff of Office to the Etsu of Wako Chiefdom in Kwali Area Council…
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Facebook launches VR remote work app, calling it a step to the ‘metaverse’
Facebook Inc (FB.O) on Thursday launched a test of a new virtual-reality remote work app where users of the company’s Oculus Quest 2 headsets could hold meetings as avatar versions of themselves. The beta test of Facebook’s Horizon Workroom app comes as many companies continue to work from home after the Coronavirus pandemic shut down…
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UNIPORT denies cultists’ killing of student on campus
University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) on Thursday discreditedreport that cultists stabbed a final year student to death on campus. The university Spokesman, Sam Kpenu, said in a statement in Port Harcourt that the report was the handiwork of alarmists. He said “the attention of management of UNIPORT has been drawn to a report that a…
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NYCN extols Gov. Yahaya Bello for supporting the youths
A Forum of 36 States/Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chairmen of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has extolled the leadership qualities of Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, following his support for youths in the country. This is contained in a communique of the forum after a meeting held in Lafia on Thursday and…