Category: News
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NCPC to airlift pilgrims from Heipang Airport Plateau
The Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) is set to airlift pilgrims from the Heipang Airport in Plateau, its Executive Secretary, Rev. Yakubu Pam says. Pam made the disclosure during a solidarity visit by the Berom nation, led by the Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Buba Gyang, to Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau in Jos on Tuesday.…
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Plateau fully set to host 2020 NAFEST – Official
The Plateau Government says it is fully ready to host the 33rd edition of the National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST) scheduled for Nov. 23 in Jos. The Acting General Manager, Plateau Tourism Corporation, Mrs Salome Bida, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Tuesday. Bida said…
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Group tasks Kano Assembly on laws against blasphemy
A Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) has urged the Kano State House of Assembly to enact laws that will provide punishment for blasphemy in the state. Malam Ibrahim Muazzam, leader of the group said this on Monday while paying a courtesy visit on the Speaker of the House, Alhaji Abdulazeez Gafasa in Kano. Muazzam said…
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Mental illness costs Australia $160bn annually – gov’t report
Mental illness is costing the Australian economy 160 billion dollars every year, a report found. Prime Minister Scott Morrison released the report from the Productivity Commission on Tuesday in Canberra. The government’s principal economic advisory body, said mental illness and suicide cost the country 220 billion Australian dollars (161 billion dollars) per year in lost…
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Rtd General sues Nigerian Army over alleged compulsory retirement
Retired Brig.-Gen.Abubakar Sa’ad on Tuesday dragged the Nigerian Army before the National Industrial Court, Abuja, challenging his alleged compulsory retirement. The other co-defendants in the suit are the Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Defence Staff, Minister of Defence and the Nigerian Army Council. The claimant’s counsel, Mohamned Adelogun, told the court that the matter…
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Nutrition society blames low usage of data for poor nutrition outcomes
The Nutrition Society of Nigeria has decried the low usage of data by stakeholders to enhance nutrition outcomes for national development. Speaking at the Pre-conference workshop of the 50th Annual General Meeting and scientific conference of the society, in Kaduna, on Monday, the Chairman, Education Committee of the society, Prof. Afolabi Wasiu, lamented the low…
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Court jails mother, 2 children for trafficking teenager to Russia
A Benin High Court on Monday jailed a mother and her two children for trafficking a 19-year-old girl to Russia for sexual exploitation. The woman, Helen Ehioze , bagged 10 years in jail while her son, Endurance Ehiozee, 37, and daughter, Vivian Ehiozee, 31, were sentenced to 14 years each, without an option of fine.…
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2023: We are rebuilding APC in S/East — Onu
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Minister of Science and Technology, has said that leaders of the party in the South-East are doing their best to rebuild the party in the zone. He said this after a closed-door meeting of the party’s leaders from the zone which lasted for…
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Edo Health ministry advises couples to imbibe family planning
The Edo State Ministry of Health has advised couples to imbibe family planning in order to give their children a better life. Mrs Patricia Osazuwa, Edo State Reproductive/Family Planning Coordinator, Edo Ministry of Health, gave the advice during a 3-Day training programme on Family Planning (FP) which began on Monday in Benin. Our correspondent reports…
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Kwara gets N1.9bn for COVID-19 responsive budget
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State has received the sum of $5m, translating to N1.9bn, from the Federal Government for fulfilling the State Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS)‘s new disbursement-linked indicator related to budget reviews that prioritise COVID-19 economic recovery. The state won the SFTAS grant for also publishing an approved amended 2020 COVID-19 responsive…