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The Rivers State caucus in the House of Representatives has dissociated itself from one of its members, Mr. Dumnamene Deekor a member representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency of the State as its leader and spokesman, saying he was never authorized to speak on behalf of the caucus. In a statement signed…
Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission, KWASIEC says it will provide a level playing ground for all the political parties in the forthcoming Local Government election in the state and conduct an election that will be transparent, credible and acceptable to all. KWASIEC Chairman, Mr OKanla Baba gave the assurance while…
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has directed security agencies to immediately quell the rising tide of thuggery and violence in parts of the Kano metropolis. The Governor gave the order during the 15th weekly meeting of the Kano State Executive Council at the Government House. According to a statement by the…
The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kano State Chapter, has lifted its ban on covering Kano State Government activities, with immediate effect. In a statement, Chairman Alhaji Aminu Ahmed Garko explained that the 14-day-old boycott was initiated to protest the government’s handling of issues affecting…
KWSIEC Releases Timetable For LG Polls, To Commence Meeting With Registered Political Parties 16/06/2024 Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) has released timetable for the conduct of September 21, 2024 local government elections for the 16 local government areas of the State. In a statement, the chairman of the KWSIEC,…
NAWOJ FCT Distributes Menstrual Pads and Writing Materials to Students in FCT The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) FCT Chapter has taken a significant step towards improving menstrual hygiene and curbing gender-based violence by distributing free sanitary pads and writing materials to students at Junior Secondary School 1, Jabi,…
DG Of NiMet, Anosike Meets With Vaisala And MFI Officials, Discusses Business Opportunities On the sideline of the ongoing Seventy-Eight (78th) Session of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Executive Council (EC), the Director General/CEO of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), and Permanent Representative of Nigeria with WMO, Prof. Charles Anosike on…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) is continuing with the development of the skills of its staff, a renewed move by the management. The agency is currently conducting a general training on performance management for staff members within Grade Levels 4 – 7 in the South-South, South-East, South West and North…
An Engineer, Five Others Jailed for Internet Fraud in Ilorin, Kwara State Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 sentenced a Civil Engineer, Abeeb Uthman Jasola to six months imprisonment for offences bordering on cybercrime and retention of proceeds of crime.…
The Economic Community of West Africa States has donated Nine Hundred and six thousand, two hundred and two five ($906,205) dollars for Humanitarian Response to affected Populations for Post 2022 Flood Disaster, Food and Nutrition Assistance to Support the Vulnerable People in Northern Nigeria. ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and…
