Imumolen and Maru Bala Bello Maru, a former Secretary to the Zamfara State Government, has been announced as the running mate to Accord Party’s presidential candidate, Prof Christopher Imumolen. The announcement, which was made via a press statement made available on Thursday, stated that the party presented the North West political influencer after due consultations […]
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Accord Party’s presidential candidate Professor Christopher Imumolen The Presidential candidate of Accord party, Prof Christopher Imumolen, has launched an economic system tagged ‘I Will Prosper’ that is aimed at providing economic respite for Nigerians, ameliorating their living plights, and catalysing prosperity for all. Speaking about the programme, Imumolen noted that ‘I Will Prosper’ is meant […]
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Photo: NAN Two persons were feared dead on Friday, while five were rescued from rubble after a storey building collapsed in Kubwa Satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The building, which was under construction at Hamza Abdullahi Street Off Gado Nasco Road, equally housed a shopping mall. The rescued operation was carried out […]
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No fewer than five international carriers have completed plans to relocate Lagos operations into the new terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, to end months of under-utilisation of the $100 million facility. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) raised the optimism as it also assured that the Federal Government is working […]
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Rural areas people in search of water Lack of investment, finance make water service inadequate Access to high quality, reliable and sustainable water still remains low, despite considerable progress in Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector, The country, in fact, failed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for water and sanitation in 2015, […]
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Oil theft The Federal Government and operators in the oil and gas sector have raised concerns about the issue of crude theft and insecurity in the country, noting that operating expenses are rising, affecting profit margins and ability of the country to meet its $10 per barrel production cost target. Speaking during the yearly conference […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday, released $265m to airlines operating in the country, to settle outstanding ticket sales to check a brewing crisis in the country’s aviation sector. A breakdown of the figure indicated that $230m was released as special foreign exchange intervention while another $35m was released through Retail SMIS auction. Disclosing […]
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, said his team is more interested in a better Nigeria, and they are consulting widely with those who mean well for the country. He spoke when he interacted with journalists at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa in Ikwerre Local Government Area, shortly on arrival from London on […]
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Ondo State government has approved that serving primary school teachers can now reach the Level-16 status like their counterparts in the civil service. This, by implication, means that they can be considered for the position of permanent secretary when such vacancy is opened. Chairman, Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Rt.Hon Victor Olabimtan, dropped […]
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By Dare Babarinsa There is no doubt that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has become the most popular, even notorious, trade union in Nigeria. Its power is far-reaching and its influence is unquantifiable. The ASUU strike of many months now has rendered many young Nigerians helpless. Some weeks ago, some young people in […]
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