The Senate on Wednesday amid disagreement by members, passed a bill seeking the establishment of National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) following the consideration of the report of its Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Presenting the report, Chairman of the Committee, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, stated that the Bill seeks to develop the agricultural sector by […]
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Nigeria’s Presidency o Wednesday revisited the issue of the abducted students of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Chibok, Borno State, stating that it has not given up on getting the girls released. It also gave an assurance that the girls may regain their freedom before long as all hands are on deck by security agencies […]
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Nigeria’s interior Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has disclosed that the federal government is worried over the rising unemployment rate in the country. Speaking at the 2nd Shakeholders’ Meeting on Expatriate Quota Administration organized by the Citizenship and Business Department of the Ministry of Interior, the Minister said: “Anyone that is not worried about the unemployment […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed thatcandidates will no longer use email for the processing of registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE). JAMB registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, said this while speaking with journalists on Tuesday evening. According to Oloyede, email would only be needed at the […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has commended the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC for its continued partnership in the fight against corruption in the country. The Kaduna Zonal Head of the EFCC, Harry Erin, made the commendation on Tuesday 13th April when he visited the State Commandant of the Corps, Nurudeen […]
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The National Reconciliation and Strategy Committee of the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lauded the leadership of the party in Oyo, Ekiti, Ondo, Lagos, Osun and Ogun States for the successful conduct of the zonal congress in Osogbo, where officers of the party were elected in a free, fair and peaceful manner. […]
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Soldiers, on Tuesday, battled Boko Haram insurgents as they attempted to take over their base in Damask. A resident of Damasak town, in Mobbar local government area of Borno State, in northeast Nigeria, told DAILY POST that several lives were lost. Damask is about 160km from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. According to the residents, […]
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The former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has insisted he was only invited and not arrested by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday. EFCC Head of Media, Wilson Uwujaren, had confirmed Okorocha was picked up from his private office. However, Okorocha in a statement signed by his spokesman, Sam Onwuemeodo, stated that […]
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The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has guaranteed that victory is around the corner in the nation’s battle against insecurity. The RCCG general overseer, Adeboye when he visited the Kaduna Governor Nasir El Rufai on Tuesday stated this. Adeboye assured prayers were ongoing for the nation’s deliverance. […]
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Posters bearing ‘Bukola Saraki for President in 2023’ have been sighted at different parts of Abuja, the FCT. Saraki, a former President of the Senate, is a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Saraki came third behind Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal, and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar (the eventual winner) in the 2018 […]
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