At the inaugural Chandler Good Government (CGGI) Index launched on Monday April 26 in Singapore, Nigeria was ranked the third-worst in global good governance index. 34 indicators which are organized into seven pillars: leadership and foresight; robust laws and policies; strong institutions; financial stewardship; attractive marketplace; global influence and reputation; and helping people rise were used in the […]
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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended Channels Television with a fine N5 million for breaching the broadcast code. This was contained in a letter to the Managing Director of Channels Television signed by the Acting Director-General of the Commission, NBC, Armstrong Idachaba, on Monday. According to the NBC, the television station had erred by […]
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No fewer than 31 Nigerian soldiers were killed when IS-aligned jihadists ambushed a military convoy escorting weapons and overran a base in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, military sources told AFP Monday. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) had attacked the convoy on Sunday in the town of Mainok outside the regional capital […]
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Nigeria’s Federal Government has prohibited the importation of refined sugar and its derivatives from the nation’s Free Trade Zones (FTZs). This prohibition directive was contained in a letter by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, Lagos, sent to the Terminal operators of the Lagos Port Complex (LPC), Apapa, Lagos. The letter read, […]
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A former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Kalu, has disclosed that he has no ambition to become Nigeria’s President. Kalu, also said he will not reject the offer if he was given, adding that he is capable mentally and otherwise to lead the country. Uzor Kalu also insisted that it is the turn of […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Examinations, JAMB, has rescheduled this year’s mock for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) to May. The board in a statement, Sunday, declared Thursday, May 20, 2021, as the new date instead of Saturday, April 30, 2021, earlier fixed for the examination. The statement issued by Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head, Public […]
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A total of nine persons on their way to a wedding ceremony on Saturday died in an accident at Ekpon Junction on Agbor-Ewohimi Road in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State. Kokomansion gathered that the victims were travelling from Benin city to Ewatto in Esan South-East Local Government Area of the state to attend […]
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The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has expressed that he would have resigned if he was in the situation as that of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has found himself. Pantami has been under fire recently for the comments he made in the past in support of extremist groups, despite his […]
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Disturbed by the public outrage over its Wednesday’s deliberation on the embattled Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, the House of Representatives has disclosed that it did not stop the Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu, from bringing a motion on the matter. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, explained on Thursday that contrary to some media reports […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has arrested no lesser than five suspects for allegedly engaging in fraudulent registration and sale of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The Director Public Affairs, NCC, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, disclosed that the arrest was part of the commission’s routine enforcement activities to rid […]
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