The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, says strengthening partnership with the World Bank in agricultural development will usher the state into a new era of prosperity. Governor Obaseki, who said this on Tuesday at a meeting with a team from the World Bank at the Government House in Benin City, was
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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has presented a budget proposal of N155billion for the 2019 fiscal year. Governor Nasir El-Rufai submitted the appropriation bill to members of the State House of Assembly on Wednesday in Kaduna, the state capital. The document tagged “Budget of Continuity” constitutes N62billion recurrent and N93.5 billion capital
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In an organized society, multiparty system increases participation and galvanizes Superior ideas. In most cases, they are driven by ideology not necessary to clinch on to power or just to exist. Certainly, they emerge in some cases as a pressure group coming together to advocate for a particular issue for
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President Muhammadu Buhari is said to be angry over last week’s sack of Lawal Daura, former Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Investigations by Daily Independent in Abuja at the weekend indicated that the president and those close to him were unhappy given the manner Daura
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The Department of State Services (DSS)has promised to review all cases of illegal detention, especially that of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and other related human rights violations allegedly carried out by the agency. The Acting Director General of DSS, Mr. Mathew Seiyefa who stated
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he Not-Too-Young-To-Run Movement has called on political parties to operationalise the Not-Too-Young-To-Run law as a deliberate move to enhance youths participation in politics. The Convener of the Movement, Mr Samson Itodo, made the call in Abuja at a rally tagged: “National Day of Action for the Declaration of Candidacy and Party
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The Federal Government has reiterated that the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line would be delivered this December. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi restated this in Alausa Ikeja after a meeting held behind closed doors with the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode. Briefing newsmen alongside the Governor, Mr Amaechi who
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The Federal Capital Territory [FCT] administration has graduated a total of 106 trainees that participated in its three months first foundation apprenticeship N-Power build programme. The N-Power Build programme is a National Social Investment Scheme designed to address opportunities for young and unemployed Nigerians to earn a living through the acquisition
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari was planning a re-organisation of the nation’s security architecture to address growing security challenges in some parts of the country. He however did not disclose the details of the re-organisation but assured it will soon be
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The Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Mr. Usman Gur Mohammed, has disclosed that multilateral donor agencies have raised $1.57 billion for the agency to expand Nigeria's electricity grid to 20,000 megawatts within the next four years Mohammed, who revealed this in Abuja during a two-day workshop to review
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