-Anietie Udobit, Abuja The strategic partnership between the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) and the University of Sao Paulo Brazil kick-off as the first set of Nigerian scholars to benefit from the partnership departed Nigeria last week to commence higher degree Studies and research in Petroleum Engineering and related courses in
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By JAMES EZEMA The Global Amnesty Watch, an international humanitarian organization has endorsed the report of the Special Board of Inquiry (SBOI), which investigated the alleged war crimes man by the Nigerian Army personnel in the fight against insurgency in the North East and Internal Security Operations in the South Eastern
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By Nkechi Odoma There are multiple federal agencies and parastaltals in Nigeria to the extent, many consider some of them duplicitous. This presumption is greased by the inactivity of most of these agencies, which are empowered by law, with clearly defined mandates, but have sank into obscurity because of succeeding weak
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By COMFORT NJIONYE The Federal Government yesterday disclosed that it is making necessary arrangements to extradite a former Attorney General of the Federation and Justice Minister, Mohammed Adoke, to face charges for alleged fraud. Counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Johnson Ojogbane told newsmen in Abuja. The EFCC charged Adoke
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A pan-Nigeria youth group, I belong to One Nigeria Initiative has commended Acting President Yemi Osinbajo for opening set of meetings with northern and south eastern leaders, aimed at calming the tension being generated by the October 1 forceful eviction order handed to the Igbo speaking people of Nigeria by
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-Anietie Udobit, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) in Nairobi, Kenya from August 27-28, 2016, his office said. The summit, co-organised by the Government of Japan, the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, the United Nations Development Programme, the
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The Director General of National TaskForce (NATFORCE) Chief Osita Emmanuel Okereke has alleged that there is a plot by some external forces to hijack the activities of the organization which was formed in partnership with federal government to combat illegal importation of arms, ammunition and light weapons in the country. Chief
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Oby Ezekwesili I woke up yesterday to read a fictitious report credited to me by Sunday Tribune that I claimed President Muhammadu Buhari does not deserve to be president. And on the basis of the fiction weaved together by a reporter, he let loose one of those now-very-common indecorous and rumor-
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In press release by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on August 15 and signed by Dr. Usman Abba Arabi - Head, Public Affairs Department. Expressed worry and concern over increasing spate of attacks on workers of electricity distribution companies on assignment. A recent incident is the attack on staff
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The National Taskforce on illegal importation/smuggling of smalls, light and chemical weapon has denied directing any person or group of persons to sell recruitment form or collect money on behalf of the organization. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director General of the organization, Chief (Dr) Osita Emmanuel
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