Day: April 6, 2018

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) has organised a 2-days National Transparency and Accountability Capacity Building Workshop for State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs), at ICPC Auditorium, Abuja. The event with the theme Transparency and Accountability: A Veritable Tool For An Effective and Corruption-Free Basic Education In Nigeria, kicked off on Wednesday 4th and ended on Thursday 5th April, 2018. The workshop which was well attended by the Cross River SUBEB Executive Chairman, Dr Stephen Odey and other Management Staff is specifically aimed at promoting a…

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Wife of the Senate President Bukola Saraki, and founder/president of Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), Mrs Toyin Ojora Saraki, on Friday welcomed the launch of the $170 million Gates Foundation gender strategy. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced its first-ever gender equality strategy, which will commit $170 million to support four areas related to women’s economic empowerment: financial inclusion, assets and issues such as land ownership and land tenure security, opportunity and self-help groups. Mrs Saraki commented: “I commend the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the timely implementation…

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The deputy speaker of Abia House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Cosmos Ndukwe on Sunday, distributed Easter gifts to his constituents. Beneficiaries included men and women from all the wards of the constituency and the items included refrigerators, cash, generators and other materials. Rt. Hon Ndukwe has also doled out One Million Naira (N1 million) for Bende North State Constituency (Umunna) Football Competition.    

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