Day: May 10, 2018

An anti terrorism group, the Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) has faulted claims by the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambers that the Boko Haram has not been defeated in the north-east The group however insisted that contrary to such claims, the terrorists remained  defeated, stressing that Nigerians would resist any attempt to resuscitate the terrorist group. Addressing journalists in Abuja, CATE executive director, Comrade Gabriel Onoja however, said the reality on ground as by independent analysts…

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… As Borno Governor Describes Dickson As Change Agent The Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima has described the Countryman Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson as a change agent of the century. He said Dickson has not only revolutionised agriculture in Bayelsa State but has changed the negative narrative of the state, by enthroning sustainable development and peace in the only homogenous Ijaw State. A press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary of the Governor of Bayelsa State, Francis Ottah Agbo noted that the…

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Lagos State Government on Thursday said a total of 6,462 residents with proven business ideas have so far benefited about N5.22billion from the Employment Trust Fund (ETF) designed to grow the economy and create jobs through provision of credit facilities with minimal interest. Speaking at the annual ministerial press briefing in Lagos the state’s Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said the amount so far disbursed constituted a huge part of the total N5.98billion approved for 8,229 beneficiaries since it began disbursement in 2017. The ETF is…

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The Unity Forum of the Oyo State All Progressives Congress, (APC), has dismissed the allegation by the state government that the group‎ plans to burn the party’s secretariat along Oke-Ado road, Ibadan, saying the allegation is nothing but a tissue of lies. The group in a statement signed by its secretary, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, described the allegation as one of the plot to prevent members of the group from participating in the next local government congress of the party. It also stated that it was a plot to clampdown on…

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The National Open University (NOUN) yesterday said it has started a new employability programme to equip fresh and unemployed graduates with contemporary skills required in the workplace. According to the institution, the National Employability Skills Development and Internship Programme (NESDIP), as it is called, was developed by the institution’s Centre for Human Resource Development (CHRD) in conjunction with the Nigerian Youth Chamber of Commerce (NYCC). The Director CHRD, Prof. Grace Jokthan said the programme aimed at bridging the gap between what the labour market requires and what job seekers have…

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress(APC) and former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola has finally parted ways with the ruling party as he tendered his letter of resignation from the chairmanship of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the presidency yesterday. The letter that was addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari read in parts, “Sir, I write to resign my appointment as the chairman of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) with effect from today, 9th May, 2018. “Your Excellency, I must put on record my very deep…

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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on law enforcement agents to arrest and prosecute those behind the illegal imposition of curfew in Ikorodu on Tuesday in Lagos. The director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola in a statement issued on Thursday, said this should be done in earnest to serve as deterrent to others. According to MURIC, the unilateral declaration of curfew by Oro priests was illegal, illegitimate and unconstitutional and therefore ultra vires. It explained that Chapter 4 Section 41 of the 2011 Constitution of the Federal Republic of…

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