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Sat, 10 Apr 2021 09:00:34 +0000
Kogi Poly student nabbed with pistol, ammunition on school campus
By James Azania, Lokoja Security operatives at Kogi State Polytechnic (KSP), Lokoja, have arrested one Shehu Tenimu Mohammed (ND II), of the Department of Public Administration, of the institution. Mohammed was alleged to have been in possession of a...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 08:50:39 +0000
NNPC to establish gas power plant in Borno – GMD
Agency Reporter The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), in collaboration with other stakeholders, is to establish a gas power plant in Maiduguri to address the problem of power supply in Borno. The Group Managing Director (GMD) of NNPC, M...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 08:40:17 +0000
ACF to liaise with FG, Kaduna over abducted college students
Our Reporter The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) says it will meet with the Federal and Kaduna State Governments on the plight of students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanization who have been in captivity since March 11. This is part of the foru...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 08:30:25 +0000
Female farmers to govt: we’re tired of training, give us inputs
By Emma Elekwa, Onitsha Farmers in Anambra state have decried non-availability of farming inputs and other equipment needed for them to produce bountiful harvest. The farmers, under the ageies of the Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 08:28:37 +0000
Goods destroyed as fire razes Onitsha factory
By Emma Elekwa, Onitsha Goods worth millions were on Friday destroyed by fire at a disposable cups/plates factory near head bridge, Onitsha, Anambra state. The factory located opposite Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) office along Hero road reportedl...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 08:20:15 +0000
Lagos, planners, advocate action against quackery in town planning
By Okwy Iroegbu-Chikezie The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, on Thursday advised town planners to eliminate quacks from the sector to ensure a well-built environment. Salako made the call during...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 08:10:28 +0000
Buhari mourns as ex-minister, Mahmud Tukur, dies in Abuja
Our Reporter President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday expressed sadness over the demise of his close associate and Trade Minister during his tenure as Military Head of State, Dr. Mahmud Tukur. Tukur, who was also the founding Vice Chancellor of the Bayer...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 08:09:55 +0000
On the Igbo Presidency Project (2)
By Igboeli Arinze The rest is history and President Muhammadu Buhari went on to defeat Jonathan and even went further to defeat Atiku Abubakar in 2019, using up the two terms meant for the North. In the spirit of fairness and the need to foster that ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 08:06:04 +0000
Association of Nigerian beggars? Why not?
By Vincent Akanmode If there is anything in dispute about Nigeria, it is certainly not its reputation as a country with endless possibilities in terms of the weird, the bizarre and the downright absurd. That much was evident in the march on Ibadan by...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 08:01:53 +0000
A ‘conversation’ with Yinka Odumakin and Innocent Chukwuma
By Nnedinso Ogaziechi Penultimate week, The RoundTable Conversation had a conversation about the Civil Society, the People and the Nigerian dire position in both the global poverty index and the lack of gender parity in the Nigerian political space. ...



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