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Women Empowerment Will Strengthen The Economy – First Lady Oluremi Tinubu

By Chinedu Echianu Nigeria's First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has empowered 500 women from the 21 local government areas in Kogi State. Speaking at the distribution of empowerment items to the women at the Muhammadu Buhari Square in Lokoja, the state capital, Mrs. Tinubu highlighted the importance of supporting women in nation-building. A statement from the Media Office of the First Lady of Kogi State said Mrs. Tinubu who […]

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2025 Hajj: FCT Muslim Pilgrims Board Begins Distribution of Travel Materials

By Sofiat Adenekan The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the distribution of travel materials to intending pilgrims during the second phase of its Hajj education and orientation program. The event is scheduled for Saturday, February 22, and Sunday, February 23, at the permanent Hajj camp in Bassan Jiwa, near Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Board’s Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Lawal Aliyu, stated the materials […]

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Reps To probe FCT Area Councils Over Non Remittance of Pension Contributions

Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has resolved to launch an investigation into the failure by the six area councils in the FCT to remit their pension contribution to the Area Council Staff Pension Board. This, on Wednesday followed a meeting of the House Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils and Ancillary Matters and agencies within its purview to defend their 2024 budget performance ahead of their 2025 […]

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Pilgrimage is not Tourism, NCPC Boss Tells Ebonyi Pilgrims

By Chinedu Echianu The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has commended the Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, for being the first Governor in the South East to sponsor Christian pilgrims to the holy land for the NCPC 2024 Main pilgrimage exercise to Israel and Jordan. A statement signed by the Deputy Director and Head, Media and Public Relations at NCPC, Celestine […]

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Deliver On Your Mandate, Speaker Abbas Tells North West Devt Commission

Oluwakemi Kindness The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has assure the North West Development Commission (NWDC) of the support of the House and the entire National Assembly to succeed. This is as the Speaker says the National Assembly has "high expectations on the performance" of the pioneer NWDC board, saying, "We will be putting a keen eye to see how you people are faring." Speaking when the […]

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NSITF Collaborates with ICPC to Tackle Corruption in Management of Subscribers’ Funds

By Chinedu Echianu Allegations of corruption and mismanagement of funds in the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) would soon be a thing of the past going by the recent collaboration between the Fund and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). The move is meant to ensure accountability of subscribers’ funds, and to strengthen the internal capacity of the NSITF to fight corruption and win public […]

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Reps Wades into Osun State Local Government Crisis

Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Inspector General of Nigeria, the Director General of the Department of State Security and other security heads to immediately restore law, order, peace and tranquillity in Osun state. The House at plenary unanimously resolved to wade into the Osun state local government crisis. The House resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by 9 members of the […]

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South South Leader Pa Edwin Clark Dies at 97

By Chinedu Echianu Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum. (PANDEF) Edwin Clark, has passed on at the age of 97. News of the death of the former Federal Commissioner for Information was confirmed in a statement by a representative of the family, Prof. C. C. Clark, on Tuesday. According to the brief statement: “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, wishes to announce the passing of […]

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Antimicrobial Resistance: Fleming Fund Project Trains Journalists and Stakeholders on Awareness

By Chinedu Echianu Stakeholders have begun the second phase of addressing the challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which has been identified as a global health crisis. This is because over ten million people are likely to die annually by 2050 if this crisis is not nipped in the bud as soon as possible. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites develop the ability to resist the drugs […]

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