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Mba, Ihua, Ogidan, Others Bag mni Kuru

L-R: Bell Ihua, Frank MBA and Steve Ogidan Former Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Commissioner of Police Frank Mba; Executive Director, Africa Polling Institute, Professor Bell Ihua; and Chairman Global Consulting Group, Dr Steve Ogidan were among 89 notable Nigerians recently conferred membership (mni) of the prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru Plateau State.  The conferment was at the graduation ceremony of the National Institute’s Senior Executive Course (SEC) 44, 2022, the flagship programme of the National Institute.  It would be recalled that CP Frank Mba served under three former Inspector Generals of Police as its image maker.  Having served as spokesman for the Lagos Police Command between 2007 and 2011, he th...

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Group appeals to FG to convert proposed Fed. Poly Adikpo to Skill acquisition centre

The Kwande United People Organisation (KWUPO), a socio-cultural group, has appealed to the Federal Government to convert the proposed Federal Polytechnic Adikpo, in Kwande LGA of Benue State to a mega skill acquisition centre. Mr Samuel Agah, the leader of the Abuja Chapter of the group, made the appeal in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Agah said that the bill for the defunct federal polytechnic had been passed, but was awaiting accent by the President. He said that the Kwande people had been supportive of the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration, as such, they deserve a fair share to show for it. According to him, a good number of structures were erected and equipment such as computers, furniture and many others were already procured and...

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Excluding NASS workers from CPS detrimental to sectors’ growth – PenoP

The Pension Operators (PenoP) said the Bill seeking to exclude workers of the National Assembly from the Contributory Pension Scheme is disturbing and will be detrimental to the Contributory Pension Scheme (PenoP) Recall that the House of Representatives recently agreed to exempt staff of the National Assembly from the contributory pension scheme and to establish National Assembly Service Pensions Board. The Bill sponsored by Olododo Cook, chairman, of the House committee on national planning and economic development, had passed the second reading and with the approval, it would be slated for the final (third reading) and passage into law. However, PenoP while reacting through their Chief Executive Officer, Oguche Agudah yesterday said the passage did not align to standard rules,...

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ADUDA APPROVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF GBAZANGO, BYAZHIN ROADS IN BWARI AREA COUNCIL

While touring round the six Area Councils, Senator Aduda Philip of FCT who doubles as the Senate minority leader has unlocked the construction of Gbazango and Byazhin road in Bwari Area Council. He said, when the roads are done, it Will help the residents within these areas to have smooth runnings. He added that the roads will serve everyone irrespective of the party, religion and tribal difference. The energetic and people's senator in the same vein moved to visit Abuja Municipal Area Council where he started his political career. He used the opportunity to pray and encourage the Council's Boss and the entire Area Council for positive development. Senator Aduda who briefly told them about his plans to consolidate on his achievement so far in the senate if elected again ...

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6Dec By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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2023 :Group to mobilise 60%  youths  to collect PVCs, participate in elections 

By Angela Atabo YES Project, a youth advocacy group, says it plans to mobilise at least 60 per cent of Nigerian youths to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) toward active participation in the 2023 general election. Mr Oche-Precious Edeh, the Founder and Executive Directors,YES Project, said this at the “Value Your Vote Naija ‘Campaign news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. Edeh said the move was imperative to galvanise the inclusion of youths in politics. “Nigeria is a country with around 200 million population with young people around 15 to 35 per cent, accounting for the highest demography of the population. He said that through the effort of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as well as civil society organisations like YES Project, a lot of young ...

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6Dec By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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2023: AMAC chairman tasks Senator Aduda on area council challenges

The chairman Abuja Municipal Area Council, Hon. Christopher Maikalangu has urged the FCT Senator Philip Aduda to always be keen on the challenges facing the Council, if re - elected in 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Maikalangu made the appeal when Aduda and his campaign team visited AMAC secretariat, on Tuesday in Abuja. Maikalangu encouraged the senator not to forget issues that would affect the lives of the people directly. He said the Council which is strategic for Aduda and PDP, would continue with programmes and policies that will make life more meaningful to its residents. Maikalangu promised Aduda that the council will continue to work for the senator's victory in the forthcoming election. "We are proud of our senator, the entire council will alw...

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6Dec By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Vandals destroy 6 transmission towers in Rivers -NDPHC

By Constance Athekame The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) says vandals have destroyed six transmission towers and killed a vigilante in the process in Rivers. The Media Adviser to the NDPHC, Mr Sanyan Adejokun, said in a statement on Monday that an encounter between the vigilantes and the hoodlums resulted in the death of the vigilante on the night of Nov. 25. Adejokun said that the vandals had targeted several projects of the NDPHC and killed or maimed contractors in the recorded attacks. “On Sept. 3, the hoodlums vandalised the 330KV Afam-Onne Transmission Line in Gbake community of Ogoni and cut down four Transmission Towers which they dismantled and carted away. “The line connecting Afam to Onne in Port Harcourt is the first 330KV Double Circuit transmission s...

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6Dec By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Abuja Fringe to empower, create new narrative for technology, communication- Founder

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Third edition of Abuja Fringe is structured in a way to empower and create new narrative for technology, communication, creative space, developing new skills, connections and collaborative work spaces. This is contain in a statement issued by the director and founder of Abuja Fringe, Mr Kenneth Uphopho on Monday in Abuja. Abuja Fringe is creative festival that comes with training and empowerment, focused on technology for creative practice, audience development, marketing and communications. According to Uphopho, the theme for the third edition, "Perfectly suited for the budding city of Abuja", is focused on supervising how things work in Nigeria’s creative space. It is supported US Embassy in collaboration with Brighton Fringe, UK; NANTAP, Wome...

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Disability Day: FG restates commitment to care, needs of PWDs

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has restated Federal Government’s commitment to the care and needs of Persons with Disability (PWDs) across the country. Farouq stated this at a news conference to commemorate the 2022 International Day of PWDs (IDPWDs) on Monday in Abuja. The theme for this year’s celebration was “Transformative Solutions for Inclusive Development: the role of Innovation in Fuelling an Accessible World”. According to Farouq, this year’s commemoration globally is centred on the overarching theme of innovation and transformative solutions for inclusive development. Farouq, represented by Dr Umar Bindir, the National Coordinator of NSIP, noted that it was in line w...

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5Dec By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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SGBV: Legal Aid, Traditional Rulers wives, advocate strengthening of traditional justice system in FCT

The Legal Aid Council of Nigeria and the Association of Wives of FCT Traditional Rulers (AWTR), has called for the strengthening of traditional justice systems to end sexual and gender-based violence in the FCT. They made the call at a one-day workshop for traditional rulers to commemorate this year's 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence. The event which had in attendance, traditional rulers from the 17 Chiefdoms in the FCT, had as theme "Community Response to Gender-Based Violence". Hajia Hauwa Kulu-Ibrahim, Wife of the Ona of Abaji and the President of the association, said the workshop is aimed at addressing the challenges bedeviling traditional justice system in the FCT. Kulu-Ibrahim, who was represented by Mr Emmanuel Bassie, Director/Communication Officer of...

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5Dec By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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NEMA to distribute Saudi Arabia center’s food donation to 16,000 households in Borno State

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has concluded plans to distribute food items donated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid Relief Centre (KSRelief) to 16,000 households in Borno State. The households include Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in eight camps and host communities of the state. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Manzo Ezekiel, Head, NEMA's Press Unit, on Monday in Abuja. According to him, NEMA had conducted detailed profiling of the target beneficiaries at the identified camps and host communities. He said that a standard quantity of 16,000 food baskets, each comprising of a bag of rice (25kg), a bag of beans (25kg), mass vita flour (4kg), vegetable oil (2 litres), salt (1kg), tomato paste (2kg) and seasoning (0.8kg), will...

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UniAbuja unveils mentorship scheme

The University of Abuja has unveiled a mentorship Scheme to help new students understand their roles in the university and ensure they succeed after graduation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the mentorship Scheme which is being run by the Centre for SIWES Student mentoring and Employment (CSSME) of the University is aimed at developing and preparing the career of students to impact on the society. Speaking during the official launch of the  Scheme with the theme, "Building a Total Person For Sustainable National Development," the Vice-Chancellor of University of Abuja (UniAbuja), Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, said the Scheme will help produce quality graduates with specialised skills that will at the end of the day aid in reshaping the country. The Vice Chanc...

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Food security :Stakeholders advocate use of technology to drive agricultural production 

By Angela Atabo  Stakeholders at the 2022 ThriveAgric conference have advocated the use of technology to drive agricultural production for food security . The conference with the theme "Leveraging Technology to Sustainably Scale Agriculture: Smallholder Farmers in perspective.’' was organised by ThriveAgric brinfing together various stakeholders in the agricultural sector to seek ways to boost Agriculture.  Mr Ayodeji Arikawe ,Co-Founder ThriveAfrica, said the  event was aimed at seeking ways to  drive food production up . "So part of the conference this year is mainly around bringing stakeholders together, the farmers, the off takers and other partners to review what happened in the year and plan for next year . "This year ,we worked with over 450, 000 ...

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Albino Foundation moves to increase participation of IDPs in 2023 elections

By Angela Atabo The Albino Foundation (TAF) on Saturday inaugurated a voter education campaign for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to increase their participation in the 2023 General Elections. Founder, Chief Executive Officer ,TAF, Jake Epelle at the inauguration of the campaign at the Durumi IDP camp Abuja , said the event was to also commemorate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Epelle said the campaign was designed to sensitise and create awareness among IDPs on thier rights and the need to participate in politics and the electoral processes by coming out to vote and be voted for in the elections. "Reaching the unreached has always been a problem, so today we decided that we are going to make a formidable impact in the lives of those who need hel...

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Okonofua, other golf winners emerge as curtains fall on 15th CBN Governor’s Cup 

By Victor Okoye The 2022 edition of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor’s Cup held in Abuja on Saturday November ended with overall winner and others emerging in various categories. The annual golf competition staged inside the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja, witnessed intense competition by no fewer than 200 participants. At the end, a banker Isaiah Okonofua from one of the new generation banks emerged as overall winner. The elated Okonofua, played in handicap 14 with a gross score of 81 and a net of 67. Speaking thereafter, Okonofua who dedicated his victory to God said he sustained uncommon focus and commitment while playing throughout the duration of the encounter despite initial glitches. He said, “It was not easy prevailing at last. I was encoura...

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AIGBEFOH awarded Patron, tasks Nigerians to patronise HANDEL PROBONO LINK & EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION (HPLEF)

Handel Probono Link & Empowerment Foundation (HPLEF) has appointed Chief Barrister Ebosetale David Aigbefoh Esq, as its Patron and Ambasador to encourage legal services and empowerment in the country.  AIGBEFOH who was decorated and awarded during the foundations first maiden/public function and 4th Anniversary called on all Nigerians to patronise the NGO for for public good and the development for humanity to strive.  He said the foundation does not only provide legal services but also renders empowerment to the indigents in order to make the society a better place for humanity.  According to him, the essence of Handel Probono Link & Empowerment Foundation is for public good and its services is not limited to lawyers alone but for the general public in the...

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4Dec By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Forum President urges youths not to vandalise INEC properties

By Sylvester Thompson Dr Chibuike Echem, President of Princeton Leadership Forum has called on youths not to vandalise INEC properties during this electioneering period for credible elections ro take place. Echem made the call while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Saturday. "It is important we understand that as young people, this country belongs to us. "The process of electioneering is for us to be able to elect credible leaders, leaders that have capacity and empathy to be able to govern us as a people. "I want to discourage the idea of young people going to destroy properties of the Federal Government," he said. He observed that at the short or long run, acta of violence would result to wasting of public funds as those infrastructures were put in place to enable cre...

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ECDA launches N500m for community school development, tasks politicians on issues- based campaign

By Awayi Kuje Eggon Cultural and Development Association ( ECDA) Worldwide, says it was committed in reviving the decaying facilities and dilapidated structures at Eggon Community Secondary School, Nassarawa Eggon, Nasarawa State. This, the association said, was to restore its lost glory due to the importance of education to human and societal development. Mr Mandy David Abuluya, the ECDA President stated this on Saturday in Nassarawa Eggon during N500m fund raising for the development of the school Abuluya, who could not hide his joy on the ongoing revival of the school appreciated Eggon sons and daughters and others stakeholder for supporting him at all times for improved standard of education in the school. According to him, it may interest you to know that when I was el...

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Shiloh 2022: Nigeria will enter new phase of God’s glory in 2023- Clergy

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer A clergy, Deacon Sunday Olubiyi of Living Faith Church, Goshen City in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State says, Nigeria will enter into a new phase of God's glory in 2023. Olubiyi stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during the sensitisation walk about Shiloh 2022 on Saturday in New Nyanya. NAN reports that the walk took Olubiyi, other church leaders and over 500 members from Masaka U-Turn to New Nyanya Junction in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. "The purpose of the walk is to prepare the minds of the people for the Shiloh 2022 which is coming up between Dec. 6 and 11. "Shiloh is the convocation of God's people. It is gotten from Joshua 18 vs 1 where God called all His people for their inheritance...

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