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Leaked memo exposes N1.725 billion fraud in BLGCA, Benue govt

NewsDeskNgFeb 12, 2024February 12, 20240

…LG bosses forced to donate N75m each for Xmas Rice Fresh financial scandal has rocked the Benue State Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs over an illegal remittance of N1.725B (One Billion and Seven Hundred and Twenty Five million) by the twenty three caretaker chairmen in the state. The...

SUPER EAGLES’ LOSS TO IVORY COAST: WHY I’M NOT SHOCKED

NewsDeskNgFeb 12, 2024February 12, 20240

By Sylvester Udemezue Yes, I’m not shocked because someone had to lose, after all. What shocked me was seeing some Nigerians (of all tribes) earlier today and few days before, praying hard and speaking out openly for their own country to lose the cup, and (rightly or wrongly) predicating their...

Abuja nurses protest new certificate verification guidelines

NewsDeskNgFeb 12, 2024February 12, 20240

Nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Abuja chapter, on Monday, protested against the new verification certification guidelines released by the Nigeria and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. The nurses expressed displeasure over what they described as an attempt to hinder their freedom to pursue...

AFCON: Your performance in Côte d’Ivoire outstanding, Kalu hails Super Eagles

NewsDeskNgFeb 12, 2024February 12, 20240

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has applauded the performance of the Super Eagles at the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations organized by the Conferderation of African Football (CAF) in Côte D’Ivoire, describing it as outstanding. He said that the Super Eagles displayed...

Hosts Cote d’Ivoire emerge winners of 2023 AFCON

NewsDeskNgFeb 12, 2024February 12, 20240

Hosts Côte d’Ivoire have emerged winners of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Cote d’Ivoire ended the dramatic tournament with an equally dramatic victory over Nigeriaon Sunday night in Abidjan. The hosts came from behind to win 2-1 after trailing...

Multiple Taxation,Needless Checkpoints and Harassment: Kogi Cashew Farmers, Buyers Urge Ododo to Halt Plot to Increase Produce Payment

NewsDeskNgFeb 11, 2024February 11, 20240

The Kogi State farmers and buyers, under the aegis of the Farmers Forum of Nigeria, have raised alarm over the plot to increase the produce payment from ₦30,000 to ₦90,000. The forum appealed to the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Usman Ododo, to halt multiple taxation in the state...

CSED, BFN Train 18 Secondary School Teachers On Badminton In Cross River

NewsDeskNgFeb 11, 2024February 11, 20240

By Eric Ojo Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative and the Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) in partnership with the Cross River State Ministry of Education and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Ogoja Zonal Office, has trained 18 Physical Education (P.E,) Teachers in Cross River State. The...

Job Creation: NASENI to revamp 50 thousand tractors, 10 thousand Police vehicles nationwide

NewsDeskNgFeb 11, 2024February 11, 20240

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASSENI), is set to revamp more than 10,000 redundant tractors and convert 5,000 Police vehicles, in a bid to create thousands of jobs and boost the country’s security. The Chief Executive officer of NASENI, Mr Khalil Halilu, disclosed this to newsmen over...

The odyssey of African leaders: Nigeria’s example

NewsDeskNgFeb 11, 2024February 11, 20240

By Yekeen Balogun Any nation that dwell on functional research work should by now try to find out why successive governments in Nigeria fails in a manner to suggest that previous administrations earlier condemned were always rated better than the current ones.Wasit physical, emotional, mental, psychological or metaphysical problem?I think...

Governor Sule rewards 50 FULafia first class graduating students with skills acquisition training, N500, 000 each

NewsDeskNgFeb 11, 2024February 11, 20240

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has rewarded 50 first class graduating students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) with a one-month skills acquisition training at the Wing Commander Abdullahi Ibrahim Vocational and Technical Institute in Lafia, as well as five hundred thousand naira each as seed money to...