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…commissions 40 tonnes per day factory in Karu Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has wooed indigenes of the state to take up the challenge by investing in lithium processing locally. Governor Sule made the call while commissioning a 40 tonnes per day lithium processing plant built by a private...

A Think tank policy group on the platform of Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has challenged Nigerian Governors across the country to emulate President Bola Tinubu by curbing wastage in their financial expenditures so as to deliver meaningful development to Nigerians. The group also faulted what it called “lackadaisical...

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has expressed his concern about the growing prevalence of ethnic and religious prejudices in Nigerian universities, especially in the northern region of the country. He said: “A mosque was constructed at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. I delivered a convocation lecture in...

By Abdullahi O Haruna In a bold move to curb illegal mining activities, the Federal Government Mining Marshals have sealed an illegal Lithium Buying Centre in Uke Community, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The operation, which resulted in the arrest of four Chinese nationals, also led to the...

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) Ola Olukoyede, may have drawn the ire of the State High Court in Lokoja as he has been ordered to appear before the court on May 13, 2024, to show reason why an order of committal should not be made against...

Facts of how the embattled former governor of Kogi State Yahaya Adoza Bello fraudulently paid money to children’s school has emerged through an investigation been carried out by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Bello paid the sum of $845,852.84 into the account of American International School for his...

Governor Abdullahi Sule has publicly unveiled the theme for the forthcoming Nasarawa Investment Summit 2024 scheduled to hold in May. Governor Sule unveiled the theme for the second biannual investment summit put in place by his administration during a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday. According to the Governor, the...

…Calls for expanded anti-corruption efforts Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has praised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its efforts to apprehend and prosecute former Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello. Im a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday...