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The federal government has mapped out strategies aimed at ensuring the empowerment of no fewer than five million Nigerians with various artisanal skills annually. The government has also embarked on training of 500 in inmates in all the Correctional Custodial Centres across the country, even as the beneficiaries will be...

The Senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District at the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, Sen. Jibrin Isah Echocho has advised the Independent Power Plants (IPPs) owners to embrace Nigerian Stock Exchange as the only solutions to their operational deficit. He gave the advice during the Senate debate on the...

A 27-year-old convict, Ibrahim Yahaya, has been shot dead in Abuja by some correctional service personnel, after he allegedly jumped down from the vehicle conveying  him to prison in a bid to escape. SP Josephine Adeh, the Police Public Relations Officer in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), confirmed the incident...

The Association of Kano Online Journalists (ASKOJ) has congratulated Muslim Ummah on holy Ramadan 2024, beginning on Monday. While felicitating Muslims for another opportunity to witness the sacred month, Chairman of ASKOJ, Yakubu Salisu, offered prayers for blessings and spiritual growth of fasting Ummah. Further, he urged Muslims to eeking...

…commends judicious use of resources The Agenda for a New Nigeria (TANN) has applauded the leadership of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for addressing the critical humanitarian issues in the North East. The group, at a press conference, on Monday in Abuja outlined the giant strides of the agency...

The Renewed Hope Ambassadors of Nigeria (RHAN) has commended Dr Bashir Jamoh, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for his leadership strides. The group, at a press conference on Monday in Abuja, said Jamoh has introduced laudable reforms in the agency, translating to multiple...

Senator Jibrin Isa Echocho, representing Kogi East Senatorial District, has released a press statement mourning the passing of former President and BoT of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) and Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Chairman, Architect Gabriel Yakubu Aduku. Senator Echocho expressed his deep sorrow at the passing of Aduku,...

Monday will mark the first day of Ramadan in Saudi Arabia after the crescent moon was sighted on Sunday evening. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar during which Muslims fast from dawn to sunset, abstaining from food and drink. The holy month is a period of introspection...

The police authorities have dismissed an officer and suspended two others involved in the alleged extortion of 3,000 USD from a Port Harcourt resident. While Inspector Michael Odey – one of the errant cops – had already been dismissed, the other two, ASP Doubara Edonyabor and ASP Talent Mungo, have...

…says malpractice in whistleblowing, becoming a threat to a just society A coalition of civil society groups has called for an immediate end to sponsored social media campaigns against Dr Bashir Jamoh, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. Under the umbrella, National Coalition of Anti-Corruption Crusaders (NCACC),...