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CSO lauds NEDC on outstanding reconstruction of northeast

NewsDeskNgDec 9, 2022December 9, 20220

The Network for Good Governance in Nigeria has applauded the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) for its extraordinary contributions to the development of the region. According to a statement signed by its Executive Director, Dr. Adam Abu, the group said the NEDC has effectively tackled the menace of poverty, illiteracy, and...

FG not sincere to end insecurity in the country – Gov Ortom

NewsDeskNgDec 8, 2022December 8, 20220

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom says the Federal Government is not sincere to ending insecurity in the country. Governor Ortom spoke Thursday, December 8th, 2022 when he paid a sympathy visit on his Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Chief Ekpe Ogbu who was recently kidnapped by herdsmen but...

FCTA lost N500m revenue to illegal masts towers – DOAS

NewsDeskNgDec 8, 2022December 8, 20220

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has lost over N500 million in revenue to illegally erected masts, and towers in the nation’s capital. This was disclosed on Thursday in Abuja by the Director of the Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage, DOAS, Dr Babagana Adams, during an interaction with Journalists...

Alleged secret abortions by Army: Take your evidence to ICC – HURIWA to Reuters

NewsDeskNgDec 8, 2022December 8, 20220

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Thursday, queried a report by United Kingdom-based international media outfit which said that the Nigerian military has since 2013 conducted a secret and illegal abortion programme in the terror-torn North-East zone. HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a statement, said assuming...

We usually come under pressure to compromise elections – CDS, Irabor

NewsDeskNgDec 8, 2022December 8, 20220

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has revealed that security forces came under intense pressure to compromise elections. He, however, assured Nigerians not to lose sleep over such pressures as the military will maintain its neutrality in line with the directive of the President, Muhammadu Buhari. Gen Irabor...

FG recovers N120billion from proceeds of crime

NewsDeskNgDec 8, 2022December 8, 20220

The Federal Government recovered N120 billion from the proceeds of crime under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The Minister of Communications and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this on Wednesday at the 8th Edition of ‘PMB Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023)’ in Abuja. He explained that the recoveries were made as a result...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala named one of Forbes’s 2022 most powerful women in the world

NewsDeskNgDec 8, 2022December 8, 20220

Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named one of Forbes’s World’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2022. Forbes is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family with a particular focus on business, technology, communications, science, politics, and law. The African...

ALDAPCON advocates for Data Protection Legislation in Nigeria

NewsDeskNgDec 8, 2022December 8, 20220

The Association of Licensed Data Protection Organisations of Nigeria (ALDAPCON) has advocated the need for a principal data protection legislation law to be put in place as the country pursues its digital transformation agenda. The Chairman of the Association, Mr. Ivan Anya, in a press conference, said the Data Protection...

N-Power Funds: Why we invited ICPC for Probe – FG

NewsDeskNgDec 8, 2022December 8, 20220

The Federal Government has said it invited the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to unravel cases of fund diversion associated with the N-Power Programme. Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Permanent Secretary, Dr Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, in a statement on Wednesday, said there have been some discrepancies in the...

2023 Manifesto: Pro-democracy group berates Obi over plagiarism, unpreparedness to govern

NewsDeskNgDec 6, 2022December 6, 20220

The National Democratic Movement (NDM) has described the manifesto of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, as an old bunch of rehearsed script full of lies, falsehood, and deception which have become the trademark of the former governor. The group which made this known at a press...