The Senate on Wednesday considered a bill seeking to give legislative backing for the establishment of the Federal College of Traditional, Complimentary and Alternate Medicine as an agency under the Federal Ministry of Health.The bill which was sponsored by Senator Yahaya Oloriegbe (APC – Kwara Central) scaled second reading during
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A Civil Rights Advocacy group, HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has asked the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to take charge of his domestic issues in the Presidential Villa Abuja, to check the constant disgraceful infighting and squabbles between his Personal aides and his Wife Mrs. Aisha Buhari. HURIWA has
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has concluded arrangements to support 70,000 maize farmers in Nigeria under its Anchor Borrowers Programme, during the 2020 wet farming season.Head, Development Finance Office, CBN, Mr Nuhu Muazu, indicated this on Thursday in Abuja during the launching of farm inputs distribution to maize farmers
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Netflix on Friday announced that it has signed a deal with the movie producer, Mo Abudu.The America streaming giant announced this via its verified Twitter handle.The partnership with Netflix will see on-screen adaptations of literary works by two award-winning Nigerian authors, Wole Soyinka and Lola Shoneyin.Lola Shoneyin’s debut novel, “The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s
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Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has urged employees to embrace digitization and build a career resilience through diversity and upskilling in order to be outstanding in the workplace. Olufunke Amobi, Country Head, Human Capital, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC gave this advice during a Virtual Learning Series themed “Building Career Resilience”.Mrs Amobi
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Anietie Udobit,AbujaPresident Muhammadu Buhari has listed out his administration's achievements and plans in his Democracy Day address on Friday, June 12, 2020.He spoke on his administration’s fight against corruption, insecurity, and the improvement of the economy - his main focus since he was first elected president in 2015.The president also promised to continue to
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...Warns against free satellite transmissions with unwholesome contents. The National Broadcasting Commission(NBC), in Nigeria has said that Channels being transmitted by Free-To-Air satellite signals with unwholesome content into the Country, “seek to threaten our Core values and deliberately seek to undermine our unity and peace, as a country”.The Commission which
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A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), in Nigeria have called on the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu to commence investigation and invite for interrogation sponsors in the campaign of calumny against the Management of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL PLC), under its Managing
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As part of programmes to commemorate this year’s June 12, Nigeria’s Democracy Day, President Muhammadu Buhari will address the country on Friday at 7:00am.A statement signed by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, urged television and radio stations to hook up to the network services of the NTA and
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Anietie Udobit,AbujaThe West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it will soon conduct the second series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates.This was made known in a press statement by the spokesperson of the council, Demianus Ojijeogu, on Wednesday June 10.According to the council’s statement, registration starts June 10
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