As the governorship polls across the country beckons, the administrator of Jaba local government area and only female council boss in Kaduna State, Mrs Nita Byack George, has engaged in last minute move to rally support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Uba Sani.Nita particularly implored women and
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Director-general of the Plateau Peace Building Agency (PPBA) Joseph Lengmang has expressed shock over the attack which led to the death of three members of the same family in Angwan Lilu, Gunroyi village of Ganawuri community, Riyom local government area of the state.It was gathered that those killed were Rev.
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Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Dr Ahmed Abdullahi has called on the party’s members to unite to win the governorship and state assembly elections across the federation.He also appealed to them to remain focused in the pursuit of sustainable peace and development in Nigeria.Abdullahi, who is popularly known as
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Kwara State government has promised to continue to encourage owners of private businesses in the state to thrive.The special adviser on strategy, Alhaji Saadu Salahu gave the assurance while launching Qoidatul Baghdaadi video produced by Ajoshe Centre for Qur'an Memorisation and Islamic Studies, Ayegbami, Alagbado, Ilorin.Salahu, who praised the proprietor
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Three days to the governorship and state House of Assembly elections, Benue State governor Samuel Ortom has lifted the ban on motorcycle operation in Sankera axis.A statement by the chief press secretary to the governor, Nathaniel Ikyur, said the lifting of the ban takes immediate effect. According to him, "The directives
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Stakeholders at a two-day training for the 21-person committee on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and primary healthcare providers in Ilorin, Kwara State, have identified family interference as the major factor hindering the campaign against violence against women in the state.The programme was organised by a non-governmental organisation - Stand
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Benue State governor Samuel Ortom has signed into law the bill which extends the retirement age of staff of tertiary institutions in the state from 60 to 65 years. The affected tertiary institutions are Colleges of Education, Katsina- Ala, Oju and Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo.Titled: "The law to repeal and re-enact
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The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, said the aggregate Value Added Tax, VAT, stood at N697.38 billion in Q4 2022.This is according to the VAT Q4 2022 Report released in Abuja on Wednesday.The report shows a growth rate of 11.51 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis from N625.39 billion in
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has listed Nigeria and 11 others as 12 hardest hit countries by food and nutrition crisis. A new global report indicated that 7.3 million adolescent girls and women, aged 15-49, in the most populous black nation, are undernourished. Others captured in the report include
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that commercial banks are to give both old and new N500 and N1,000 notes to customers.It said the old notes are legal tender following the directive of the Supreme Court.The Nation reported that CBN’s spokesman Isa Abdulmumin said banks have begun to
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