Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has warned leaders and members of dissolved non-statutory boards, who have refused to go that he would not succumb to pressure or other forms of entreaties to reverse his decision, reminding them that their lifespan had since elapsed with the immediate past administration
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United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has gone into partnership with the Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society, a faith-based organisation in Nigeria, to galvanise support for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. Currently, there are over 3.3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria which cut across different regions of northeast, northwest, and north-
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The leadership of Arewa Council of Chiefs in Lagos has appealed to the Department of State Services (DSS) to release the detained Sarkin Hausawa, Lagos, Alhaji Aminu Idris Yaro and his wife.The chiefs lamented that Alhaji Yaro, who is the chairman of the Council of Chiefs in the state and
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The candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2023 general election, Frank Nweke Jnr has withdrawn his case against Governor Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).He announced the withdrawal through his counsel, Professor Race Achara through an oral application.Nweke through his lawyer said the withdrawal
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Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno is set to inaugurate what he described as "Ibom Dialogue," a summit of experts and critical stakeholders, to work out modalities for the people-oriented policies and programmes of government, to realize his development blueprint tagged: “Arise Agenda”."Arise Agenda" comprises agricultural revolution, rural development,
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Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma has increased the minimum wage in the state to N40,000. This is part of the governor’s efforts to contain the hardship faced by the workers, which was recently made worse by the removal of fuel subsidy in the country by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.He also
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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the March 18, 2023 governorship election in Enugu State was free and fair.This was even as the opposition party and petitioner, Labour Party (LP) has formally closed its case at the tribunal.INEC gave the clarification while being cross-examined at the tribunal.The state
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President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after attending the 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU) in Nairobi, Kenya.Tinubu landed at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 4:20pm.The president was received by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume,
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy National Chairman, North, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has taken over as party’s acting national chairman, replacing Abdullahi Adamu.The APC after its National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja on Monday formally confirmed the resignation of Adamu as the national chairman and that of Senator Iyiola
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Nigeria’s headline inflation rate accelerated for the sixth consecutive time to 22.79 per cent in June 2023, according to data by the National Bureau of Statistics released Monday.The inflation rate in Africa’s biggest economy rose to a new 17-year high of 22.79 per cent in June 2023 from 22.41 per
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