Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the alleged alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Wike, the national leader of the PDP, told journalists after inspecting the ongoing 13-kilometre Gomani to Yangoje road project in Kwali Area Council, Abuja, …
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The Federal Government says more than 8,000 learning centres have been established nationwide to expand access to adult literacy and non-formal education. Dr John Edeh, the Director overseeing the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC), disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria …
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The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Benue on Thursday commenced a two-week warning strike over unpaid salaries and other unresolved welfare issues. The union, in a statement jointly signed by its President, Joshua Adinya, and Secretary, Musa Yusuf, in Makurdi, said the strike followed the expiration of …
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A 35-year-old woman, Abigail Moses, was on Thursday arraigned before a Kaduna Magistrates’ Court, for alleged misappropriation of company’s N6.7m. Moses, a resident of Kabala West Kaduna, is facing a two-count charge of criminal breach of trust and misappropriation. She pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecutor, Insp. Leo …
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Nigeria and Germany have sealed a €65 million development cooperation deal and a €300 million export credit facility aimed at unlocking private investment and easing financing for key sectors. The agreement was reached in Abuja on Wednesday at the opening of a two-day bilateral negotiations on development cooperation between Germany’s …
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested two suspected drug dealers in Ikang, Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State on Wednesday but a mob attack left an innocent boy wounded by a stray bullet. The raid turned chaotic when gunshots rang out amid the confrontation, …
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The United States said Wednesday it would ease its system of demanding bond payments of visa applicants for certain fans seeking to come for the World Cup. Under one of President Donald Trump’s many initiatives to crack down on migration, the United States has begun asking people from 50 developing …
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has smashed a syndicate allegedly involved in the vandalism, theft and recycling of critical national infrastructure, including railway tracks, NNPC pipelines and water board installations. The National Public Relations Officer of the corps, ACC Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this during a briefing on …
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Manchester City’s second string eased past Crystal Palace 3-0 on Wednesday to climb just two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal with two games remaining of a captivating title race. Pep Guardiola made six changes from the side that beat Brentford 3-0 at the weekend, with Erling Haaland and Jeremy …
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Ecobank Group has announced a landmark USD3 billion trade finance commitment to accelerate intra-African global trade over the next three years. The announcement was made during the Africa-Forward Summit in Nairobi, within the framework of the bank’s active engagement in the Africa-France Impact Coalition (AFIC) led under the patronage of …
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