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By Ariwera Ibibo-Howells, Yenagoa Scores of thousands applicant have begun scrambling for job placements in the Bayelsa State civil service. Our medium gathered that the state governor in his guest to create employment opportunities for the unemployed in the state recently ordered the state civil service commission to begin the process of recruiting one thousand graduate work force into the …

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Dayo Emmanuel The power of youth, their resourcefulness and ingenuity are strong contributing factors to the development of economies around the world. However, the majority of young people lack economic opportunities, which unfortunately leads to high levels of youth unemployment, underutilized talents and skills. A publication by the African Development Bank on Jobs for Youth in Africa (http://bit.ly/2KON1g3) indicates that “of Africa’s …

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—Commissions Makoko office Dayo Emmanuel A Lagos-based Non Governmental Organisation, Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection (CEE-HOPE), has honoured a foremost environmentalist, Rev. Nnimmo Bassey on his 60th birthday in Lagos. The event which held at the International Press Centre (IPC), Ogba, Lagos preceded an eventual commissioning of a community centre, office of the organisation in Makoko slum …

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Dayo Emmanuel Little or nothing is known about the Animal Market serving the Agege and other abattoirs in the Lagos area. Though the abattoir is better known and often mistaken as the facility occupying the entire over 15hectres of land where the abattoir is located. A first-time visitor to the animal market may not easily believe such an international market …

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Dr. Adulhakeem Abdulateef Exactly 16 days after the commemoration of the third year in office of his innovative and aggressively modernizing administration on May 29, 2018, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, celebrated his 55th birthday on June 14. As expected, there was widespread commendation and approbation from within and beyond Lagos State of the remarkable strides his administration …

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By Tunde Abatan Contrary to what many believe concerning the rupture in the ruling party -the APC’s Tuesday’s defection of 14 senators to the PDP to me is good for democracy. Before now, the party has been at war with itself and the unraveling in the National Assembly (NASS) is akin to separating the chaff from the wheat. There is …

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Benjamin Ogueri Enwerem This beautiful and endowed landscape of diverse cultures, peoples, rigid contours of history, adventures and missed opportunities has really come to be, or not to be. The vicissitudes of war, political transitions, misrule and unending siege of poverty may have diminished and dampened our existence but our survival instincts and perseverance have preserved us through generations to …

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Udeme Etukeyen Seen from afar, Nigeria is one large African nation and the continent’s most robust economy, but within the powerhouse that Nigeria represents there are several engines that drive the economy. Best known is Lagos State, which includes Nigeria’s largest city and economic capital, but beyond there a less known success stories that merit global attention.  Of Nigeria’s 36 …

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From Amos Okioma In its bid for a better society, a non – governmental  and non – Partisan Organization , under the aegis of the United Elites for grassroot Development Foundation ( UNEGRODEF ) said it is piqued with the myriads of factors that militate against societal development and therefore poised to partner with persons and corporate organizations to contribute …

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The clamour for the control and the eradication of Female Genital Mutilation FGM) in Africa is still unlikely following the corruption and politics surrounding it.  FGM is an awkward cultural practice practiced by some African tribes performed on the girl child and women with hope to curtail their high sexual urge, promiscuity and to ensure easy and safe child birth. Recent …

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