Politics

Pan African students are turning to Ireland to benefit from the advanced education that catalyzed the Irish economic turnaround, reports Enterprise Ireland South Africa. With this increase interest in Africa to source internationally recognised graduate education opportunities, Enterprise Ireland has concluded plans to host an education sector visit to Nigeria in March this year, taking 13 leading institutions to engage …

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The Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday, signed the 2018 Appropriation Bill of the state into law with the Economic Affairs and General Public Services taking the largest chunk of the N1,046,121,181,680.00 budget. At the signing of the budget into law, Ambode noted that the total budget size comprised of N347. 038bn to be funded from the Consolidated …

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If the political gist making the rounds in Bayelsa state is anything to go by, then it is assumed that former president Goodluck Jonathan is behind the decamping of former members of All Progressive Congress, APC, to the PDP in Bayelsa state. Political analysts in Yenagoa stated that Dr, Jonathan is desperate to ensure that his defeat in the PDP …

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By Amos Okioma The mammoth crowd that converged at the ox – Bow Lake pavilion that was commissioned by the National Chairman of People’s Democratic Party , Chief Uche Secondus was a testament of appreciation of Bayelsan towards the infrastructure development in Education, Health Care sector , Road construction that were recorded by the restoration government of Governor Seriake Dickson …

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No fewer than a hundred women from Akoko South East Local Government Area of Ondo State have benefited from the maiden edition of the ongoing Women Empowerment Outreach organised by the office of the wife of Ondo State Governor, under the umbrella of Forum for wives of Ondo State Officials, FOWOSO. Some of the items distributed during the empowerment outreach …

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The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that the Agency is taking deliberate steps to work with the Judiciary and other arms of Government to reposition Nigeria’s maritime industry, by providing necessary updates on information and law in the maritime sector.  Speaking at the opening of the 7th Strategic Admiralty Law …

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…Inspects Road Project President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has assured that the Apapa Port Wharf concrete road currently under construction by his company, AG Dangote would be delivered on schedule to save the people and businesses the hassles of the traffic gridlock being experienced now. He gave the assurance yesterday when he visited the construction area in company with …

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The Kenyan elections  have come and gone but the sour taste the exercise left in the mouths of many is still fresh. Though peace is back to the east African powerful nation, one man instrumental in the peace process through outreaches to the slums of Kenya is not a Kenyan. Johnbull Da Prince is a Nigerian who has seen Kenya …

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The senate has adopted the amended timetable for the 2019 elections. The upper legislative chamber adopted the timetable after it considered the recommendations of a conference committee report on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Act. The house of representatives had changed the order of the timetable for the election by amending the act. On the floor of the senate …

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Wife of the governor of Lagos State, Bolanle Ambode, has called on Nigerians to intensify prayers, for all challenges threatening the country to become a thing of the past. She said this at the special prayer session for the state and the country, organized by the Fatima Charity Foundation, at the City Hall, Lagos Island. Mrs. Ambode noted that though …

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