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    Tenure Extension For IGP Within PMB’s Prerogative, Group Insists

    By ANDREW ESSIEN ABUJA A group under the umbrella of Citizens Action for Good Governance (CAGG) has said the extension of tenure for the Inspector General of Police Adamu Mohammed is within the prerogative of President Muhammadu Buhari and therefore legal before the law. Citing precedence from the regime of ...

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    CODE Commends Kano Govt For Approving Child Rights Bill

    By Ernest Nzor, Abuja  Connected Development (CODE), a non-profit organisation, has applauded the Kano State Government for approving the Child Rights Protection Bill. The reason for the bill is to protect children, girls especially, from early marriages and domestic violence, as well as punish violators of children’s rights. Recall CODE ...

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    Nigeria Reggae Export, Winning Jah Tops Shaggy, Sean Paul, UB40, Others On iTunes Reggae Chat

    By Anthony Ada Abraham, Nigeria-international Italian based reggae export, Kingsley Eno Osagie, popularly known as Winning Jah is in a joyous mood as his album “Africa Inside Me” ranked 14th position on Top Reggae Albums on iTunes beating Shaggy, Sean Paul, UB40, Majek Fashek and others. Jah who is one ...

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    Nigerian Businesses Will Be More Competitive If They Embrace ICT–Thompson

    Dr Thaddeaus Thompson is the chairman of T&T Web Designing and Marketing Services. In this interview with JOSEPH CHIBUEZE, he speaks on the opportunities open to Nigerian businesses with effective information and communication technology infrastructure. Can you tell us why you are interested in Nigerian businesses? T&T Web Designing sees ...

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    PDP A Viable Option For Nigeria’s Unity, Devt – Metuh

    By Chibuzo Ukaibe, Abuja Former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, has said that the PDP remains a viable option for Nigeria’s unity, stability and development, given that it possesses the values, ideals and principles needed to pull our nation out of her present ...

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    PMB  Offers Automatic Employment, Scholarship To 110 Ex-corps Members 

    By Jonathan Nda- Isaiah President Muhammadu Buhari has offered automatic employment to 110 ex-corps members in the Federal Civil Service and scholarships for the pursuit of post-graduate studies up to doctoral level in any university in Nigeria. Speaking at the virtual 2018/2019 President’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) honours award ...

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    Avoiding Rumours In Times Of Adversity

    Happenings around the world reiterate the stern fact that fake news and rumour are the biggest evil of the digital age. Today’s column deems it fit to share the nuggets in the sermon delivered by Professor Ibrahim Maqari on the revered pulpit of the National Mosque, Abuja. The Khutbah, titled ...

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    Stallion Group Hosts Otunba Adebayo, Fashola Others At Nigeria’s First Electric Car Grand Unveiling

    By Our Correspondent Nigeria’s first locally assembled electric car, Hyundai Kona, was unveiled in a grand style at the Nation’s Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on the 5th of Feb.5, 2021 by Stallion Group, with high profile dignitaries including the minister of industry, trade and investment, Hon. Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo, ...

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    United Nigeria To Conduct Inaugural Flight Friday 

    By ANTHONY AWUNOR, Lagos  New entrant into the Nigeria’s aviation industry, United Nigeria Airlines will conduct its inaugural flight on Friday, February 12, 2021. The inaugural flight will take off from the domestic wing of Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MM2) in Ikeja, Lagos state and terminate at the Akanu Ibiam ...

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    INEC Tasks Security Agencies On Peaceful Elections

    BY TUNDE OGUNTOLA, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged security agencies to use the same level of professionalism displayed in last year’s governorship polls in Edo and Ondo states for the Anambra governorship and 2023 general elections. Speaking during an inter-agency consultative committee on election security (ICCES) ...