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26 Feb
Governor Dauda Lawal has directed the immediate employment of 250 workers for the Zamfara Road Traffic Agency (ZAROTA) to enhance ongoing road constructions as part of the administration's urban renewal projects. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said Lawal made the disclosure on Monday when he chaired the 16th session of the…
20 Oct 2023
Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, has vowed that the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Bola Tinubu administration would demystify the ‘education is a scam’ narrative among Nigerian youths by gainfully engaging graduates. Speaking at the national stakeholders’ workshop on the roadmap for the Nigerian Education Sector (2023 - 2027) in Abuja, yesterday,…
9 Sep 2023
Nigeria, the giant of Africa, possesses enormous potential for economic growth and development. With a young and burgeoning population, the country is well-positioned to take advantage of its demographic dividend. However, a critical obstacle stands in the way, the glaring skills gap that exists between the education system and the demands of the job market.…
9 Jun 2023
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) said mutually-reinforcing crises, including rising debt levels, are disproportionately affecting developing countries, worsening the global employment divide between high- and low-income countries.
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Nigeria Development and Finance Forum (NDFF) 2024 Conference is set to strengthen the momentum for Nigeria’s economic growth and catalyse development in the country’s blue and green economies, the organisers have said.
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Savings Group Implementers Platform (SGIP) has called for policy and regulatory reforms to accelerate financial and economic inclusion for disadvantaged groups, especially at the grassroots.
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As oil drilling activities advance in Ebenyi 1, Obi Local Council, Nasarawa State, the host community has appealed to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to take quick action on the earlier agreement reached as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). º
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chairman of the nation’s anti-graft body, EFCC , Ola Olukoyede, yesterday disclosed sleazy details of their findings, revealing how the embattled ex-governor transferred $720,000 from the state government’s coffers to a bureau de change (BDC) before leaving office to pay in advance for his child’s school fee.
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Amid alleged irregularities trailing the conduct and outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Ondo State, the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje, will tomorrow meet with the 15 aspirants, who contested the ticket with Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
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The immediate past governor of Imo State and foremost chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Emeka Ihedioha, and nine other leaders of the party in the South East have announced their resignation from the party.
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Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), yesterday, opened an investigation into the serious incident of Dana Air plane that skidded off the runway in Lagos.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has the primary remit of combating economic and financial crimes, with a myriad of long-drawn-out cases in several courts. But its newfound fervour and ‘power’ to prosecute relatively minor offences of naira abuse has become a source of concern for stakeholders that see the important agency as derailing,…
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Without a shadow of a doubt, Abraham Lincoln’s characterisation of democracy, jurisprudentially grounded in the ideals of equality, freedom and liberty, as the government of the people, by the people, and for the people, has withstood the test of time, and is the prevailing global political orthodoxy.