youth development
9 Mar
Governor Dauda Lawal has reiterated his administration’s commitment to supporting the Zamfara State Security Trust Fund. A former Inspector-General of Police, MD Abubakar, is Chairman of the Fund. During the commissioning ceremony in Gusau, the state capital, Lawal urged other states to establish similar funds, harmonize plans and foster a regional approach to security issues,…
13 Feb
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday said his administration is deploying different strategies and investing in people-oriented programmes that encourage young people to follow noble paths and avoid drug abuse and other social vices in the state. The Governor was speaking in Ilorin at the 1st Kwara Stakeholders Summit on Drug Abuse Prevention and…
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Thursday to Saturday across the country.
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At 58, Brazilian football legend Romario has quite a resume: World Cup winner, senator, president of his favourite club, America of Rio de Janeiro. Now, 15 years after hanging up his boots, the iconic striker has decided to add another entry to his CV, coming out of retirement to rejoin America as a player. The…
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Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has deployed Generation Dip/Loss Detection System (GLDS) to empower the National Control Centre (NCC) in Osogbo.
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Operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, stormed the residence of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in Abuja over alleged N84 billion fraud.
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Speaker of the Kaduna House of Assembly, Yusuf Liman, has warned Bello, son of the immediate past state governor, Nasir el-Rufai, to stop threatening the legislature for attempting to probe his father’s eight-year stewardship.
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Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, has confirmed that the Gas Supply and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) to support the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Brass Methanol Project would be executed next month.
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Following the N2.6 trillion worth of economic loss to flooding in 2012, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and relevant stakeholders have engaged to check and mitigate impact of the disaster as the rainfalls begin.
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Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved N1.3 billion scholarship for 997 nursing and midwifery students, who are indigenes of the state.