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Centre, NGOs propose creation of  NYSC trust fund

Centre, NGOs propose creation of  NYSC trust fund

    …. canvass two years period The Federal Government and National Assembly have been urged to create a trust fund for the National Youth Service Corps scheme to enhance job creation and reduce unemployelment. This was part of the recommendations of the Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency as well as Nigeria First after a one-day round table analysing the gains, challenges and…

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COVID-19: NYSC vows to sustain enforcement of protocols, warns against complacency

COVID-19: NYSC vows to sustain enforcement of protocols, warns against complacency

  The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has pledged the commitment of the Scheme towards the sustenance of strict enforcement of COVID-19 preventive and safety Protocols in order to guarantee seamless and smooth Orientation Course and Service Year. The Director-General who was speaking today during a WEBINAR session on COVID-19 measures for…

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Interfaith clerics end 3-day prayer to intercede for Buhari's administration, insecurity

Interfaith clerics end 3-day prayer to intercede for Buhari’s administration, insecurity

The National Inter-Faith and Religious Organizations for Peace, NIFROP has ended a 3-day prayer to supplicate for the success of the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration. The prayer session which started on Tuesday and ended on Thursday was part of the divine mandate given to the group to intercede for Nigeria and  President Muhammadu Buhari. NIFROP National Coordinator, Sunday Garuba …

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Panic: NNPC pipeline bursts in Ikotun, Lagos

Panic: NNPC pipeline bursts in Ikotun, Lagos

On Friday, a pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation leaked, causing panic in the Ikotun neighborhood of Lagos State. The leak was discovered around 6 a.m. on Friday, according to residents. They claim that the situation created confusion and fear in the area. Residents of nearby buildings were said to have rushed out of their homes, with some unloading their belongings…

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  …solicits international donors’ support for commission The North East Peace Foundation (NEPF) has commended the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for its laudable intervention initiatives introduced in the region. The group gave the commendation on Friday in a statement titled ‘NEDC: A Trajectory of Exceptional Service in North East Nigeria’ and signed by its Executive Director, Achenyo…

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Gains of NYSC scheme supercedes its pains, says Varsity Don

Gains of NYSC scheme supercedes its pains, says Varsity Don

A University Don, Dr Okpe J Okpe has said the recent calls for the scrapping of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC scheme is unwarranted as the gains of the scheme supercedes the pains. OKpe, a seasoned Researcher who spoke at a one day round-table discussion on appraising the NYSC Scheme, its prospects,  challenges and gains said the scheme can never die. Okpe who teaches at the Federal…

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On NERC's reversal of the eligible customer regulation

On NERC’s reversal of the eligible customer regulation

  One of the biggest threats to Nigeria being able to take a leading role and benefitting maximally from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the energy poverty crippling manufacturers and providers of goods and services. Boasting the continent’s largest population, most immense diversity in mineral resources and abundant talent is constrained by the absence of power supply…

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MURIC supports Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, cautions US on propaganda

MURIC supports Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, cautions US on propaganda

ISLAMIC rights group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has declared its support for the Taliban Government in Afghanistan and urged political observers to ignore all forms of propaganda by the United States government. In a statement issued yesterday by its Director, Ishaq Akintola, MURIC urged political observers across the world to disregard claims by Washington that the Taliban government would…

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Jos Killings: Youths dump over 20 corpses at Plateau govt house

Jos Killings: Youths dump over 20 corpses at Plateau govt house

MORE than 20 corpses were yesterday dumped at the main gate of the State Government House in Little Rayfield following an attack on Yelwan Zangam village in Jos North Local Government Area of the state. The protest by hundreds of angry youths was in the aftermath of Tuesday’s night attack on Yelwan Zangam, a community inhabited by the Anaguta ethnic group in the outskirt of Jos, the state…

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Declare state of emergency in Northern Nigeria, Matawalle tells Buhari

Declare state of emergency in Northern Nigeria, Matawalle tells Buhari

GOVERNOR Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on security in the northern part of the country. Matawalle who addressed police personnel posted to the state by the AIG in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states, yesterday said the whole area was under attack by bandits. The governor also expressed disgust at the attack on the…

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FG shielding Boko Haram sponsors, says ex-military intelligence chief

FG shielding Boko Haram sponsors, says ex-military intelligence chief

A FORMER member of the Military Intelligence team, Navy Commodore Kunle Olawunmi (rtd), yesterday, alleged that the Federal Government knows those behind the decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in the country. Olawunmi’s remarks are the latest in the continued debate about how Nigeria can end the Boko Haram war, which has led to thousands of deaths and displaced millions especially in the…

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Ex-Imo SSG demands Kanu’s unconditional release, referendum

Ex-Imo SSG demands Kanu’s unconditional release, referendum

A FORMER Secretary to the State Government, Uche Onyeagocha, has demanded the unconditional release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. Onyeagocha, who is a former lawmaker from Owerri Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, made the call at the Ripples Nigeria Dialogue held in Lagos yesterday. He also asked the Federal Government to…

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IPOB lacks power to order sit-at-home in Imo – Uzodinma

IPOB lacks power to order sit-at-home in Imo – Uzodinma

Governor Hope Uzodinma says the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) lacked the power to order the people of the state to stay at home. Uzodinma, who disclosed this to State House correspondents after a meetingg with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday, said only the state government has the power to order the people to stay at home. He added that the people of…

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AANI hails Sultan of Sokoto at 65

AANI hails Sultan of Sokoto at 65

  The Alumni Association of the National Instructive (AANI) has felicitated with the Sultan of Sultan, His Eminence, Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, on his 65th birthday. Former army spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka (rtd), who is AANI’s National Publicity Secretary made this known today. “The National President of the Alumni Association of the National Instructive (AANI), former…

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Personnel monitoring CCTV not asleep during NDA attack — DHQ

Personnel monitoring CCTV not asleep during NDA attack — DHQ

THE Defence Headquarters has denied claims that military personnel monitoring the closed-circuit television at the Nigerian Defence Academy were fast asleep when the attack on the facility happened. It also said a board of enquiry has been constituted to ascertain the incidents that led to the security breach. The DHQ disclosed this in a statement today by the Director of Defence Information,…

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Lalong re-imposes 24-hour curfew on Jos North LGA

Lalong re-imposes 24-hour curfew on Jos North LGA

GOVERNOR Simon Lalong has re-imposed the 24-hour curfew on Jos North Local Government Area following growing tensions from fresh attacks in Yelwa Zangam community in the area. The Yelwa Zangam community was attacked by gunmen last night. Several people were killed and property destroyed. Lalong, in a statement issued by his spokesman Makut Macham today in Jos, said the 24-hour curfew would take…

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Withdraw suit against striking doctors, NMA tells FG

Withdraw suit against striking doctors, NMA tells FG

THE Nigerian Medical Association in Enugu State has urged the Federal Government to withdraw the case instituted against the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors to bring about an amicable resolution. Chairman of NMA Enugu State Branch, Dr Jude Onyia, made the call in Enugu while speaking to newsmen. The Ministry of Health, and the Federal Government through the Ministry of Labour approached…