Category: Governance
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Hon. Elumelu charges youths on integrity, hard work
The Minority Leader House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has called on Nigerian youths to always have integrity and sincerity as their watchword in their various areas of endeavour. The federal lawmaker further remarked that youths in the country can change the wrong perception in certain quarters about the country if they imbibe the spirit…
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Kogi govt deals bloody nose on criminals as remnants scamper for safety
The Kogi state government through the combined efforts of its Vigilante Service and the neighbourhood watch on Monday foiled a kidnapping attempt along Lokoja-Abuja road. This is one of the numerous gains being recorded by the restrategised security networks of the state under the leadership of Governor Yahaya Bello. The remnants of kidnappers who were…
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On Track to Record Great Achievements
Allison Abanum highlights some of the landmark decisions that validates the widely held notion that Governor Douye Diri is on course to bring a new lease of life to Bayelsa State Nature, a ruthlessly effective force is a perfect example of the undeniable parallel drawn between time and quality. A maize plant takes a relatively…
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Ogun flood: Govt commences work at affected areas
The Ogun State Government says it has begun palliative work in the areas affected by the flood that accompanied last weekend’s torrential rainfall in Abeokuta. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Somorin quoted the Commissioner for Environment, Abiodun Abudu-Balogun, as saying this in his office…
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774,000 jobs: Buhari cautions public officers against office abuse
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned political appointees and other government officials against using their positions to bestow undue advantage on anyone seeking government jobs. According to the President, using their positions for undue advantages and other favours was “antithetical to the character of the administration.” Members of the National Assembly had walked out the Minister…
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774,000 NDE Jobs: Lawmakers Attempted to Challenge Presidential Power — Keyamo
The Minister of States for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has accused the joint committee of the National Assembly on Labour of attempting to usurp the power of President Muhammadu Buhari under the law. Keyamo said powers of the Committee section 88 of the Constitution do not permit them to take control of the programmes…
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COVID-19: Do not give in to fear, Bello urges Nigerians
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has urged Nigerians not to give in to fear over COVID-19, describing it as artificially created to cause panic. Bello who spoke at the third-day prayers for the repose of the soul of late Chief Judge of the state, Nasir Ajana on Tuesday insisted that the late jury did…
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Tambuwal disagrees with NBS, says Sokoto not poorest state in Nigeria
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has said the state is not one of the poorest in the nation as indicated by a report by the National Bureau of Statistics. He spoke on Monday when he received a report titled, ‘Sokoto Development Plan: 2020-2025’ at the Government House. According to the April 2020 Nigerian Living…
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Iluke-Kiri-Kupa Road Construction: Olowodola commends Buhari, Bello over democratic dividends
A chieftain of All Progressives Congress in Kabba, in Kogi State, Elder Benjamin Olowodola has commended the APC-led government at the Federal and State levels for the effective collaborative efforts that has resulted in the award of contract for the construction of the almost elusive Bunu-Kupa Road. Describing the road as strategic in the economic…
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Iluke-Kupa Road: GYB/SSA synergy has liberated communities from Economic doldrums — Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi
A prominent All Progressive Congress stalwart in Kogi West, Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi has said that the political synergy between His Excellency Alh Yahaya Bello, executive Governor of Kogi state and the Senator representing Kogi West senatorial district, Senator Smart Adeyemi is producing very uncommon results in terms of quality dividends of democracy. The politician and…