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Republicans propose alternate Covid relief plan to Biden
A group of 10 Republican senators have written President Joe Biden to propose an alternative to his massive Covid-19 relief plan, arguing that their approach could garner the bipartisan support he has said he seeks.
Senator Susan…
Wike faults FG’s sincerity in fight against insecurity
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says the Federal Government has not shown enough sincerity in its fight against insecurity in the country.
Wike, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme said the…
Obasanjo asks Buhari to tackle insecurity with renewed vigor
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to wake up and fight banditry and other sundry crimes especially in the northern part of the country.
Obasanjo lamented that banditry is happening in the…
PIB: Host communities reject 2.5% proposal by Petroleum Minister
The National President of the Host Community of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas, Benjamin Tamaranebi on Sunday dismissed as unacceptable the 2.5 per cent, proposed in the Petroleum Industry Bill, being supported by the Minister of…
384 out of 802 returnees from Saudi Arabia arrive Abuja
Three hundred males, 83 females and one infant out of the 802 stranded Nigerians in Saudi Arabia on Thursday arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, via Saudi Air flight B773 at about 1:10 p.m.
The returnees…
Corruption: Nigeria drops In ranking
Nigeria has dropped in the 2020 corruption ranking, just released by Transparency International (TI) on Thursday.
The country dropped three places and scored lower in number of points than in its previous year’s record,…
Cross River Assembly confirms Ikpeme as Chief Judge
The Cross River State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed Justice Akon Ikpeme as the substantive Chief Judge of the state.
Cross River State had been without a substantive chief judge since early 2020 after Mrs Ikpeme, the…
VICCDA asks new Service Chiefs to evolve pragmatic strategies to end insecurity
The Vision Centre for Communication and Development Advocacy (VICCDA), a Non Governmental Organization, has charged the new Service Chiefs to evolve pragmatic strategies to overcome the various security challenges facing the…
NUJ urges new Service Chiefs to stay away from politics
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Thursday asked the nation's new service chiefs to avoid being dragged into partisanship by unpatriotic politicians.
The Union's National President, Comrade Chris Isiguzo gave tje charge…
USAID launches New Early Grade Learning Book in Igbo, Yoruba
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council have contributed towards the development of learning in Nigeria’s local languages with the launch of the new Igbo…