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By Martin Paul, Abuja Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has selected 12 Nigerian universities as pioneer centres of excellence to spearhead research and development programmes that would contribute to national growth. The 12 universities are University of Abuja (UniAbuja), University of Benin (UNIBEN), University of Ibadan (UI), University of Maiduguri (UNIMAD), Bayero University
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From Beauty John, Lafia Nasarawa State government has said that it was ready to establish the state peace building agency to serve as a repository for the kind of support that the government needs in times of conflicts. State Governor, Engr Abdullahi A Sule, disclosed this at the sensitisation workshop on
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From Vincent Nyinongu, Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom yesterday declared open the 60th Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Architects, (NIA) in Makurdi, with a promise to revamp moribund local building materials industries to encourage investment. He disclosed that the state government has embarked on a number of initiatives to support
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By Gom Marian, Abuja The Defence Headquarters said yesterday that with the arrest of a couple with large cache of ammunitions in Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State, there was hope that the end of banditry and insurgency was no longer far. DHQ in addition, said with the stepping up of
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From Joy Ekeke, Lagos The Coalition Alliance Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), has revealed plans to fully rehabilitate all 44 damaged and destroyed police stations nationwide to restore provision of security following the fallout of the #EndSARS protests in October. Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, who disclosed this Thursday at a
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved the investment of $25 billion to develop agriculture in Nigeria and four other African countries. President of the AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, disclosed this at a virtual conference to mark the 10th anniversary of Sahel Group, a private equity firm
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From Vincent Nyinongu, Makurdi Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom said on Tuesday that over 8,000 local government staff in the state would be promoted. Ortom disclosed this in Makurdi while receiving the “Life Patron of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE)” award. He said a directive had been issued
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From Joy Ekeke, Lagos The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has projected 6.2 million barrel per day (bpd) growth in oil demand in 2021, stating that the news of a third trial of covid-19 vaccine is spurring up hopes of economic recovery. According to the OPEC Secretary General, Mohammad Barkindo, the
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By Orkola Shaagee, Abuja The Senate yesterday approved for President Muhammadu Buhari, the request for a refund of N148, 141,969,161.24 to five states. The states are Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River, Osun and Ondo for projects executed on behalf of the Federal Government. The approval was sequel to the consideration of a report by
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By Martin Paul, Abuja Nigeria’s hopeful for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General’s job, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, inches to overwhelming victory as her only opponent, South Korean Yoo Myung-hee, is set to withdraw from the race. A report by Washington Trade Daily said that South Korea, where Myung-hee comes from, has
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