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Voter apathy greets local council polls in Rivers

…Exercise was peaceful — Stakeholders Barth Ndubuwah,Port Harcourt The April 17 local government election in Rivers State on Saturday witnessed voter apathy, but stakeholders comprising mainly of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members applauded the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission…

NHIS Boss receives fellowship honour from CILRM

Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof Mohammed Sambo has received Honorary Fellowship and Patron on from Chartered Institute of Loan And Risk Management of Nigeria (CILRM), in recognition of his pivotal achievements. Speaking during the brief…

FG reiterates readiness to support small scale farmers

By Deborah Christopher The federal government has reiterated it readiness to support small scale farmers especially women, noting that the government is aware of the adverse effects of the pandemic on farmers. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and…

FG inaugurates steering committee on NASIMS

  By Deborah Christopher, Abuja The federal government has inaugurated a steering committee for the implementation of the National Social Investment Management Systems(NASIMS) Project. This was made known in a press statement signed by Nneka Anibeze, the Special Assistant to…