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FG trains 98 persons to monitor SIP in Plateau

The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has organised a training for 98 independent persons to monitor the integrated Social Investment Programme (SIP) in Plateau state. Declaring the exercise open on Saturday in Jos, Hajiya Sadiya…

NUJ partners FRSC for safer roads in Bayelsa

The Bayelsa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) pledges to partner the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to ensure safer roads in the state. The  NUJ Bayelsa Council Chairman, Samuel Numonengi, gave the assurance when the Sector…

Okonjo-Iweala, a role model for African women – Don

Prof. Rose Onah of the Department of Administration and Local Government, University of Nigeria Nsukka, wants African women to see Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General (DG) of World Trade Organization (WTO), as their role model. In an interview with the…

LASG tasks residents on responsible waste management

The Lagos State Government on Saturday urged residents to show leadership in the management of waste. Mrs Belinda Odeneye, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, said this while delivering a keynote address at the Iyana Ipaja market…