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FG inaugurates NEITI’s governing board

The Federal Government has inaugurated the governing board of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) to enhance the smooth running of its administration. Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), who performed the inauguration on…

Wife inaugurates Oluyinka Odumakin Foundation

Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, the widow of the late political and human rights activist, Yinka Odumakin, has inaugurated a foundation to immortalisae him. Okei-Odumakin, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said the Oluyinka Odumakin Foundation (OOF) was founded to honour…

Nigeria will not experience civil war again, says Abiodun

…urges Nigerians to repose faith in God The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, says Nigeria as a nation will neither experience any civil war nor break-up, declaring the socioeconomic challenges confronting the country will be eventually surmounted. Abiodun made this…

INEC sensitises Plateau residents on CVR

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, organised a roadshow to sensitise Plateau residents on the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). Reports state that INEC officials drove in convoy through major streets in Jos and Bukuru metropolis, addressing residents…

Buhari congratulates former Nasarawa gov, Adamu @75

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday congratulated the former Governor of Nasarawa State, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, as he turns 75. Buhari in his congratulatory message joins members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in congratulating the former Governor on his 75th birthday…

7 die, 2 injured in Niger auto crash

The Federal Road Safety Corps, Niger Sector Command, said on Thursday that seven persons died in an accident that occurred on Lambata-Minna road on Thursday. Mr Musa Mohammed, the state Sector Commander, told the Newsmen in Minna that 2 other…