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Five persons including a male child are reported to be victims of a shoot-out between two rival cult groups in the riverside town of Lobia community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. However, the police say four persons were killed, while online sources indicated that the casualty figure was five. Eyewitnesses account […]
By Chinwendu Nwani The Rivers State governor, NYESOM WIKE, has advised the Federal Government to include the East West road among the critical infrastructural projects being funded from the coffers of the nation’s Sovereign Wealth Fund. The governor, also said the Federal Government’s directive stopping State governments from funding the construction or rehabilitation of failed […]
Governor NYESOM WIKE has promised that the ongoing recruitment of five thousand youths into the state civil service, will be distributed across the 23 local government areas of the State. Governor WIKE, who made the promise during a courtesy visit by the Etche -America Foundation, assured the delegation that he would ensure that every local […]
Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, a body of staff working in the National and State Assemblies has expressed disappointment over non-implementation of financial autonomy for state legislative houses. Speaking after the session of the National Executive Council meeting of PASAN in Abuja, National President of PASAN, MOHAMMED USMAN said President MUHAMMADU BUHARI last year […]
The Federal Government says it is seeking a loan of 1.2-billion-dollar from Brazil to finance agricultural programmes in the 2021 budget. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, ZAINAB Ahmed, made this known during a meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Finance in Abuja. AHMED said a request has been sent to […]
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