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By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets has urged the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) to complete the 330kV Double Circuit Ikot Ekpene–Ikot Abasi Transmission Line Project (Lot 18T), describing it as critical to improving electricity supply and economic development. The committee also pledged to support efforts to resolve […]

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…Woos Chodai, says Nigeria open for investment By John Alechenu The Federal Government has renewed its call for foreign investment in the housing sector, unveiling plans to develop a social housing programme that will cover all 774 local government areas in the country. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Engr. Muttaqha Rabe Darma, disclosed […]

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The Committee has directed all organisations to be represented by their Chief Accounting Officers alongside relevant technical personnel who are  familiar with the issues contained in the audit reports.

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By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa The African Policy and Research Consortium (APRC) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to nominate former President Goodluck Jonathan for the position of United Nations Secretary-General. In a statement on Thursday, the convener of APRC, Prof. Edward Agbai, said Jonathan possessed the leadership experience, diplomatic skills and democratic credentials required […]

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By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) has warned of possible high riverine flooding in Niger, Kaduna and 25 other states within the next seven days due to rising river levels. The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of NiHSA, Arc. Umar Mohammed, issued the alert on Thursday, noting that communities located […]

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By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The Cross River State Government has defended its ongoing payroll sanitisation exercise, dismissing Wednesday’s protest by persons claiming to be unpaid local government workers as an attempt to pressure the government into recognising appointments that did not follow due process. The Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Chief Victor Felix Idem, said […]

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By Femi Bolaji JALINGO — Operatives of the Taraba State Police Command have arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of a commercial tricycle union pass distributor at Angwan Kassa junction, a suburb of Jalingo, the state capital. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, caused panic among residents and commuters in the area. Vanguard […]

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The First Lady called for a strategic partnership between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to reform the Almajiri education system by integrating Islamic teachings with formal Western education.

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