Just In: FG Commences Capacity Building Programme For All Workers On GL-06 to GL-17

In a bid to compliment the recent restriction on civil servants to engage in foreign training and International travels, the Federal Government said it would commence a general capacity building programme for all officers on GL 06-GL 17 in the Federal Civil Service in March 2015.The Head of the Civil...

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Just In: President Jonathan Has No Plan To Rig March Polls, Says Dr Abubakar Sulaiman

The Honourable Minister/Deputy National Chairman, National Planning Commission (NPC), Dr. Abubakar Sulaiman has declared that President Goodluck Jonathan has no plan to rig next month's general elections, even as he described the president as a leader with large heart.The minister made the disclosure...

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Emir of Mubi Urges IDPs To Return Home, As NEMA Continues To Assess Affected Communities

_______________Press Release----------------------Emir of Mubi, Alhaji Abubakar Isa Ahmadu, has appreciated the Federal Government for the restoration of security in his domain and called on his subjects that were displaced by the insurgency to return home. This is even as NEMA continues to assess damaged...

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EkitiGate: APC Renews Call For Probe Of Ekiti Alleged Audio Rigging Tape

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has renewed its call for a comprehensive probe of the alleged Ekiti audio rigging tape released by an army captain who recorded it.Its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in a statement in Lagos yesterday, said it was wrong for anyone to label the tape...

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INEC Chairman, Jega, To Hold A Stock-Taking Meeting With National Security Adviser Team Today

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, will on monday [today] hold a stock-taking meeting with a team from the Office of the National Security Adviser, the military and para-military organisations on security, for the general elections.Today's session...

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President Goodluck Jonathan: Nearing The End Of The Road? By Frisky Larr [Must Read]

It does not take rocket science to see through the cheerful and confident mask of President Goodluck Jonathan these days. A mask that obviously conceals deep worries and uncertainties with smiles and cheers on the façade! After all, the President and his handlers did not bargain for the tight corner...

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Civil Society Groups Warn Jonathan Against Tenure Extension, Book Feb 28 For National Showdown

A new pro-democracy group, National Union for Democracy (NUD), has warned President Goodluck Jonathan and members of the Nigerian security services to desist from tinkering with the transition program in Nigeria. During a well attended press conference in Lagos today, the group led by notable civil...

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Governor Fayose Must Be Held Accountable Should Anything Befalls Buhari, Says APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday expressed worry over what it termed the "harassment and death wish" it said the Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has been heaping on the party's presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari.The opposition party, through the Director of Media and Publicity...

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Obasanjo Confers With Five African Presidents On Insecurity, Post-Ebola Economic Recovery

Insecurity and political instability in Africa, especially the crisis in Libya, which has adversely affected other parts of the continent, was the crux of discussions when Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, met with five African presidents in the last three days.Briefing the media after...

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NUC To Revoke Licences Issued To Five Private Universities In Nigeria

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has resolved to revoke the licences issued to five private universities in the country, which have fallen short of the operational guidelines and procedures.Sunday Independent authoritatively learnt that NUC has placed some of the universities found wanting...

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