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Day: February 21, 2017

For 18 years my office has been under Mango tree –Kaduna Poly ASUP Chairman

Dr Aliyu Ibrahim, the Chairman, Kaduna Polytechnic Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), on Tuesday said his office had been under the mango tree for more than 18 years. Ibrahim told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna that he did not have an office for the past 18 years due […]

We hope Polio is eradicated in Nigeria this year –Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Winifred Bosa. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it is hopeful that polio will be eradicated from Nigeria this year. Dr Mairo Mandara, Country Representative of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says the eradication of polio in Nigeria will be the foundation’s greatest achievement, as she commended the efforts being undertaken to ensure all […]

Presidency says Buhari needs more time for rest in London

Winifred Bosa. The presidency on Tuesday explained why President Muhammadu Buhari requested for longer period to rest in the United Kingdom. A four-paragraph statement sent out by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, quoted the President as saying results of the series of medical checkups he carried out in the cause of […]

FOREX: CBN modifies policy

Amaka Obiefuna. The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday modified its foreign exchange policy with the reduction of the tenor of its forward sales from the current maximum cycle of 180 days to 60 days from the date of transaction. The apex bank said this in a statement issued by the Acting Director of Communications, […]

For 8 years, I have not received my pension –Orji Kalu

Amaka Obiefuna. A former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Monday accused Abia State government of withholding his pension and other entitlements for eight years. Kalu, who was reacting to a recent story in the media that 108 former governors are currently receiving pensions from their various […]

Niger state to probe LGA’s on bailout fund

Fidelia Okafor. Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger State has inaugurated a seven-man committee to ascertain how the 12 local governments used N4.4 billion bailout fund meant for the payment of salary arrears. The committee, headed by Mr Daniel Clifford, a former Permanent Secretary, is particularly expected to find out why the local government authority were […]

Report: 65,000 Christians praying and fasting for Buhari in katsina

Fidelia Okafor. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says about 65,000 of its members in Katsina State, have begun seven-day fasting and prayers for the quick recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari. Rev. Nelson Onyeka Chukwu, CAN Chairman in the state, who disclosed this to journalists on Monday in Katsina, said that the prayers would be […]