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19 Jan 2015
THE Minister of State for Power, Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, on Monday disbanded the Technical Committee for Reconnection of Borno State to the National Grid for alleged poor performance. Special Assistant to the Minister on Media, Mr Olawale Rasheed, disclosed the disbandment in a statement issued in Maiduguri and made available to the News Agency of…
16 Jan 2015
AS the Federal Government continues the war against terrorism and other acts that threaten the peace and stability of Nigeria, new approaches to stop the insurgents’ capacity to recruit new members are being adopted. The Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Programme initiated by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in collaboration with the…
14 Jan 2015
Annan, Anyaoku, Jega preach peace, unity AHEAD of next month’s general elections in the country, President Goodluck Jonathan of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his major challenger of All Progressives Congress (APC), Major-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) Wednesday signed an accord with a commitment to keep the peace during and after the polls starting on February…
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