Ashraf Ghani
23 May
A fragile state about to fail betrays four symptoms: First, the ruling elite corners all the wealth and state privileges leaving the vast majority poor. State capture, perpetuated with dubious foreign profiteers
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The National Agency for the Control of AIDS ( NACA) has expressed its determination to scale up the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services nationwide. The agency stressed the need to promote universal access to free antenatal care and abolish user fees for PMTCT services nationwide. Director General of NACA, Dr Temitope Ilori,…
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The North-Central All Progressives (APC) Forum has distanced President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from blame on the alleged lopsided appointments of government functionaries from the zone. The forum led by Saleh Zazzaga, in a statement, Monday heaped the blame on the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Sen George Akume, for the alleged infraction.…
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The Nigeria Women for Agricultural Progress and Development Initiative (NWAPDI) has raised concerns over the rate of violence against women farmers, saying they are gradually being silenced in communities. NWAPDI president, Omolara Swensson, raised the concern yesterday in Abuja during a train-the-trainer workshop in commemoration of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, stating that…
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday expressed the need for the National Assembly to prioritise the funding for Nigeria's space programme to enable the country to play a leading role in the fourth industrial revolution. President Tinubu spoke at the celebration of the event, Nigeria's 25years in Space and Technology, organised by the National Space Research…
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As part of plans to increase agricultural production and reduce post-harvest losses, the Niger State government has entered into a partnership with Chinese Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone facilities in Chengdu, Mianyang, and De Yang City, all within Sichuan Province, to acquire more knowledge to improve the quality of agricultural products. Speaking to newsmen after their…
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, says the South East geo-political zone accounts for no fewer than 268,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to ecological disaster. Speaking at a Roundtable Discussion with International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) in a programme titled "Through Their Eyes: A Call To Action, Addressing Humanitarian Challenges In The…
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The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN, has cautioned the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, against making sweeping allegations without concrete evidence. Osigwe gave the charge on Monday in Abuja while responding to journalists at the unveiling of the logo and theme for the…
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The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has trained 137 Education Secretaries of Local Government Universal Basic Education Authorities in the South-west, noting that the strength and development of the country's educational system rests on the quality of primary education. Speaking during the training session, the Commission's Executive Secretary, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, said the roles of…
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As the countdown to the Shehu Dikko Novelty Match draws closer, organisers of the event say more former Nigerian internationals have confirmed their participation in the football match. The match billed for the 4th of December 2024 at the Moshood Abiola, Stadium, Abuja is in honour of Mallam Shehu Dikko for his appointment as Chairman…
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A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Monday, adjourned a suit filed by the Incorporated Trustee of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Nigeria, over properties belonging to the church. Justice Uche N. Agomoh adjourned the suit when the case came up for mention. The Incorporated Trustee of CAC filed a suit against some church members…