National unity Nigeria
20 May 2024
The Inter-Tribal Youth Associations of Nigeria has commended the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, for his unwavering efforts in fostering unity and promoting national cohesion through his legislative initiatives and inclusive leadership style. Representing various ethnic and cultural organisations across Nigeria, the group expressed its admiration in a report following…
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The Arewa Youths Advocate for Peace and Unity Initiative has refuted the claim regarding alleged ethnic bias in the promotions at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). In a statement on Thursday, the National President, Sani Danaudi Mohammed, said that independent investigation showed no favoritism in the recent internal exercise. "Our findings, including information from credible…
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Mozambique's main opposition leader returned from weeks of exile Thursday, insisting he won October's presidential elections and welcomed by thousands of jubilant supporters, although one person was killed as police tried to disperse the crowds. Several people were also wounded as police barred supporters from going to the international airport to meet Venancio Mondlane, who…
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced that the newly rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures will be unveiled by the end of January 2025. The NBS stated this on Thursday during a sensitisation workshop on GDP and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rebasing, organized by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and the…
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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday urged the Chinese government to increase the two-billion-dollar currency swap between Nigeria and China to enhance trade between the two countries. He also called for an upward review of the 50 billion-dollar aid package for Africa, which China’s President Xi Jinping announced last year. China and Nigeria recently renewed their…
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Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River has signed into law two bills establishing a University of Education and Entrepreneurship in Akamkpa and College of Agriculture in Obubra. The laws titled, “Cross River University of Education and Entrepreneurship Law 2024 and Cross River College of Agriculture Law 2024,” were signed during the State Executive Council meeting…
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Gov. Alex Otti of Abia on Thursday, said the Abia Airport project would be completed on schedule. Speaking to newsmen after a meeting of the State Government with Nsulu Airport Communities Landowners Forum in Umuahia, Otti said the government had taken several steps to ensure the project would not be abandoned. The governor, represented by…
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Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has empowered over 10,000 farmers with inputs, renovated and equipped 150 schools with modern facilities within his one year in office, The Secretary to the Kogi State Government (SSG) Dr Folashade Ayoade, stated this on Thursday at a two-day “Kogi State Leadership and Ministerial Briefing” in Lokoja, tagged: “The Advanced…
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A senior lecturer in the Electronic Engineering Department at the University of Port Harcourt, Dr. Daniel Ekpah, has been honoured with the 2024 Cisco Premier+ Award for Cybersecurity. The award, presented at the Cisco Networking Academy Partner Conference in Dubai, recognises Dr. Ekpah's outstanding contributions to cybersecurity education and digital capacity development in Africa and…
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Finland's government said Thursday it plans to keep its border with Russia closed and extend a controversial law allowing border guards to turn away asylum seekers under certain circumstances. The one-year "Act on Temporary Measures to Combat Instrumentalised Migration" entered into force on July 22, 2024, after a surge in asylum seekers arriving at…
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg urged the US Supreme Court on Thursday to reject President-elect Donald Trump's request to block sentencing in his hush money case. Trump is to be sentenced on Friday after being convicted by a New York jury in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush…