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1 Mar
The Chairman, Udenu Council Area of Enugu State, Mr Aka Eze Aka, says the council is reorganising Obollo-Afor Market to boost economic activities and improve the trading experience in Udenu. Aka told newsmen in Enugu on Saturday that the aim was to transform the market into a modern, well-structured trading hub that could meet the…
31 Jan
The Blue Door Scholars Foundation (BDSF) has completed the construction of its second set of bathroom facilities at two schools in Enugu State, marking a significant milestone in its mission to improve educational infrastructure in Nigeria. The foundation, led by American Chief Executive Officer, Alan Singleton, has a unique connection to the region. After discovering…
24 Nov
A recent report indicates that only two percent of Kano State residents are still practicing open defecation. The Chief of UNICEF’s Field Office in Kano, Mr. Rahama Rihood Mohammed Farah, confirmed this during the commemoration of the 2024 World Toilet Day with the theme: “Toilet: A Place for Peace.” He said the state achieved the…
26 Oct
No fewer than 196 persons were arrested by the Environmental Sanitation Enforcement Officers in Nasarawa State for violating sanitation laws. Mr Garba Rosha, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, disclosed this while briefing newsmen after the sanitation exercise on Saturday in Lafia. Rosha explained that the sanitation defaulters were mostly commercial motorists.…
9 Sep 2024
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Plateau State Council, began its one–week programme on Monday by embarking on cleaning the major streets in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The journalists, in their NUJ T-shirts, marched from their Secretariat to Murtala Mohammed Way, Ahmadu Bello Way, and terminated their journey at the Jos City Centre which…
6 Jun 2024
The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, under the headship of the Customs Area Controller, Dr Ben Oramalugo, has led an environmental sanitation exercise at the Customs Barracks in Ijokodo, Ibadan, Oyo State.
20 Mar 2024
Thousands of street sweepers and waste collectors in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, fear for their livelihoods and the state's cleanliness after being abruptly terminated by the Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency. The Forum of Sub-contractors for Sweeping and Evacuation of Refuse, representing over 5,000 workers, sent an open letter to Governor Umo Eno pleading for…
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The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has disclosed that the ongoing power outages affecting more than 20 areas in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are due to a technical fault in the feeder that supplies electricity to these areas. The affected areas include Jabi, Kado, Life Camp, Idu, Karmo, Citec Mbora, Airport Road, Nile University,…
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Political appointees who served in the ex-Governor Idris Ichala Wada administration between 2012 and 2016 in Kogi State have made a passionate appeal to Governor Ahmed Ododo for the payment of their outstanding salaries. The former Kogi State appointees said they are being owed three months' salaries that have remained unpaid for the past nine…
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The Nigerian government has been applauded for its innovative approach to student loans, where institutional fees are paid directly to tertiary institutions. Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, gave the commendation yesterday in Jos, Plateau State, when he received the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, ahead of…
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The Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, has revealed that more male students apply for the Federal Government's student loans than their female counterparts. Sawyerr made this revelation while speaking at the NELFUND Women Forum Programme that was held to commemorate the 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD) held in Abuja on Monday. The NELFUND's…
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The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has charged his supporters to uphold peace and eschew violence. Fubara made this charge at the inauguration of a newly constructed palace for the monarch of Akpo Kingdom, a community situated in the Obiapo Local Government Area of the state. While addressing the audience during the inauguration, the…
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For parents, guardians, and pupils in Sah-Kaka and Mayo-Ndaga, two remote border communities in the Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State, joy has returned to the schoolyards. The laughter of children and the aroma of freshly cooked meals now fill the air, thanks to the reintroduction of a free school feeding program by ActionAid…