Toke Alex-Ibru
26 Feb
The appointment of Toke Alex-Ibru, as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Guardian newspapers has been described as appointing the best man for the job.
26 Jan
Ahead of the much-awaited international summit, tagged ‘Italy-Africa: A bridge for common growth’, holding between January 28 and 29 at the Italian Senate in Rome, The Guardian Newspaper has obtained a Media Accreditation for the summit as a media partner.
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Delta State Government on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Metwest Steel Company, to fast-track industrialisation in the state. Governor Sheriff Oborevwori who received the company's Chairman, Mr. Arun Goswami, and Managing Director, (MD) Mr Osaro Abusomwan, on a courtesy visit at the Government House, Asaba, pledged his administration's readiness to partner with…
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Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has said a decision to replace under-performing cabinet members is underway. Yusuf, who confirmed the receipt of a report on the performance of cabinet members, said the government’s next line of action would soon be made public. The Governor disclosed this during a live radio interview with selected media…
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Kwara State Government has banned articulated vehicles, commercial tricycles, motorcycles, and taxi cabs from plying Government House road in GRA Ilorin, the state capital. The new directive was contained in a statement issued last Friday by the state's Works and Transport Ministry. The ministry directed the State Traffic Management Agency (KWARTMA) to commence enforcement of the…
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Three policemen last Tuesday again beat a student of the Kwara State University (KWASU,) to death. The alleged policemen have been arrested and remanded by the police command. The beating and eventual killing of Suleiman Olayinka is barely four months after police officers beat and shot a student of the State Polytechnic student to death.…
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The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa has hailed the Special Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations in Counter Insurgency in the North East for exonerating the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN). The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Reuters alleged that the Nigerian armed forces were carrying out forceful…
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Taraba State governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, said his administration plans to upgrade primary healthcare centers in the state. He said the equipped health facilities will better handle common health challenges, providing a foundation for improved healthcare delivery at the community level. Kefas disclosed that more health workers will be recruited and deployed to various centers…
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Seventy members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) of the University of Abuja have resigned from the union. Consequently, they are demanding a halt in deductions from their earnings. The aggrieved members led by Barr Abdulaleem Haruna and Barr Okpe Alleh have directed the University Bursar to stop all deductions of their…