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As PAP Deploys 161 For Foreign Post-graduate Scholarship, Otuaro Urges Niger Deltans to Support Tinubu’s 2027 Reelection Bid

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The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has expressed deep appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for strongly supporting the agency’s recent deployment of its foreign post-graduate scholarship beneficiaries. Otuaro said the PAP had, as at the last count, sent 161 post-graduate scholarship beneficiaries to universities in the U.K. for the 2025/2026 academic…

Ongoing FG’s Reforms to Lift N50 million Nigerians from Poverty in Ten Tears

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Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the Federal Government’s ongoing reforms and development initiatives are aimed at lifting between 40 and 50 million Nigerians out of multidimensional poverty within the next decade. The Vice President who was represented by the Special Adviser to the President on Power Infrastructure, Sadiq Wanka, at DevFest2025, themed “Ending Poverty…

Rivers Police Command Declares 19 Year Old Miss Adegoke Missing

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The Rivers State Police Command has declared one Gift Adegoke aged 19 years missing. Spoksperson for the Rivers State Police Command,Grace Iringe Koko who is also a Superintendent of Police,SP said the missing girl is a native of Aremo community in Ibadan north/Oyo Local Government in Oyo State but resides at 12 Rumuevolu off Ada…

US Procurement Report: NEFGAD Insists BPP’s Defence is Weak and Deceptive

newsnowng4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

A leading public procurement advocacy in Nigeria, Network for the Actualization of Social Growth and Viable Development (NEFGAD), has criticized the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) for offering weak and “deceptive” defense to an honest and highly integrous report of the United States of America alleging corruption and lack of transparency in Nigeria’s public procurement….

Nigeria Endorses China’s Global Governance Initiative

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The Federal Republic of Nigeria has formally endorsed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) launched by President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China. The endorsement was conveyed by the Director General of the Nigeria–China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), Mr. Joseph Tegbe, on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, and the Government of Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja,…

United Nations Insists Peace, Dialogue, Reconciliation Keys to Sustainable Growth

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United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Mohamed Fall, has reiterated the need for global commitment to peace, dialogue and reconciliation to bolster sustainable growth. Fall said this in an address on Monday night in Abuja, during the commemoration of the International Day of Peace, observed annually on September 21. The event convened under the…

Nigeria Denies US ‘Fake’ Report on Procurement

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…Tinubu’s Reforms Shake Off Allegations of Corruption and Lack of Transparency By Emamuzo Iboma In a fierce rebuttal to the United States Department of State’s recent report accusing Nigeria of opacity in public procurement, the Federal Government has dismissed the allegations as baseless and misleading. The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) fired back yesterday, insisting…

Jerry Gana: “Our leaders are no longer thinking…”

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Former Information Minister, Prof. Jerry Gana has come hard on present leadership of the country, stating that: “Our leaders are no longer thinking. No more initiative. No more programmes.” Gana, who was the Chairman at the 25th Year Anniversary of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) and the Commemoration of the 2025 International…

Edo LG Chairmen Impeached, Forced to Resign

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A political crisis has unfolded across Edo State’s 18 local government areas as the acting chairmen were either impeached or forced to resign. The development followed the presentation of Certificates of Return to 63 newly elected councillors by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) on Monday, September 22, 2025. These councillors had won the…

Okpebholo Begins Payment of N4.6b Benefit to Ekiadolor, Igueben Staff

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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has approved the payment of the first tranche to staff of the Colleges of Education in Ekiadolor and Igueben, who were disengaged under controversial circumstances by the immediate-past administration of Godwin Obaseki. This milestone reflects Governor Monday Okpebholo’s commitment to fairness, justice, and the welfare of its workforce. A total…