March 8, 2024

[GIST] IWD 2024: Reps Deputy Speaker pledges to address gender imbalance

[GIST] IWD 2024: Reps Deputy Speaker pledges to address gender imbalance

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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has pledged to address the challenges associated with gender imbalance in the polity.

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[GIST] FG launches new satellite pay TV

[GIST] FG launches new satellite pay TV

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The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja launched a new satellite pay television in Abuja on Thursday. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, launched the indigenous Nigerian satellite television, Silver Lake Television, at the Shehu Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja. Akume, who was represented by his Senior Special Assistant (Technical), Babatunde Bernard, said […]

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March 7, 2024

[GIST] Skills acquisition crucial for industrial growth, says minister

[GIST] Skills acquisition crucial for industrial growth, says minister

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Minister of State for Steel Development, Uba Maigari Ahmadu, has emphasised the pivotal role of skills acquisition in driving industrial development, enhancing human capital for economic growth, creating employment opportunities, and strengthening the industrial fabric of the African continent.

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[GIST] Delta State House of Assembly condemns non-implementation of anti-grazing law

[GIST] Delta State House of Assembly condemns non-implementation of anti-grazing law

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Miffed by non-implementation of anti-grazing law three years after, Delta State House of Assembly, yesterday, summoned a stakeholders’ meeting at the state's Assembly Complex, Asaba, to stop herders from "still engaging" in open-grazing in the state.

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[GIST] Stakeholders call for alternative power supply in secondary schools

[GIST] Stakeholders call for alternative power supply in secondary schools

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Stakeholders in the senior secondary education section have called for the inclusion of alternative sources of power supply in schools to enhance the smart school initiative.

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[GIST] Yoruba in Kogi: Appraising six years of ODA leadership, change of guards

[GIST] Yoruba in Kogi: Appraising six years of ODA leadership, change of guards

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The 2024 Annual General Congress of the Okun Development Association (ODA), umbrella socio-cultural and developmental organisation of the Yoruba people in Kogi State, which comes up in Egbe, Yagba West Council, this weekend, is an opportunity to reflect on the past six years of the outgoing executive of the ODA and celebrate the resilience of […]

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March 6, 2024

[GIST] Shariah council urges FG to end hunger, insecurity

[GIST] Shariah council urges FG to end hunger, insecurity

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As the Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria (SCSN) appealed to the Federal Government to end the hardship, hunger and insecurity in the country, Minister of Defence, Muhammed Abubakar, pledged the use of technology by the military to root out insurgency in Nigeria.

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[GIST] Sanwo-Olu pledges sustainable ecosystem for students

[GIST] Sanwo-Olu pledges sustainable ecosystem for students

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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, promised that his administration would continue to develop an enduring and sustainable ecosystem to create a livable as well as workable environment for students in higher institutions in the state.

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[GIST] No country provides equal opportunities for women, World Bank asserts

[GIST] No country provides equal opportunities for women, World Bank asserts

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No country provides equal opportunities for women - not even the wealthiest economies - a World Bank report has asserted. Tagged ‘Women, business as the law’, the document offered a comprehensive picture of obstacles...

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[GIST] Amaechi, 4,411 others called to bar as 888 fail final exam

[GIST] Amaechi, 4,411 others called to bar as 888 fail final exam

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A total of 888 candidates failed the final bar examination conducted in November 2023. This is just as 4,412 candidates were successful out of a total of 5,300 who sat for the exam and were yesterday admitted into the Nigerian Bar.

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March 5, 2024

[GIST] AGN renews partnership with Ruzu Herbal products company to achieve universal healthcare

[GIST] AGN renews partnership with Ruzu Herbal products company to achieve universal healthcare

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Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), has renewed its partnered with ruzu herbal products company to ensure universal healthcare coverage among the members and Nigeria at large.

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March 4, 2024

[GIST] IWA tasks stakeholders on reversing near extinction of Igbo language   

[GIST] IWA tasks stakeholders on reversing near extinction of Igbo language  

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Igbo Women Assembly (IWA) has stated that Igbo language is fast going into extinction and has entered the eighth stage out of the 12 stages, which languages undergo before going into complete extinction. Abia State Coordinator of IWA, a pro Igbo language revival women non-governmental organisation, Ugochi Chibueze, who spoke to journalists in Umuahia, the state capital, alerted […]

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[GIST] Firm upscales capacity of agro-dealers on input management in Kaduna

[GIST] Firm upscales capacity of agro-dealers on input management in Kaduna

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Determined to strengthen horticultural value chain in Nigeria, HortiNigeria has empowered no fewer than 36 agro-dealers with advance knowledge on best agribusiness management in Kaduna State. The two days capacity building held at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, is designed to broaden skills of the participants selected from Zaria, Sabon Gari, Soba, Kudan, Kubau and Ikara […]

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March 3, 2024

[GIST] Adeleke unveils food security plan, preaches unity on economic crisis

[GIST] Adeleke unveils food security plan, preaches unity on economic crisis

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The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has unveiled his administration’s food security plan, just as he advocated national unity to resolve the current national economic crisis in the country.

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[GIST] Niger foods to establish 30,000-Hectare farm Estate in Ishau District

[GIST] Niger foods to establish 30,000-Hectare farm Estate in Ishau District

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Niger Foods has signed a lease agreement to develop a 30,000-hectare farm estate in Ishau District.

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[GIST] Walking in the light  - Part 8

[GIST] Walking in the light - Part 8

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A Person who wants to walk in the light of God must do away with the deeds of darkness. 1 Peter 2:1 threw more light on what constitutes the deeds of darkness when it said: “Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.”

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[GIST] Nollywood actor Mr Ibu dies at 62

[GIST] Nollywood actor Mr Ibu dies at 62

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Nollywood actor John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, has died at the age of 62. His death was confirmed by the national president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria Emeka Rollas Ejezie on Saturday evening. According to Ejezie, Mr Ibu had a cardiac arrest sometime on Saturday. "I announce with deep sense of grief […]

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March 2, 2024

[GIST] Tinubu appoints new executive directors for TCN

[GIST] Tinubu appoints new executive directors for TCN

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of four Nigerian professionals to serve as Executive Directors of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), for a renewable term of four years. Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale in a statement said the decision is part of his efforts to substantially enhance the quality and quantity of electric power […]

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March 1, 2024

[GIST] Firm, community  leader bicker over  environmental concerns in Rivers community

[GIST] Firm, community leader bicker over environmental concerns in Rivers community

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A Port Harcourt-based company, the Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited, has faulted claims by a community leader in Eleme Local Council of Rivers State, one Johnson Emere Mba-Ngei, that a court order has retrained the firm from further operating in the environment.

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[GIST] Hardship: One dies as family of six eat contaminated 'Amala' in Oyo

[GIST] Hardship: One dies as family of six eat contaminated 'Amala' in Oyo

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Tragedy has struck in a family of six in the Temidire Atoyebi area of Ogbomoso, Oyo State following the consumption of cassava flakes, popularly known as Amala for dinner which led to the death of the granddaughter as a result of abdominal complication. The incident which happened on Wednesday night threw the community into confusion. Distress […]

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