March 22, 2023

[GIST] Rivers community laments neglect despite hosting 48 oil wells

[GIST] Rivers community laments neglect despite hosting 48 oil wells

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Resident of Joinkrama clan in Ahoada West Council of Rivers State have expressed worries over the level of environmental degradation, poverty, and neglect in the area, despite having 48 oil wells, operated by multinational companies

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March 21, 2023

[GIST] Why I lost Senate election - Chimaroke Nnamani

[GIST] Why I lost Senate election - Chimaroke Nnamani

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Former Enugu State governor Senator Chimaroke Nnamani has explained why he lost his bid to return to the Senate. Nnamani, a Senator representing Enugu East, lost to Kevin Chukwu of the Labour Party. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that Chukwu polled 69,136 votes to defeat Nnamani who polled 48,701 votes. Nnamani on Monday […]

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[GIST] PDP’s Dauda Lawal defeats Matawalle in Zamfara governorship election

[GIST] PDP’s Dauda Lawal defeats Matawalle in Zamfara governorship election

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Dauda Lawal, as the winner of the governorship election in Zamfara State. The PDP candidate was declared the winner in Gusau, Zamfara state capital in the early hours of Tuesday with Lawal defeating incumbent governor, Bello Matawalle in what may […]

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[GIST] e-Naira: Taking agriculture in Nigeria to new technological heights

[GIST] e-Naira: Taking agriculture in Nigeria to new technological heights

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Agriculture in Nigeria has an interesting history of ups and downs. Long before the discovery of oil and gas in commercial quantity, from the precolonial and colonial days to the First Republic, agriculture was the mainstay of the economy. But when the Black Gold came along, successive leaders misplaced the nation's priorities and progressively abandoned […]

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[GIST] Protests as INEC suspends election results in Adamawa, Abia, Enugu

[GIST] Protests as INEC suspends election results in Adamawa, Abia, Enugu

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Following the dissatisfaction of some electorate in the management of the governorship and state assembly elections, protests rocked some states, yesterday, against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

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[GIST] Ginger, shea butter potential revenue earner for Nigeria, says report

[GIST] Ginger, shea butter potential revenue earner for Nigeria, says report

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A new report from African International Trade & Commerce has identified Nigerian-grown ginger and shea butter as potential Geographical Indications (GIs) products, which could immensely contribute towards realising the federal government’s diversification objectives.

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[GIST] Rivers community gets electricity years after

[GIST] Rivers community gets electricity years after

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Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has restored electricity to Komkom community in the Oyigbo Council of Rivers State, after two years of outage.

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