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The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has condemned recent protests against the appointment of Professor Charles Uwakwe as the new Registrar of the National Examination Council (NECO), saying the appointment is well deserved.

Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, to develop a road-map that will make the civil service effective, innovative and service oriented.

Chairmanship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi on Friday described as unfortunate decision to micro zone the position to the Southwest by Southern leaders; saying it is a repeat of the same mistake that led the party to where it is today.

The revelations about how the money meant for buying weapons to combat Boko Haram terrorism ended up in personal pockets has perhaps remained the most repulsive of all the cases of corruption that was recorded under the administration of the former President Goodluck Jonathan.

The permanent secretary Mr Nuvalga Dan-Habu disclosed this while conducting journalists round the venue where the relief materials were stored for self keeping in Jalingo Taraba state capital.

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Ogun says one person died on Saturday in a road accident at Sagamu involving a fuel tanker, an articulated vehicle and a bus.

The police in Nasarawa say two Chinese attached to West African Polaris Investment have been kidnapped in Agada village, Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state.

THE Federal Government has said it would shut down fertiliser producing plants who are into diversion of the essential commodity meant for farmers.

THE Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, this morning, responded to a reported split of the group, saying it was untrue.

“The disaster risks associated with these extreme weather phenomena could be drastically reduced through the provision and timely dissemination of accurate meteorological early warning information.This is among the primary responsibilities of National Meteorological Services,” Amaechi said

The ink has barely dried on Professor Charles Uwakwe’s appointment letter as the Registrar of the National Examination Council (NECO) when some persons decided to confirm the fears that we are yet to surmount our ethno-religious pettiness.

The West African Examinations (WAEC), has yesterday (Friday) in Lagos released its 2016 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), withholding the results of 137,295, representing 8.89% candidates.

Huge crowds of villagers following a wild elephant stranded in Bangladesh for more than a month by floods are hampering efforts to rescue it, forest officials said Saturday.

A socio-economic and political group, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi Solidarity Movement, has urged all interested persons for the chairmanship position of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to purchase form and vie for the exalted position, stressing that competition will ensure that the best man is elected at the end of the exercise.