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Govt offices deserted Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado Ekiti Workers in the Ekiti State civil service on Monday called off the three-day warning strike. This is coming barely 12 hours into the commencement of the industrial action declared by the labour movement to press for payment of outstanding benefits. This was a sequel to the Governor
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The German government chastised thousands of people, who gathered in Berlin, at the weekend to protest coronavirus restrictions, as packed crowds in the capital stoked fears of a spike in infections. “The scenes that we had to see at the weekend are unacceptable,’’ deputy government spokeswoman, Ulrike Demmer, told reporters on Monday. “The behavior of
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By David Royal The immediate past Gov of Delta State Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, has debunked an allegation in a publication by an online medium (not Vanguard) on Monday 3rd August 2020, that the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has linked two former governors of Delta State, Messrs James Ibori and Emmanuel
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for the new coronavirus, despite the rush to discover effective vaccines. The WHO urged governments and citizens to focus on doing the known basics, such as testing, contact tracing, maintaining physical distance and wearing a mask in order to suppress
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Mr. Joseph Effiong, an environment and development expert, has called on relevant stakeholders in the environment sector to constitute a strong task force to tackle environmental nuisance in the FCT. Effiong made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. He said that relevant stakeholders from
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By Princewill Ekwujuru ShopRite Nigeria has debunked the story making the rounds that it intends to close shop in Nigeria. The Country Director for Chastex Consult, Ini Archibong, in a telephone conversation with Vanguard, said: “Shoprite is not leaving Nigeria. “We have only just opened to Nigerian investors which we have also been talking to
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Senate Chief Whip, Dr. Orji Kalu, said on Monday that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) had not paid contractors that handled roads he facilitated in Abia. Orji Kalu stated this in a statement issued by Mr. Emeka Nwala of Office of the Senate Chief Whip and made available to the News Agency of
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THE Executive Director of Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND), Dara Akala has said that the Niger Delta region needs innovative approaches to skills development that will contribute to economic and growth post-COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More Senate Chief Whip, Dr Orji Kalu, said on Monday that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) had not paid contractors that handled roads he facilitated in Abia. Kalu stated this in a statement issued by Mr Emeka Nwala of Office of the Senate Chief Whip and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
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By Ikechukwu Odu NSUKKA — A father of three children, Mr Emmanuel Eze, on Sunday night, committed suicide at an uncompleted building in Umudiaka, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. The deceased, from Eha-Alumona, also in the same local government but who resides with his family at Umudiaka was said to have had a
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