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By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City Apparently, to tackle renewed cases of coronavirus which seems to be hitting a second wave, the Edo State Government has reactivated isolation and treatment centres in the state, four molecular PCR laboratories and its contact tracing network to ensure the pandemic is contained. The governor, in a broadcast, said
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By Ozioruva Aliu A philanthropist and youth ambassador Bright Esere-Obarogie, has appealed to the three tiers of government to fashion out means of reaching Nigerians who are in need with succour. Esere-Obarogie made the appeal when he presented palliative to several inhabitants of Iguogun, Iguotakpa and Okoduwa communities in Ovia South West Local Government Area
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has denied a news report that it agreed to call off the ongoing strike after meeting with the Government negotiation team led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige on Friday. The Federal Government at the meeting at the Conference Hall of
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By Obi Nwakanma Sagir Musa, a Lieutenant-Colonel, and spokesman for the Nigerian Army, came on air last Monday to threaten young Nigerians protesting on the streets on behalf of the Army Chief, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai. In a public press statement read after the Chief of Army’s Conference with Principal Staff Officers, GOCs and
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By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Osun State Government has disclosed that the 24-hour curfew it imposed on the state is still in place. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Wole Oyebamiji on Thursday stated that the curfew was necessitated by the need to clear communities of the state of violence
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By Princewill Ekwujuru Experts in tech and data management have said that concerted efforts must be made by government to ensure that all citizens have an official identity, especially the economically challenged. This recommendation comes on the heels of data from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), which showed that the agency’s database has captured
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By Owei Lakemfa THE Berger Roundabout in Abuja is a usual route for me. On this Thursday, July 9, 2020, as usual, an army of Vehicle Inspection Officers, VIOs, had mounted a roadblock. A major cause of traffic jam on Abuja roads are these officers who sometimes can be found in five-minute intervals. On this
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By Yinka Olaito GIVEN the enormous tasks of governance, politicians and various leaders in this space usually employ the services of technocrats and advisors. The purpose is to help develop, execute and communicate policy which can transform lives of the citizenry. Wise leaders and politicians who had been successful across the globe understand the impacts
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With the high rate of unemployment in the world following the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic, policymakers have been searching anxiously for ways to put more people back to work. However, the question here is, who creates jobs in a society? Policymakers or private sectors? Most likely, it will take a joint effort, while some people
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“They came in numbers, wielding dangerous weapons. I heard my late husband reciting prayers from the Qur’an. They shot and killed him….in our presence. Oh Allah!!! Where is the government? Who will take care of our numerous children? Is this how the government will allow these bandits to be killing us?
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