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Share A group, Ibadan progressive Association, United States of America chapter, (IPAUSA) has distributed food items to 150 sweepers in Ibadan, Oyo state capital on Saturday. According to the vice president of the group , Ajibike Isaac, the distribution was an attempt to give succour to the needy in the society. He added that the group also embarked on the project to celebrate a festive season in America, called “Thanks giving Holiday”. “Since we are members of the USA chapter, we embarked on the distribution of the palliative in order to celebrate a period called “Thanks giving Holid...

Share The House of Representatives on Thursday approved the 2020 budget of N453.2 billion for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the period ending March 31, 2021. The approval was sequel to the consideration and adoption of the report of the House Committee on NDDC by the Committee of Supply at plenary, which was presented by NDDC Chairman, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. Out of the N453.200 billion, N27.389 billion is for Personnel Expenditure, N13.937 billion is for Overhead Expenditure, N2.793 billion is for Internal Capital and N409.080 billion is for Development Projects. A furth...

ASUU Strike: FG, ASUU mum after another meeting The meeting was expected to lead to the call off of the strike but apparently ended without meeting that objective. 3 min read The federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday declined to disclose the outcome of their meeting over the nine-month long strike by Nigerian university teachers. The meeting was expected to lead to the call off of the strike but apparently ended without meeting that objective. The closed-door meeting, held at the conference hall of the Ministry of Labour and Employm...

Share President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the release of kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, describing their safe return as a big relief to their families, the entire country and international community. A statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, has it that in a short remark shortly after the release was announced, President Buhari expressed the nation’s appreciation for the steps taken by all involved to make their release possible. According to the statement, President Buhari speci...

Share No fewer than 344 kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State have been set freed by Boko Haram. BBC Hausa reported that the abducted students have been released and they are on their way to Katsina from Zamfara State. Secretary to the State Government, Dr Mustapha Inuwa confirmed the released of the students. He told the BBC Hausa that the kidnapped students were released to officials of the state government in the company of security agencies in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. “It is a three-hour journey and the students are expe...