The Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has named a 220-member committee that will plan the inauguration of the governor-elect, Siminalayi Fubara, and his Deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu.
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The Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah, says that although he supports calls for a minimum of 30 percent representation of women in governance, such support should strictly be reserved for women who do not have husbands as politicians.
The Cross River State government has identified negligence and sub-standard building materials as the cause of the collapse of a 2-storey building at Nta Eke Street, along Efio-Ette axis of Ikot Ishie in Calabar Municipality.
The Nigerian government has explained that the sum of $1.2 million approved to be spent on hiring buses for the evacuation of Nigerian students in Sudan was due to the dire need of the war situation.
Nigeria’s vice president-elect, Sen. Kashim Shettima, says the Asiwaju Bola Tinubu-led administration will give priority to gender based issues.
The Osun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has said that 16 persons lost their lives in Friday’s accident that occurred on the Ode-Omu highway.
The April 30 delivery of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction/rehabilitation Project is set although construction on three of the 43.6km of Section One could not be completed due to heavy rainfall and other factors.
The Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has urged the management of Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, to advance its frontiers of researches, teaching and learning to meet the current global realities.
ASHENEWS reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi has lauded the Nigerian government’s postponement of the 2023 Census.
The Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike in Abia has matriculated 6,802 students admitted for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 academic year.