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The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja officially immortalised the late Maryam Babangida by renaming the National Centre for Women Development (NCWD) after her.
The first lady who commissioned the former National Women Development Centre as Maryam Babangida National Centre also unveiled her First Lady’s portrait and a compendium of activities of the First Lady and Wives of Governors of Nigeria 2015-2023.
She said the sterling contribution of late Maryam to the lives of ordinary Nigerians and described her as a matriarch who has impacted women, especially those in rural areas and in Africa as a whole.
According to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs Monilola Udoh, she said the renaming is in line with the amendment of the National Centre for Women Development Act, Cap. N15, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, to enhance the functions of the centre.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, NNPCL has attributed the increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol to the market realities. The company’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Malam Mele Kyari, stated this in an interview with newsmen shortly after a private meeting with the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, at the Presidential Villa, on Tuesday in Abuja. Kyari explained that the increase in the price […]
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