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The National Population Commission, NPC, has given update on the 2023 census. Kwara state Director of NPC, Sa’eed Yusuf, revealed that all plans are set to commence a nationwide building numbering and household listing by April 17. Yusuf added that five training days for enumerators would commence from April 25 to 30, 2023. The Director noted that the training of enumerators for this year’s Census could not take place on the […]
Imo State Command of the the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has urged youths to stay away from abuse of drugs as it is dangerous to their health. NDLEA Assistant State Commander, Operations and Training, Lamuwa Shehu, stated this at a Summit in Owerri, the State capital. Shehu noted that the NDLEA has been carrying out the campaign against drug abuse in rural communities and schools. The Commander added that the […]
Imo State chapter of the Labour Party, has called for the immediate release of the Owerri Municipal candidate of March 18 state Assembly elections, Clinton Amadi. The party accused the state government of masterminding his arrest. Amadi was arrested, when he went to demand for certified true copy of results at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Owerri.
Ondo State Government has expressed its readiness to sell the state-owned football clubs the Sunshine Stars and the Sunshine Queens. The state Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Bamidele Ologunloluwa said the state-owned football teams were open for sale or privatization to the right investors by the end of the ongoing 2022/2023 league season. Ologunloluwa noted that the clubs needed to be privatised for proper administration, adding that it may lead […]
Nigerian Singer,  Davido will be a special guest appearance at the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 conference in Botswana. The Afrobeats singer is set to speak at the Forbes 30 Under 30 event where he can be expected to share some insights about becoming one of the biggest artists in the world. Davido will also be performing his new album 'Timeless' at the event as he is set to entertain guests from all around the […]
Multi-award-winning Beninese music legend Angelique Kidjo has become only the third African to win the prestigious Polar Music prize. KIdjo was announced as the 2023 winner alongside Chris Blackwell from the United Kingdom and ArvoPärt from Estonia. The Polar Music Prize which is also tagged the Nobel Prize of Music is a Swedish international award founded in 1989, and is annually given to one contemporary musician and one classical musician.
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, has commended the Federal Government’s decision to halt the proposed increase in excise duty on alcohol, non-alcoholic beverages and tobacco. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director General of the association, Segun Ajayi-Kadir. The statement praised the government for allowing the 2022-2024 Federal Government Sectoral Roadmap to run its full course.
South African government has decided to revoke a national state of disaster it declared in February to address the electricity crisis. The state of disaster meant it could use emergency procurement procedures with fewer bureaucratic delays in a bid to end severe power cuts. There had been concern that this would open the door to further corruption in the state-owned power company. The government now says it can deal with […]
The World Bank has expressed its readiness to partner with the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on youth empowerment,m and skills development for corps members. Lead Economist of the World Bank Youth Employment and Skills Development Team, Elena Glinskaya, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the NYSC National Directorate Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja Glinskaya noted that the vocational training that corps members are being exposed to at the orientation […]
