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Alia Seeks Partnership With NCDC To Restore Peace, Boost Rural Devt

11.03.2026

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State on Wednesday called for a sincere collaboration between the North-Central Development Commission (NCDC) and the Benue State government to restore enduring peace and boost rural development in the state. The Governor stated this at the government house in Makurdi while playing host to the Board and Management of the...

PDP BoT Sets C’ttee To Reconcile Party Members

11.03.2026

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is not comfortable with the judgement of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, which invalidated the November 15 and 16, 2025, National Convention that produced the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. The board, however, said that...

Marine & Blue Economy Scribe Advocates Shift In Scientific Research

11.03.2026

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy (FMMBE), Fatima Sugra Tabi’a Mahmood, has called for a fundamental shift in how scientific research is utilised within the public sector. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by Anastasia Ogbonna, Director, Information & Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Mahmood stressed...

APC Extends Majority As 3 Reps Members Joins

11.03.2026

The All Progressive Congress (APC) has extended in majority as three members of the House of Representatives dumps the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling party. The members are: Inuwa Garuba (Yamaltu/Deba federal constituency of Gombe), Abdullahi El-Rasheed (Dakku/Nafada federal constituency of Gombe), and Mohammed Audu (Karim Lamido Lau/Ardo-Kola federal constituency). Their defections were...

UNESCO Lauds Otti’s Educational Policy, Offers Support

11.03.2026

Governor Alex Otti‘s radical transformation of the education sector has drawn the admiration and support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The Head of Office and Country Representative of UNESCO to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Dr Jean-Paul Ngome-Abiaga, acknowledged Abia government’s far-reaching efforts in education, from recruitment of qualified teachers and infrastructure...

Stakeholders Seek Entrenched Agricultural Training For Rivers Youths

11.03.2026

Stakeholders in Rivers State have called for a more focused agricultural training for Rivers youths in order to aid the state in achieving food security and creating jobs for the unemployed. The stakeholders argued that allegations of unpaid allowances and administrative lapses by some beneficiaries of the programme should not stand against the state’s quest...

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