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Reno Omokri Dumps Politics: ‘Nigerians Are Ungrateful’

November 19, 2019 8:59 am

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-president to Goodluck Jonathan has given reasons he has been silent on the outcome of Kogi election.

Omokri on Monday announced that his silence was as a result of the attitude of Nigerians towards him and the likes of Femi Fani-Kayode and Dino Melaye.

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Describing Nigerians as being ungrateful, the former presidential spokesman further announced that henceforth he will stop criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari government and concentrate on evangelism.

According to him, Nigerians deserved the Buhari-led government.

Omokri on his Twitter page wrote:…

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Noma Disease Silently Killing Nigerians

November 18, 2019 2:13 pm

The Federal Government has raised alarm that Noma disease is silently killing Nigerians, particularly in the northwestern states of Kebbi, Sokoto, Jigawa and other states outside the northwest, notably Akwa Ibom.

Noma disease, also known as cancrum oris, is an infectious disease that is associated with people living in extreme poverty. It evolves from small inflammations of the gums and grows rapidly to severely destroy the soft tissue around the mouth, leaving an open, gaping sore exposing the teeth.

The Government says that rising poverty, ignorance and deprivation in Nigeria’s northwestern states are responsible for the high rate of Noma …

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NCAC Boss Urges Nigerians To Ensure Full Participation

November 17, 2019 4:06 pm
 The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) has called on Nigerians to ensure full participation in the 2019 edition of the International Arts and Crafts (INAC) Expo, slated to hold from Nov. 20 to 24.
Mr Olusegun Runsewe, the Director -General of the council organising the fair, made the call in a statement signed by  his Media Aide, Mr Frank Meke, in Lagos on Sunday.
He said the expo billed to hold in the Federal Capital Territory Exhibition Pavilion would encourage cultural exchange programmes between countries, thereby fostering unity across nations.
He assured Nigerians of a special outing with
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Aisha Buhari To Nigerians: Be The Change You Want To See

November 11, 2019 1:09 pm

The First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has advised Nigerians to be the change they want to see in the country.

This is even as she entreated heads of families to wake up to their responsibilities in the society.

She made the call at a special prayer session for the nation hosted by her office and the Chief Imam of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Mrs. Buhari said: “Let us manifest in ourselves the change we want to see in our society and our nation.

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“I therefore call on heads of families to …

Nigerians Blast Customs For Dehumanising Women Over Rice

November 11, 2019 9:27 am

Following the video trending online, Nigerians have condemned the actions of some officers of the  Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), for dehumanising women who concealed small quantity of rice in their private parts at one of the nation’s borders.

They argued that there was no where in the Customs Excise Management (CEMA) that stated  that officers of NCS should dehumanise citizens and noncitizens over little quantity of rice  padded in their private parts by sharing the video to the public.

The members of the  public  said  that nobody was stopping the Customs officers from doing   their duty as  stated in the …

Why Nigerians Should Support Igbo Presidency –Utazi

November 8, 2019 3:01 am

Senator Utazi Godfrey Chukwuka who represents Enugu North zone was first elected on June 9, 2015. The 2nd term lawmaker and Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, believes that in 2023, Nigerians should support the emergence of a Nigerian President from the South East extraction for the sake of equity and justice.

 

From your vantage position, what is your assessment of the  Office of the National Security Adviser(ONSA), Department of State Security and the  Nigerian Intelligence Agency(NIA)?

 The Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence (NSI) supervises the Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA), 

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Soludo Tasks Nigerians In Diaspora On Investment

November 7, 2019 7:08 am

A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and member, of the National Economic Advisory Team (NEAT), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has told Nigerians in the Diaspora that it is in their interest to contribute to the prosperity of their country.

He argued that it is wrong to regard investment in the homeland by Nigerians abroad as an act of charity.

In his keynote address yesterday at the second Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Soludo said racism and xenophobic attacks abroad had made it imperative for Nigerians in the Diaspora to have a prosperous country …

10m Nigerians Living With Diabetes

November 4, 2019 11:53 am

The Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN) has said about 10 million people were living with the disease in the country.

National President of the association, Dr. Alkali Mohammed, who is also the Chief Medical Director, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, stated this at a town hall meeting organised by the Katsina State chapter of the diabetes association.

“The disturbing aspect is that a number of people walk about without the knowledge that they have diabetes,” said Mohammed who described the disease as a leading non-communicable disease, projected to afflict 522 million people globally by 2030.

He said DAN was …

90m Nigerians Live In Poverty – FG

90m Nigerians Live In Poverty – FG

October 28, 2019 2:33 pm
Ms Sadiya Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development expressed the resolve of the Federal Government to lift 90 million Nigerians currently living in poverty across the country.
Farouq said this while presenting the 2020 budget estimates ₦44.21 billion for the approval of the House Committee on Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees chaired by Rep. Mohammed Jega on Monday.

The minister said that the ministry was tasked with the responsibility to address some of the underlying causes, drivers and consequences of humanitarian crises and underdevelopment including.

She said this included the relatively high level of poverty of

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Osinbajo Begs Nigerians to Endure Pain of Border Closure

Osinbajo Begs Nigerians To Endure Pain Of Border Closure

October 26, 2019 1:35 am

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday in Benin, Edo State, implored Nigerians to bear with the federal government over the closure of Nigeria’s land borders with neighbouring countries.

Osinbajo, who spoke at an ongoing town hall meeting, which coincided with the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) in Edo State, said that the border closure was in the interest of the country and local producers, especially farmers.

He also explained that government closed the borders because “we want our neighboring countries to begin to take us very very serious.”

Osinbajo was responding to a question by the Vice President of …

50m Nigerians Suffer Mental Disorder - CMD

50m Nigerians Suffer Mental Disorder – CMD

October 24, 2019 3:04 am

Dr. Ibrahim Wakawa, Chief Medical Director (CMD), Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Maiduguri, raised the alarm at the unveiling of the Borno State Government Mental Health Strategic Implementation Plan in Maiduguri, yesterday.

Represented by Dr. Ibrahim Mshelia, a Mental Health Consultant at the hospital, Wakawa attributed the country’s high burden of mental disorders to insurgency, lack of awareness and health facilities to handle such cases.

The CMD said that studies have shown that one among four Nigerians were suffering from mental or psychosocial, traumatic health problems.

He explained that the hospital was providing healthcare services to about 30 million people in …

Nigerians To Pay ₦5,000 For National ID Card Renewal

Nigerians To Pay ₦5,000 For National ID Card Renewal

October 15, 2019 8:59 am

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says the renewal of the National Identity Card will cost five thousand naira (₦5,000) payable through remita.

This was disclosed by its tweeter handle (@nimc_ng) monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday, and confirmed by a staff of the Corporate Department of the NIMC.
NIMC also said that applicants who wish to renew their card can visit any NIMC office with the required documents to obtain their card.

” The requirements include a written application with attached proof of payment receipt made through remita, bank teller, NIN slip and …

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