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Imo State: APGA, Ararume Pledge To Support Uzodinma

January 19, 2020 9:56 am

 

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Imo State has directed its members to support the new All Progressives Congress (APC) government in the best interest of the state.

 

At the meeting in Owerri which had in attendance the APGA Chairman, Henry Okafor, its governorship candidate, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume and other top officials, the party said following the recent development in the state, it is collapsing its structure into the APC in the state to form a coalition.

 

Araraume noted that the people of the state have suffered hence the need for the people to help the …

Greta Slams ‘Misleading’ Climate Pledges At UN summit

December 11, 2019 3:49 pm

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg accused rich countries of “misleading” people over climate action at UN talks in Madrid on Wednesday as scuffles broke out between security guards and environmental protestors.

The UN climate forum tasked with saving the world from runaway global warming has become an “opportunity for countries to negotiate loopholes and to avoid raising their ambition” to act on climate, the 16-year-old told delegates and observers to vigorous applause.

“Countries are finding clever ways around having to take real action.”

Nations are gathered in Spain’s capital to finalise the rulebook f the 2015 landmark Paris climate accord, which …

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Sanwo-Olu Pledges To Focus On Technology To Secure Lagos

December 5, 2019 1:43 pm

Lagos State Governor Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to focus on technology to combat crime in the state.

Sanwo-Olu disclosed this at the 13th Annual Town Hall Meeting on security, which was organised by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), with the theme ‘Transformational Security’.

The town hall event is organisd as a feedback mechanism where residents and other stakeholders in the security system meet to obtain a first-hand report on the state of security in Lagos, serving also as a forum for fundraising towards improving state security.

The Governor commended the efforts of the …

Risking Doping Ban, Russia Pledges ‘Cooperation’

November 27, 2019 2:38 pm

The Kremlin on Wednesday said it regrets a proposed four-year ban for the country’s athletes over doping but Russia is still open to cooperation to resolve the scandal.

“This is definitely concerning information. We regret this,” President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists.

Anti-doping watchdog WADA’s compliance review committee on Monday recommended a four-year sporting ban over falsified lab data it received from Russia.

If WADA chiefs adopt the review committee’s recommendations, Russia faces exclusion from key sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

In the Kremlin’s first reaction, Peskov stressed that Moscow was still open to cooperation with …

Senate Pledges to Support AMCON’s Debt Recovery Drive

November 22, 2019 4:20 am

The Chairman Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Uba Sani, yesterday said the National Assembly will join forces with the executive arm of government to wedge war against obligors of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).

Sani, who is the senator representing Kaduna Central, made the declaration at the commencement of the 2019 retreat for members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, which began in Kaduna on Wednesday.

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A statement from AMCON, quoted the lawmaker to have said recovering the …

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Macron Pledges French Help To Fight Armed Groups In Congo

November 12, 2019 3:41 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday pledged military support to DR Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi to fight armed groups in the vast central African country’s volatile east.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been wracked by conflict near its eastern border after numerous militias evolved from the two Congo wars (1996-1997 and 1998-2003).

“France is fully engaged at the side of DRC to fight armed groups which are destabilising the country”, some of which are linked to the Islamic State group, Macron told Tshisekedi during a meeting in Paris.

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Access Bank Pledges Support For Oba Of Benin Satellite Town

November 10, 2019 4:52 am

The Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank PLC, Mr. Herbert Wigwe has pledged the support of his bank for projects that will uplift Benin Kingdom.

He made the pledge during a courtesy visit on the Oba of Benin, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II at. his palace in Benin City.

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Wigwe, accompanied on the visit by his management team, said the bank has phenomenal respect for the ancient kingdom of Benin that everyone is extremely proud to associate with.

He also said …

World Bank Pledges To Assist Nigeria Increase IGR

World Bank Pledges To Assist Nigeria Increase IGR

October 29, 2019 3:59 pm

The World Bank has pledged its support towards assisting Nigeria to increase its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to address poverty and service delivery by government.

World Bank Country Director in Nigeria, Mr Shubham Chaudhuri, made the pledged at the opening of a Peer Learning Event organised by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) on Tuesday in Abuja.

Chaudhuri said one of the things that surprised him when he assumed office in Nigeria was the country’s low level of revenue to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), put at eight per cent.

According to him, this is small compared with the number obtainable in

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Tambuwal Pledges Sustained Investment In Education Sector

Tambuwal Pledges Sustained Investment In Education Sector

October 24, 2019 3:03 pm

The Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on Thursday said his administration will sustain its investment in the education sector.

He made the pledge at the 14th Annual Retreat and 67th Business Meeting of the Association of Registrars of Nigerian Universities (ARNU) held at the Sokoto State University (SSU).

Tambuwal said that his administration since inception in 2015 accorded top priority to education, adding that education is key to societal development.

“Since we came in 2015, I declared a state of emergency in the education sector. Not only that, we followed it up with policies and programmes that would help …

Nigeria Pledges $12M To Global Fund On Malaria, TB, Others

Nigeria Pledges $12M To Global Fund On Malaria, TB, Others

October 21, 2019 1:46 am

Federal Government has pledged $12 million to Global Fund to strengthen the fight against malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and other communicable diseases.

Spokesperson, National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA), Toyin Aderibigbe, in statement, yesterday, said the pledge was made at the sixth replenishment conference of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), held in Lyon, France.

She said that, in total, $14.02 billion was realised from 23 implementing countries for use in next three years, to save 16 million lives by 2030 through health system strengthening, health security reinforcement via disease surveillance and tackling health …

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Senate Pledges To Support Local Content Implementation

October 12, 2019 5:54 am

The new Senate Committee on Local Content has pledged to support and collaborate with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to strengthen the implementation of Nigerian Content in the oil and gas industry and other key sectors of the economy.

Chairman of the Senate committee in the 9th Assembly, Senator Teslim Folarin made the promise on Wednesday during the onboarding engagement session between the NCDMB and members of the committee at the Senate Chambers in Abuja.

He stated that the leadership of the Senate placed huge importance on Local Content because of its contributions to the development of …

NIWA: Moghalu Pledges To Complete Every Ongoing Project

NIWA: Moghalu Pledges To Complete Every Ongoing Project

October 11, 2019 1:58 am

The new Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Dr. George Moghalu, has promised to continue all ongoing viable and justifiable projects of the agency as long they conform to due process and the Act establishing NIWA.

Moghalu made this known at NIWA headquarters in Lokoja while delivering his speech shortly after he assumed office as the substantive head of the agency.
He pointed out that the overall policy objectives of NIWA were to transform the inland waterways to make them not just economically, viable but also to provide a safe, reliable and alternate transport system to ease …

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