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Federal government seeks control over online broadcasting, ask House of Reps to amend NBC Act
The Minister of information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has asked the House of Representatives to include internet broadcasting under the control of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The request was contained in his submission at the public hearing into a bill to amend the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission Act organized by the House Committees in Information, Ethics and Values. Mr Mohammed…
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FG declares Asaba airport ‘unsafe’
The Federal Government has downgraded and declared Asaba Airport in Delta state unsafe for travelers. In a statement released by the Federal Ministry of Aviation today May 5th, the Aviation ministry stated that the airport facility was downgraded and declared unsafe due to the failure of the Delta State government to fix key infrastructure such as undulating runways as well…
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School Vice Principal threatened Chibok Girls before their abduction, says parents
Parents of the missing Chibok girls are now accusing the vice principal (academic) of the school in Borno where the teenage girls were kidnapped in 2014 of being somewhat involved in their kidnap. According to a report on Sahara Reporters, the parents claimed that the role of the vice principal Yerima Banjiri was questionable. They levelled the allegations while speaking…
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Ogiemwonyi urge massive votes in Favour of APC in Edo
Former Minister of State for Works, Mr Chris Ogiemwonyi has in Benin City, the Edo state capital urged voters in the state to jettison a vote for the PDP in favour of the APC in next Saturday’s state assembly polls. Speaking on the topic, “Edo State in alignment with Federal Government”, at a press conference he said, “What Edo people…
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FG re-opens sea borders
The Federal Government on Thursday announced the re-opening of the sea borders to economic activities during the general elections. The Minister of Interior, Mr Abba Moro, said this when he fielded questions from newsmen in Koton Karfe, Kogi. The federal government had on March 25 announced the closure of the land and sea borders to allow for the peaceful conduct…
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PDP calls for prosecution of Borno governor over Chibok girls
The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday called for the prosecution the Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, over the abduction of over 200 girls from Federal Government Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State. The Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode made the call in a statement in Abuja. The Director of Media…
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Fed Govt approves nine private varsities
THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the establishment of nine private universities. The Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, spoke to State House correspondents at the end of FEC meeting chaired by Vice President Namadi Sambo. He was accompanied to the briefing by Minister of Water Resources Sarah Ochekpe, Minister of State of Finance Bashir Yuguda and Education Minister Ibrahim Shakarau.…
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