Author: National Update

Three Visual Artists have emerged winners of the “Art for Integrity project” powered by Accountability Lab Nigeria, on Thursday in Abuja.Out of 52 artists who voluntarily shared their creative work the Visual artists that include Vera Aye from Rivers State, Olayede Oluwakpomile and Adetolu Adewoye both from Lagos state, emerged winners The Integrity Icon Summit and Award tagged,”Art for Integrity Exhibition,” is a maiden program under the Integrity Icon Nigeria with the aim of building a bridge between the comprehension and the expression of critical accountability issues. The Programme Officer, Accountability Lab Nigeria, Kelly Osuji noted that the Art for…

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From Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse The Northern Surveyors Forum has expressed concerned on the low adherence to the extant laws and regulations for surveyors as provided in the constitution of Nigeria and SURCON gazetted bulletin. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the 2021 annual general meeting of the forum held at manpower development Institute, Dutse the Jigawa state capital. According to the communique, the association has resolved to join hands with governments and all other critical stakeholders to address the challenges while a befitting regional office will be opened in Kaduna state to coordinate the association’s…

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A frontline national chairmanship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Senator representing Niger East, Mohammed Sani Musa, has said if given opportunity to lead the party in the forthcoming national convention his leadership will re-engineer the political structure. Musa, a serving Senator also warned Nigerians not to allow reversal of achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari since 2015, adding that those achievements have taken place because the President has faithfully implemented the manifesto and agenda of the party. Speaking with newsmen Friday in Abuja, the Niger state born chairmanship aspirant commended the chairman and members of Caretaker Extraordinary Convention…

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By Ahmed Rufa’i Dutse The Jigawa state Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar has shunned the second civilian governor in the state and eminent friend while in power Senator Ibrahim Saminu Turaki. The governor ignored the ex- governor Tuesday afternoon at Dutse Government House during the former senator’s visit to the Governor. A source in the Jigawa Government House said the former governor arrived Government House and proceeded straight to the Presidential Lodge where he waited for a while.However when he found that his host was not disposed to receiving he left unceremoniously. According to the source “The Jigawa Governor was…

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***calls for dialogue, Peace, Security Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has condemned the bloodshed being meted on the North, stating that zamfara state Nigeria is fast turning to killing field by armed bandits and other terrorists operating in the region. He said that bandits are holding the region hostage, especially the northwest, expressing concern particularly that most of the killings are not reported. The Sultan in a speech at the 4th quarterly meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), with the theme ‘NIREC, Security Agencies and Peace in Nigeria’ accused elites of being responsible for the unending security challenges…

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Ahead of the All Progressive Congress (APC) national convention in 2022, some progressive youth groups have thrown their weight behind Comrade Dada Olusegun to contest for the National Youth Leader of the party citing his political acumen and widespread influence over the years. In separate declaration of support, Friday, a group known as ‘Kano for Dada’, via the spokesperson Ismail Adam, said their decision to wholeheartedly support Olusegun Dada for the national youth leader was based on his wealth of experience in politics, and his acceptability amidst the APC youth groups “Dada Olusegun is blessed with an uncommon energy and…

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A civil society organization, Lugard Youth Development and Empowerment Initiative (LYDEI) has called on government institutions to be transparent and ensure prompt disclosure of covid-19 vaccines in Kogi state. The Executive Director of LYDEI, Comrade Okwutepa Aminu Oseni, made the call during a one-day capacity building workshop for social media influencers to promote covid-19 vaccination in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital, on Thursday. Okwutepa said the call for transparency is necessary as it will equip stakeholders with workable data and also increase the rate of vaccination in the state. He explained that the capacity building workshop was aimed at engaging…

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