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Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has commended the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Executive Council (FEC) for approving the construction of 132KV substations in Nguru and Geidam. Buni, in a statement by his Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, in Damaturu on Thursday, said the substations would improve the lives of people in the border communities. He said the communities were enterprising with robust commercial activities and would be improved with steady electricity supply. Buni said the substations would also boost power supply to create wealth and employment opportunities. “The Buhari administration has given the people of Yobe…

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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Wednesday demolished the Durumi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp and other shanties as part of strategy to address security challenges in the nation’s capital. The Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Alhaji Shehu Ahmad, while inspecting the exercise said that the supposed IDPs camp was a dual carriage road corridor with a rail modal. Ahmad said: “If most of them are not IDPs, then this is a straight forward issue and definitely not allocated, because these are slums that are supposed to convey dual transportation. ”But, they have been taken over by…

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Governor Samuel Ortom has charged personnel of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards to be vigilant and protect their communities against invasion from terrorists who are bent on taking over their lands. The Governor who gave the charge on Thursday, October 13th, 2022 during the passing out parade of the second batch of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards at the IBB Square, Makurdi also asked the security outfit to operate strictly within the ambit of the law and not to get involved in politics in the discharge of their duties. Governor Ortom said, “I urge the Command structure of…

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The Emir of Zazzau, Dr Ahmed Bamalli, has advised Kaduna State Government to reach out to investors to explore the huge untapped mineral resources in the state. The Emir made the call at the opening of the 7th Kaduna Business Expo, with the theme, `Building a resilient Economy’, on Thursday in Kaduna. Bamalli said the government needed to showcase more of the state’s mineral deposits to the international community. He particularly advised the government to participate in the solid minerals exhibitions in Thailand, where global investors in the mineral sector converge. ” When I was serving in Malaysia, I invited Kaduna…

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Management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, on Thursday, announced that the institution has been ranked 10th best university in Nigeria. A statement issued by the Principal Assistant Registrar, Public and Alumni Relations, LAUTECH in Ogbomoso, said that the institution also consolidated its position as the best state university in the country. Fadeyi said that the proclamation was made by the Times Higher Education (THE) which examined 1,799 universities across 104 countries. “For the 10th time, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has been named one of the 10th leading universities in Nigeria. “Its position on the list also confirmed the university’s ranking…

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