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Stakeholders Advocate Hike In Taxes In Sugar Sweetened Beverages
Princess-Ekwi Ajide (ABS Abuja Bureau Chief)
The Nigeria government has since commenced the implementation of tax on sugar sweetened beverages, SSB, with the Finance Act 2021 which provides for an excise duty...
IMO ELECTION: Catholic Church Denies Endorsing Uzodimma
The Catholic Archdiocese of Okigwe has described as falsehood and fake news, the report of its endorsment of Governor Hope Uzodimma, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress on the November 11th election.
In...
NGO Trains Journalists On Gender, PWDs Inclusion Reporting
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Gender Strategy Advancement International, GSAI, has asked journalists to be intentional in their reportage of issues relating to inclusivity especially as it regards to women, and persons...
Imo Guber: Ejiogu Signs Peace Accord With Other Candidates, Calls For Violence-Free Polls
In a bid to guarantee peaceful conduct of the November 11th Governorship election in Imo State, Sir Tony Ejiogu, the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand...
FG To Utilise NBRRI In Ending Menace Of Building Collapse
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
The Federal Government of Nigeria says it is set to address the growing menace of building and bridge collapses across the country through one of its agencies, the...
Palestinian Government Decries Rising Death Of Women, Children In Ongoing War
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Nigeria says the death toll of Palestinians in the ongoing crisis between Hamas and Israel has risen to about...
IMO GUBER: Soludo Gives 6 Reasons Why Ejiogu Will Win Imo Election
Professor Charles Soludo, the Governor of Anambra State, and the national leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA has given reasons for tipping Sir Tony Ejiogu, the...
Imo Election: Ejiogu Promises Local Government System Will Thrive Under His Leadership
Sir Tony Ejiogu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the November 11 gubernatorial election in Imo State, has reiterated his commitment to devolution...
INEC, Others Begin Training Of Journalists On Safety Ahead of November 11 Off Season Elections
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced training of journalists ahead of the off season elections in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo to...
EGBU DECLARATION: Ejiogu Reiterates Readiness to Make Owerri Zone Proud
Sir Tony Ejiogu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA in the upcoming November 11 Governorship election in Imo State has said that he was confident of...
EU Earmarks €40M For Education, Youth Empowerment Programmes In Nigeria
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
European Union, EU, says it is investing forty million Euros in programmes to support Education and youth empowerment, particularly for girls in Nigeria.
The EU ambassador to Nigeria and...
INEC Trains Trainers Ahead Of Off Season Elections
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
Ahead of the Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi State Governorship Elections scheduled to hold on the 11th November, 2023, the Training Department of the Electoral Institute has conducted a Training of...
All Progressives Congress leadership in Imo state has received over 200 support groups into the party to work for the reelection of Imo state governor, Dist. Sen. Hope Uzodinma.
The statement was made by the State Organizing Secretary of the...
.. Tasks on credible election
By Reginald Oloko
As Imo governorship election is few weeks away stakeholders from the state have met in Owerri to brainstorm on possible ways to have a credible, peaceful , free and fair election come November...
...Asks ex -national scribe to concentrate on 11/11
By Augustine Agwulonu
The Imo PDP Critical Stakeholders, a political pressure group within the ambit of the Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) has commended the National Working Committee (NWC...
370 Million Children In Low Income Countries To Receive Polio Vaccinations Following New Funding From EU, Others
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
Donor agencies, including the European Commission, the European Investment Bank and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced new funding...
FG, USAID Collaborate To End Challenges Inhibiting Nigeria's Inclusive Agriculture-led Economic Growth
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
According to a report by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, UNICEF, nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger in 2023 if urgent...
By Coleman Anaele
It was a gory sight to behold when on Friday, October 6, 2023 as the people of Emohe Village in Emii in Owerri North LGA of Imo State were woken up in the early hours with a...
INEC Reminds Parties, Media About Requirements For Upcoming Off-cycle Elections
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Comission, INEC, has asked all parties sponsoring candidates for elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States that are yet to upload the list of...
FG Wades Into Hostilities Between Israel, Hamas, Calls For Cease Fire
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, says the Federal Government of Nigeria is deeply concerned about the outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Hamas in...
NGO, Community Leaders Synergise In War Against Drug Abuse
Following outcomes of the recent report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes, UNODC, on "Organised Crimes in Nigeria: A Threat Assessment", some nong-overnmental organisations are seeking the partnership...
FG To Create Over 40 Million New Employment Opportunities In Two Years
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
The Federal Government of Nigeria says the Executive Order No. 5 has the potential to create over forty million new employment opportunities in two years and...
APC Inaugurates Reconciliation Committee for Ondo State
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has Inaugurated a 9 member Reconciliation Committee for Ondo State to interface and engage with all contending partner(s) with a view to gathering facts and circumstances...
FIFA World Cup: NFF congratulates Morocco on 2030, backs Saudi Arabia’s quest for 2034
The Nigeria Football Federation has congratulated the Government and people of the Kingdom of Morocco over Wednesday’s decision by FIFA that the North African country will...
Imo Agog as APGA Candidate Ejiogu Becomes First Politician to Visit Obube Ancient Kingdom, Historic Sites
Sir Tony Ejiogu, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA has become the first politician of Imo extraction to visit and pay...
FG Commits To Prioritising Wellbeing Of Adolescents
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to increasing the financial support and policies that will assist develop programmes and service delivery action to improve adolescents' wellbeing in the...
Independence Day: We have no choice but to prioritise good governance in Imo, says Ejiogu
The main opposition candidate for the Imo State governorship election, Sir Tony Ejiogu has urged Imo people not to forget the sacrifices of those who...
ECOWAS Parliament, Youths Disagree On Establishment Of Youth Parliament
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
Members of the ECOWAS Parliament yesterday, disagreed with a presentation on the need to establish a Youth Parliament in the West African sub-region at the ongoing High-level Parliamentary seminar...
The Imo State Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Mararaba, Nasarawa State has sacked Hon Eddie Obinna of APC representing Aboh Mbaise State Constituency. In his place the court affirmed Ezinwa Princewill Ugom Amuchie of PDP as the winner of...
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tuggar, Calls For Collective Action As Nigerians Celebrate 63rd Independence
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
As Nigerians mark the 63rd Independence anniversary of the country, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has called on Nigerians to keep...
