The United States on Monday ended assistance to Gabon over its August 30 coup but said it was ready to provide aid in return for concrete progress toward democracy. The United States, which had already paused assistance after the military takeover, said it had formally determined that a coup took place, which under US law requires an end to non-humanitarian aid. “We will resume our assistance alongside concrete actions by the transitional government toward establishing democratic rule,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement. “The United States stands with the Gabonese people in their aspirations for democracy, prosperity…
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Mr Nkenna Nzeruo, a Commissioner in Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ISOPADEC) says Gov. Hope Uzodimma is developing Imo beyond expectations, especially in the oil producing areas. Nzeruo said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Owerri, on Monday. He said that Uzodimma’s developmental strides manifested in the three hospitals he built in Ohaji Egbema, Oguta and Oru East LGAs, equipped with the state of the art facilities. “Gov. Uzodimma has shown that there is money in Imo State because most of the projects he is embarking on, especially these three hospitals, was…
As Part of activities scheduled for the Inter Formation Combat Platoon Obstacle Crossing Competition 2023, Army Headquarters Garrison is scheduled to conduct a battle simulation exercise in Abuja. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, AHQ Garrison, Lt.-Col. Njideka Agwu, on Monday in Abuja. Agwu said the exercise, which would take place on Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 Guards Battalion Obstacle Course, Lungi Barracks in Abuja, would involve real-time battle field simulations and activities. She said that there would be large battle sounds that would be heard during the exercise which are in…
By Ali Baba-Inuwa On Nov.11 residents of Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi will return to the poll to elect new governors that will run the affairs of the states for the next four years in an off election circle exercise. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is expected to conduct the election in 10, 510 polling units spread across the three states. In Bayelsa, the election will take place in 2,244 polling units, while it will hold in 3,508 poling units in Kogi. Imo has 4, 758 polling units where the election will hold. INEC has targeted about 5.4 million voters for…
The Federal Government on Monday unveiled three policy documents that would stimulate efforts to reduce the prevalence of cancer in Nigeria. The documents were inaugurated by the Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, in Abuja at the opening ceremony of the 2023 International Cancer Week (ICW). The theme of the ICW is “Addressing Cancer Care Disparities through Improved Access to Research and Treatment”. The documents are the National Strategic Cancer Control Plan 2023-2027, National cancer Research Agenda 2024-2027 and the National Strategic Plan for Prevention of Cancer of Uterine Cervix 2023-2027. Alausa said that the three documents have priority…
The Initiative for the Alleviation of Vulnerable Persons from Poverty (IAVPP), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has distributed food items to no fewer than 200 vulnerable households in Ruga Community, a suburb in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event, tagged “Ruga Food Drive”, was organised on Tuesday in Abuja in collaboration with Beacon Consulting, DME Group and Womenovate. Mrs Juliana Okoro, Executive Director, IAVPP, said the objective of the food drive was to provide essential food items to those in need and to alleviate hunger in the community Okoro said that the food…
By Emmanuella Anokam The Federal Government has tasked oil and gas experts to proffer permanent solutions to challenges ranging from low productivity, oil theft, pipeline vandalism and gas flaring in the local oil industry. Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), made the call on Monday in Abuja, at the opening of the third Biennial International Conference on Hydrocarbon Science and Technology (ICHST 2023). The conference, organised by the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) and hosted by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), aimed at resuscitating the observable decline in the nation’s oil production and embracing innovative research…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday approved additional funding for the training and empowerment of adolescent girls in the country. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed this while addressing State House Correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The minister said: “Two things I want to mention and comment on, which are very important parts of the deliberations and resolutions in the council today. “One, is additional funding for the training and empowerment of adolescent girls in Nigeria. One of the major policies of government is to target the education, training…
By Edward Usoro “Every major national development was based on a roadmap designed by citizens of the respective countries” – Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. His words took the participants on a backward journey. The senators were in Ikot Ekpene, like the philosophers would say, in search of knowledge. It was a two-day retreat to chart “the way forward.” But, right then, they were told to go back (in memory), in order to find a direction and momentum for development! Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, the Senate President, while welcoming his colleagues to the…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has reiterated its commitment to empower the women and youths of the Niger Delta Region by partnering with Union Bank of Nigeria plc. This was made known when a delegation from the bank paid a courtesy visit to the Commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt. Speaking, the leader of the delegation Mr. Chidi Ileka said that the agenda of the meeting is to speak on Women and Youth Empowerment, because the bank saw an opportunity in that area. Making a presentation, Chioma Nwokike, Head Alpher Business ( Women Lead Business), said the objective of the…