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Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has appointed 14,000 advisers for various political units in the state. In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri on Tuesday, the governor said the advisers will play a vital role in the administration. In addition to the 14,000 advisers, Governor Wike has also appointed 319 Ward Liaison Officers and 40 Local …

Opposition Labour Party (LP) on Monday disowned a campaign rally timetable being circulated in the media. Mr Arabambi Abayomi, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, said in a statement in Abuja that the timetable was neither authorized by the LP leadership nor its presidential candidate, the Vanguard reports. “Labour Party’s attention has been drawn to a purported OBI -DATTI presidential campaign …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will emerge victorious in the forthcoming general elections, noting that the party will deploy technology to ensure victory at the polls. The governor who convened the PDP South-South Zonal Meeting, held at the Ibom Hall in Uyo, the capital of Akwa-Ibom State, said the waters have been …

• NCC unaware of approval for decision, says spokesman• Commission alerts Nigerians on Blackbyte ransomware The about 10 per cent price adjustment by telecommunications operators on their data services is not sitting well with subscribers in Nigeria. The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers of Nigeria (NATCOMs), which argued there was no justification for the hike, said there should have been more …

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila The leadership of the National Assembly, on Thursday, met with the two ministers in the Finance Ministry and top officials of the ministry preparatory to the presentation of the 2023 Budget proposals by the President, Major general Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The National Assembly leadership was led by …

• About 75% of those who need mental healthcare lack access• Nigeria has only 300 psychiatrists to treat over 200m people• Africa has one psychiatrist for every 500,000 inhabitants, 100 times less than the WHO recommendation• Stigmatisation major challenge to accessing healthcare says Adesokun• Jehovah’s Witness marks global mental health day• WHO rolls out measures to reverse suicide, the mental health …

PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar got his campaign officially underway in Uyo on Monday, October 11, 2022. PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar got his campaign officially underway in Uyo on Monday, October 11, 2022. PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar got his campaign officially underway in Uyo on Monday, October 11, 2022. PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar got his campaign officially …

The UN General Assembly has announced that it would meet on Monday, October 10, 2022, hours after Russia launched a deadly barrage of missile strikes at cities across Ukraine, as Western powers condemned Moscow’s latest attacks and sought to underscore its isolation.The United Nations called the urgent meeting to discuss Russia’s declared annexation of four partly occupied Ukrainian regions, but …

…Develop action plans to mitigate challenges The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has raised concern over the devastating effects of floods and insecurity on their projects across the states. IFAD Country Director, Ms Ekoue Dede, who stated this at the end of 5th mission program of the Value Chain Development Program (VCDP) lamented that the flood has  not only …

Emmanuel Osodeke, president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, says the union is optimistic about an end to its strike soon. He said this on Monday at a meeting with the leadership of the house of representatives. Also present at the meeting was Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives. “Please, let all of us work together to …