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President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted Lady Maiden Ibru, Chairman, Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of Guardian Newspapers, as she turns 70. In a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Wednesday, the president congratulated Ibru for a life of giving and coaching, which he said had attracted recognitions and awards at home and abroad. Buhari extolled Ibru for providing ”strong leadership for the newspaper and other companies, and still creating time for the Trinity Foundation, founded by her late husband, Dr Alex Ibru”. According to him, Mrs Ibru’s outstanding contributions to…

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday signed Executive Order 009 entitled, The Open Defecation-Free Nigeria by 2025 and Other Related Matters Order, 2019. The Order declares as follows: 1.      That by this Order, Nigeria is committed to being open defecation free by 2025. 2.      That the National Open Defecation Free (ODF) Roadmap developed by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources with support from other key sector players across Nigeria be put into effect. 3.      a.      There is established in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources a National Secretariat called “Clean Nigeria Campaign Secretariat”. b.      The Secretariat is authorized on behalf of the…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reiterated its commitment to continue to give support to the Niger government in the five focal sectors of its intervention in the state. Dr Zakari Adam, Chief Field Office, UNICEF Kaduna, in charge of Niger, Kwara, Nasarawa and Kaduna states, said this during the 2019 End of Year Review and Planning Meeting in Minna on Tuesday. He said that UNICEF had achieved great success in the area of its intervention such as health, education, water, sanitation, nutrition, urging the state government to be more committed to attain better results. “UNICEF will continue to…

By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The enrollment of staff of Federal Universities and Colleges of Education in Nigeria into the Integrated Personnel and Payroll System (IPPIS) will commence on 25th November 2019 and end on 7th December 2019. This was contained in a statement by Deputy Director of the Press Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Henshaw Ogubike in Abuja on Wednesday. According to the statement, “All staff of Federal Universities and Colleges of Education in Nigeria are by this notice called upon to present themselves for enrollment into the Integrated Personnel and Payroll System (IPPIS)”. The required…

By Harry Hawurumibe Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha CON, has reiterated that the state is in a hurry to develop, even as he insists, his administration, will break all barriers that may impede delivering dividends of democracy to the citizenry. Speaking at the swearing-in of Head of Service, Dr. Chibuzor Iwuagwu, Wednesday, at Sam Mbakwe Expanded Executive Council Chambers, Government House, he said his administration will not condone any attempt to undermine its efforts towards rebuilding the state, which has suffered serious infrastructural decay and maladminstration in the past eight years. This much was disclosed today by Chubuike Onyeukwu, Chief…

The Lagos State Government has noted the discomfort commuters and motorists have been experiencing since the beginning of the massive road repairs under ‘Operation 116’ across the State. There is no deliberate action to cause Lagosians any pain; the present situation is temporary. The contractors are speeding up their jobs and they are being encouraged to work at night where possible, even as motorists are being advised to use alternative routes. The administration sympathizes with residents on the inconvenience suffered daily but in fulfillment of its commitment to making the roads motorable immediately the rains subside, resources and equipment have…

By Amosu Adeboye Former Super Eagles forward Odion Ighalo has showered encomium on Victor Osimhen following his superlative showing in Sunday’s 4-2 away win against the Crocodiles of Lesotho. Osimhen scored twice and recorded two assists as the Super Eagles rallied back to win the game after conceding early. The Lille of France forward has now scored four goals in his last four appearances for the three-time African champions. “I always told him that he has everything it takes to lead this attack, but it all depends on him,” Ighalo told ESPN after the game against Lesotho. “I told him…

By Amosu Adeboye, LAGOS Golden Eaglets midfielder Ibrahim Said has been shortlisted for the goal of the tournament award at the just concluded 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil Said’s second goal in the Golden Eaglets’ 3-2 win against Ecuador in their second Group B game is among the 10 goals shortlisted by FIFA. The Dabo Babes Academy star scored Nigeria’s second goal with a superb curling effort from the edge of the area. Other players nominated are; Brazil’s Gabriel Veron who won the most valuable player prize of the competition, Golden Boot winner Sontje Hansen from the Netherlands,…

This has been an interesting month in Nigeria sports. The Nigeria Professional Football League, at last, got a new broadcast partner after two years of winking in the dark following the withdrawal of Supersport, the Super Eagles started strong in the 2021 AFCON qualifiers, bearing in mind that they only returned to the competition in 2019 after successive absence in the 2015 and 2017 editions, and D’Tigress are pushing good on their Olympic qualification campaign. Bad news was that the Golden Eaglets, playing with more grit than tactics, got punished and bundled out so early in the 2019 FIFA U17…

By Harry Awurumibe, State House, Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has said that the security situation in Nigeria has improved significantly as the rate of banditry and other associated crimes have been reduced. This disclosure was made Tuesday by the IGP while briefing State House Correspondents after emerging from a security meeting at the State House, Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, “We just concluded Security Briefing now. And during the briefing, we looked at the security situation in the country and we have realized that the security situation in the country is stable. “Banditry has been reduced…