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  The stage is set for the Imo state government launch of the Shared Prosperity Government Education Support Scheme to both primary school pupils and secondary school students in the state. This scheme is the brainchild of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Students Affairs, Hon. Oparaji Franklyn who overtime has shown capacity and dedication to duty especially in reaching out to Imo students and of course the first of its kind from the bureau of Student’s Affairs. This time around Hon. Oparaji has decided to top the chart by the launch of the education support scheme wherein young pupils and students will receive free exercise books, school bags and other educational materials from the government. Indeed the shared prosperity is getting to our pupils and students. Truth be told that Gov. Hope Uzodimma has continued to promote the cause of education in the state through some of his policies and just of recent the ban on all forms of levies and dues in our schools and now t

  ...as vendors, distributors laud Speaker's leadership display over incident The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Sunday met with members of the Abuja Newspapers Distributors Association (ANDA) and the Newspapers Vendors Association, Abuja (NVAA) to condole with them over the death of their colleague, Ifeanyi Okereke. Gbajabiamila, who visited the Abuja newspapers distribution centre at Area 1 in Abuja, said Ifeanyi, who died from a bullet fired by one of the security aides attached to the Speaker's convoy, would get justice. He said “the arc of the moral universe is long but it always bends towards justice” The Speaker, full of grief over the incident, said the House would upon its resumption of plenary on Tuesday honour the late Ifeanyi and invited the leaders of the two associations to be part of the event to be held on the floor of the House. "Let me address you not as the Speaker but as Femi Gbajabiamila a citizen of the Federal Rep

  Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi; Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Transportation, Magdalene Ajani; Managing Director Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman and other senior Government officials today inspected the ongoing construction of the Lekki Deep Sea Port, at Ibeju Lekki, Lagos State.More photos below.

  A STATE-WIDE BROADCAST BY GOVERNOR NYESOM WIKE, CON, GSSRS, POS 22nd NOVEMBER 2020. My Dear Good People of Rivers State. 2. As you know our promise to construct and five flyovers to ease the perennial traffic challenges and accelerate socio-economic development of the State is well on course. 3. We delivered and commissioned the first of the initial five flyovers, (the Rebisi flyover) to the glory of God and the good of our State, while construction work on the rest has reached advanced levels of completion. 4. Indeed, the Okoro-nu-do flyover is next on the line to be delivered and commissioned, latest, in the first quarter of 2021. 5. Two days ago, the State Executive Council approved the award of the contract for the constructing of the sixth flyover along the Oro-Abali (Kaduna street) intersection of Aba road to Julius Berger Nigeria Limited. 6. We wish to thank the people of Rivers State for your cooperation and understanding for the challenging traffic situation you have endur

  The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has restated the commitment of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) towards ensuring the safety and security all law-abiding citizens. The CAS gave this assurance yesterday, 20 November 2020, at NAF Base Yola, while commissioning 10 refurbished trucks which were auctioned to the NAF by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Speaking further during the ceremony, the CAS, who was represented by the Chief of Logistics, Headquarters NAF, Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Yakubu, stated that the vehicles would go a long way in complementing NAF's logistics vehicle holding thereby boosting the operational efficiency of the Service. He noted that the vehicles would further facilitate the distribution of logistics supplies to Units and operational areas in support of NAF's counter insurgency operations and other internal security efforts. He remarked that the gesture of the NCS in auctioning the vehicles to the NAF, perfectly fits into effo