NIGERIA’S CRUDE REALITY

BY CHRIS GYANG We knew crude oil before we knew ourselves as citizens of one country. That is the tragedy of Nigeria. The curse of the Black Gold hangs heavy on our necks. Had crude oil been discovered in Nigeria some decades after independence, surely, our rallying points would have turned out to be very…

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Kogi Guber: Okun Students’ Association Endorses Melaye

By Thompson Yamput The National Association of Okun Students (NAOS), on behalf of thousands of Okun Students, on Tuesday endorsed the candidature of Dino Melaye of the People’s Democratic Party PDP for the Nov. 11 governorship election in Kogi. Addressing newsmen at the Lokoja Press Centre, Ajibade David, National President of the association, described Melaye…

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BPP Trains 400 Officers On Standard Procurement Procedures

By Folasade Adeniran The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has organised a capacity development training for procurement officers from various ministries and agencies of the Federal Government. Its Director-General, Mamman Ahmadu, while flagging off a three – week Continuous Procurement Capacity Development Training Programme (CPCDTP) in Lagos, said the training was to deepen the capacity…

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Gambari Urges FG For More Investments In Universities

By Thompson Yamput Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, former Chief of Staff to ex- President Muhammadu Buhari, has urged the Federal Government for more investment in the nation’s universities, to attain technical innovations and development. The former chief of staff gave the charge during a public lecture at the Federal University Lokoja (FUL). The lecture was titled:…

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FUL To Graduate 2,511 At 6th, 7th Convocation

By Thompson Yamput A total of 2,511 graduands of Federal University Lokoja (FUL) will on Saturday be conferred with various degrees at its 6th and 7th combined convocation ceremony. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, announced this during a pre-convocation news conference in Lokoja on Monday. Akinwumi said: “In this year’s combined…

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