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Akpanke Decries Attack On Obanliku Community, Tasks FG, Others On Immediate Intervention

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  • December 9, 2023

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The member of the House of Representatives representing Obanliku/Bekwarra/Obudu Federal Constituency, Honorable Peter Akpanke, on Thursday in Abuja decried attacks by Cameroon’s Ambazonian separatists on Belegete Community of Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State, saying it has left him in bitterness, sadness, and disappointment. Honorable Akpanke, who expressed his pain

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Senate Summons 15 Companies Over NGEP Intervention Fund Disbursement

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  • November 25, 2023

By Godwin Otang The Nigerian Senate through its Committee on Gas, has summoned 15 companies operating in Nigeria for an investigative hearing over the Nigeria Gas Expansion Program (NGEP) intervention fund disbursement. Chairman of the Committee who is the Senator representing Cross River Northern Senatorial District, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, mandated the affected companies to appear

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BREAKING: NLC, TUC Suspend Nationwide Strike

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  • November 15, 2023

By Friday Okeregbe, Channels Television The joint National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have suspended the nationwide strike which entered its second day on Wednesday. The decision was reached at a meeting on Wednesday that deliberated on the outcome of an earlier interface with

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Nigerian Minister for Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh (R), and Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah (L) in a conversation during a visit by the former to the latter at the Government House Enugu, recently. (Credit: FMSD)
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FG To Partner Enugu State, Seek Private Sector Collaboration To Boost Sports Contribution To Economy

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  • November 12, 2023

the vision of the Nigerian Government to make sports a profitable venture by making Nigerians see the sector as a business venture and not just for recreation

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Women carry out sanitation at the Ichiwa IDP camp in North Bank, Makurdi, the Benue State Capital while a child watches on. 9/11/2023 (Credit: FMHAPA/Smart Agbor)
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Benue: FG Seeks Urgent Deployment By Partners To Tackle Humanitarian Crisis

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  • November 10, 2023

the federal government in partnership with the state government would intervene to ameliorate the people's suffering but maintained that "we can't do it alone because what we have here is a monumental humanitarian crisis, hence we need all our development partners to put their foot on the ground

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YESSO Seeks Partnership With Presidential Amnesty Program On Vocational Training, Skill Acquisition

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  • October 25, 2023

YESSO 2.0 proposes to build vocational and skills acquisition hubs across the six geopolitical zones, hence the need for collaboration with the Presidential Amnesty Program to reduce the tension in the region caused by youth unemployment.

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FEC Approves Setting Up Humanitarian And Poverty Alleviation Trust Fund
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FG Targets $5Bln Annual Humanitarian And Poverty Alleviation Trust Fund

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  • October 24, 2023

The Federal Government on Monday said it plans to raise Five billion Dollars annually to fund its Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation Trust Fund, following the approval of the Federal Executive Council for its establishment.  The fund is part of wider efforts by the Government, which plans to expand its social register and lift a projected

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