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The Federal Government, Wednesday, approved N5.7 billion for the completion of Nkari dam in Ini local government area of Akwa Ibom State. The Nkari Dam site is located approximately at latitude 5o20’N and Longitude 70 40’E. It is situated in Nkari Town in Ini local government area of Akwa Ibom State, SE Nigeria. The dam area covers about 37,000m2 and the Irrigation area is about 200,000m2. The Minister of Water Resources, Suleman Adamu, stated this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chambers,…

Inflation rate in Nigeria has increased from 11.25 percent in March 2019 to 11.37 percent in April 2019, representing 0.12 percent rise, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. In its report released on Wednesday, the NBS office said on a month-on-month basis, the headline index increased by 0.94 percent in April 2019, which is 0.15 percent higher than the rate recorded in March 2019, 0.79 percent. The percentage change in the average composite CPI for the 12 months period ending April 2019 over the average of the CPI for the previous 12 months was 11.31 percent, showing 0.09…

Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr has released his provisional squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The 25-man squad released on Tuesday is to prepare Super Eagles for the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations finals in Egypt this summer. Nigeria is placed in Group B, alongside Madagascar, Burundi and Guinea. 25 Super Eagles For AFCON 2019 Camp Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Anorthosis Famagusta, Cyprus); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Katsina United); Daniel Akpeyi (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa) Defenders: Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor FC, Turkey); Chidozie Awaziem (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey); William Ekong (Udinese FC, Italy); Leon Balogun (Brighton & Hove…

By Lora Jones #1 – Be Aware of Where Abuse Happens It seems abuse would likely occur beneath the cover of night in some secluded back alley, but that is not where most cases actually happen. Surprisingly, 75 percent of child 3exual abuse happens in the offender’s home or in the child’s own home. Most abuse of this type happens during after-school hours and is most prevalent in the summertime. As a parent, it is important to understand when and where most instances of 3exual abuse occur so you can be extra vigilant. You should think carefully before leaving a…

An escalating trade war between United States of America and China is likely to create ripple effects on consumer products. Until now, President Donald Trump’s tariffs on a total of $250 billion in Chinese imports have largely hit intermediate and capital goods- items typically bought by businesses, not shoppers. That will change if Mr. Trump follows through with his threat to tax nearly every product China sends to the United States, or roughly $300 billion worth of goods. The United States trade representative on Monday detailed a list of what would face a tax of as much as 25 percent,…

By: Asu Beks The Nigerian Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi is being entangled in the web of financial malfeasance for supposedly collecting $604,598.95 from Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, without supporting documents. A report from the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation took serious exceptions to various expenditure incurred by Hadiza Bala Usman. Managing Director of NPA, for Amaechi without evidence. Obtained by Shipping World, the audit query decried what it described as ‘curious expenses’ and ordered Usman to refund the said sum into government treasury. The report covers Audit queries cutting across all units and departments of the agency…

By Asu Beks The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, has been ordered to refund a whopping #5.18 billion to the Federal Government’s coffers over what is seen as “being the value of inflated amounts under her watch.” A report by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation came on hard on the NPA’s Managing Director on gross “betrayal of public trust” as demonstrated by her flagrant abuse for due process in the way and manner she runs the agency. Usman was appointed as the first female Managing Director on July 14, 2016 but she…

A security flaw in WhatsApp, one of the most popular messaging apps in the world, allowed sophisticated attackers to install spyware on phones, the company said Tuesday, in the latest trouble for its parent- Facebook. The vulnerability — first reported the Financial Times and fixed in the latest WhatsApp update — allowed hackers to insert malicious software on phones by calling the target using the app, which is used by 1.5 billion people around the world. The FT cited a spyware dealer as saying the tool was developed by a shadowy Israel-based firm called the NSO Group, which has been…

Owing to long battle with mental problem, a first class final-year English and Literary studies student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has taken his life. Chukwuemeka Akachi, who was a 400-level student of the university died on Monday. Mr Ebere Amaraizu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Enugu state, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Tuesday, describing it as “pathetic and unfortunate.” Amaraizu said: “The suicide of a UNN 400 level student of the Department of English and Literary Studies on Monday is pathetic and unfortunate. “Police will investigate circumstances surrounding the suicide.” An eyewitness account…

A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Monday, affirmed the sack of member representing Etim Ekpo/Ika State Constituency in the Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly. Gabriel Toby defected from Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to All Progressives Congress, APC in August last year. The Court had, in November last year, sacked Idongesit Ituen, a member who represented Itu State Constituency, in Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly, and declared the seat vacant. Ituen equally defected from the PDP to APC with Senator Godswill Akpabio. The court presided over by Justice Fatun Riman ruled that Toby lost his seat, having defected from…