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The euphoria that greeted the appointment and subsequent swearing in of Commissioners and Special Advisers by Governor Udom Emmanuel dimmed as some were said to be jolted by the protfolios given to them. While some retained what policy analysts see as juicy ministries owing to the volume of projects and cash flow, others who oversaw juicy ones in the first term of the present administration were assigned what the analysts describe as less juicy ministries while a few who were in charge of less juicy ones are in-charge of juicy ones now. Of the 19 ministries, the analysts see 16…

By Akanimo Sampson Another heartwarming Rael-Science post tends to indicate that researchers have recorded a major world first on the AIDS pandemic. In a major collaborative effort, researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) have for the first time eliminated replication-competent HIV-1 DNA – the virus responsible for AIDS – from the genomes of living animals. Rael-Science says the study which has been reported in the journal Nature Communications, marks a critical step toward the development of a possible cure for human HIV infection. “Our study shows that…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Wednesday, inaugurated a 10-man committee to investigate the role allegedly played by some of its lawmakers in the emergence of the minority leaders of the House of Representatives. The committee, which is to be chaired by former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara, was charged by the leadership of the party to unravel the circumstances that led to the rejection of Kingsley Chinda, the PDP’s choice as Minority Leader, by some lawmakers elected on the platform of the party for Ndudi Elumelu. Inaugurating the committee, Elder Yemi Akinwonmi, PDP National Vice Chairman (South), said what happened at…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have qualified for the semi-final of the African Cup of Nations. The Nigerian Super Eagles beat Bafana Bafana of South Africa 2-1 in a quarter-final match played on Wednesday evening. Nigeria’s goals were scored by Samuel Chukwueze and William Troost-Ekong. Nigeria will now face the winner of Thursday’s match between Algeria and Ivory Coast in the semi-final of the competition. Details la

The Federal Government has expressed concern over the volatility of the Nigerian capital market and vowed to strengthen the market to ensure it contributes to the growth and development of the economy. Speaking in Abuja, Tuesday evening, when members of the Capital Market Master Plan Implementation Council, CAMMIC, visited him, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stated that the capital market plays a central role in the development of the economy through mobilisation of long term savings for investment. He added that the present administration was interested in deepening the capital market which would in turn lead to a deepening of the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, has again stressed its commitment to sustaining its partnership with university Vice Chancellors and other academics in the country, saying their inclusion in the electoral process was vital to the sustenance of democracy in the country. Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, in a statement late Tuesday night in Abuja, said the commission’s Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the commitment at the post- 2019 General Election Review Retreat with Collation and Returning Officers in Lagos. According to the chairman, “the current partnership between INEC and the universities must be sustained…

The Senate is expected to receive the list of ministerial nominees from President Muhammadu Buhari this week. President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan stated this on Wednesday. This is even as the Senate Wednesday gave its ad-hoc committee 24 hours to screen nominees for appointment as non-executive and executive commissioners of Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, as forwarded by President Buhari. Lawan said this while responding to a point of Order raised by Senator Albert Bassey Akpan, PDP, Akwa Ibom North East who expressed worries over the delay in the presentation of the list by the Executive to the legislative…

By Okon Willie Nna-Etuk Knowledge exists in forms and at levels. What is knowledge to one person may be a mystery to another person. Also what is knowledge today may have been a mystery yesterday and some of the mysteries today may become knowledge tomorrow. Sometimes knowledge comes as ideas and intuition initially, then through careful observation and analysis of occurrences, studies are made and recorded and conclusions and inferences drawn. To me, knowledge exists in forms and at levels. For example, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, Economics, Law, History and many others are forms of knowledge. While these forms of…

A social media critic and commentator says he is scared of Nigeria being turned to blood-soaked and war-torn country. This may not be unconnected with Federal Government’s suspension of plan to establish Ruga settlement in various parts of the country coupled with threat by Coalition of Northern groups ordering the government to resume the plan or be ready to face the consequence. Femi Fani-Fayode, a one-time Minister of Aviation writing in his Twitter handle on Wednesday, stated, “I cannot bear the thought of Nigeria being turned into blood-soaked, war-time and war-torn Syria, Libya, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Yugoslavia or Lebanon in…

By Akanimo Sampson Ethiopia will send 50,000 people to work in the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced Monday, as the Gulf country looks to expand its influence in the Horn of Africa. “Ethiopia is planning short-term measures to reduce unemployment in Ethiopia and to cope with the increasing job demands of our people,” Abiy told parliament in the capital Addis Ababa. “One of these short-term programmes is sending our skilled labour to foreign countries,” said Abiy, who has sought to open his country to foreign investment since assuming office last year. Samih Toukan, Samih Abdel Rahman…