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Over N4 billion has so far been spent by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, for the development of infrastructure in Federal University, Ndufu Alike in Ebonyi State, one of the 12 new Federal Universities established by the immediate past administration of President Goodluck Jonathan administration.

The Bursar of the university, Alhaji Aliyu Kolawole, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on a tour of projects at the main campus of the institution in Ikwo.

Aliyu, who gave a breakdown of the year-by-year funding of projects in the institution by TETFund, said the funds include a N1.5 billion take-off grant allocated to the school in 2011 as well as the presidential high impact intervention in 2013 to the tune of N1.15 billion, among others.

According to him, the massive support from TETFund was used to fund the vast infrastructure that............

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President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Nigeria for New York, on Thursday, for a series of meetings and interactions with notable world leaders within and on the sidelines of the main events of the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, in Abuja.

Buhari, he said, would engage in talks, deliberations and interactions with the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, President Barack Obama of the United States, President Francois Hollande of France, Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, President Vladmir Putin of Russia, President Xi Jinping of China, Prime Minister Narenda Modi of India, among.............

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Journalist turned politician, Kehinde Olaosebikan shared his deep knowledge and experience garnered over time as a former Regional Editor, North, for Vanguard Newspapers, former Chief Press Secretary to the late Governor Lam Adesina of Oyo State and a former local government Chairman with BOLAJI OMOSANYA. Excerpts:
Can you introduce yourself?
I’m Kehinde Olaosebikan. I worked with Sketch Press Limited, Broadcasting Corporation of Niger State and Vanguard Media Limited where I retired as Regional Editor, Northern Operations............

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The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) said on Monday that it was yet to determine the cause of the crash of the Bristow Helicopters S-76 chopper, which went down into the Lagos Lagoon on August 12.

Six persons, including the pilot and the co-pilot, were killed after the helicopter, which was enroute Lagos from Akure, crashed into the Oworonshoki area of..........

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The federal government has moved to provide loans at single-digit interest rates for the financing of electricity projects across the country, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Power, Godknows Igali, has said.

The government wants the Central Bank of Nigeria and the National Pension Commission to provide these.............

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The Nasarawa State Police Command is investigating the mysterious death of three orphaned sisters in a community in Akwanga local government area of the state.

Ismaila Numan, the state’s police spokesperson, said on Friday that although an official report is yet to be brought to the police by the family of the deceased, the command would go ahead to investigate.

“As of yesterday, there was no report on the matter to the police station,” he said. “In fact, as of last night, there were ..........

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Asset Declaration abi political set up ?

With 37 per cent of in Nigerian children stunted and many countries struggling to address to address malnutrition, nutrition professionals and relevant stakeholders in Nigeria are set to chart paths towards tackling the burden and providing food security for the nation.

Speaking at a press conference to herald its 45th Annual General Meeting and.......

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Senate President Bukola Saraki, on Friday, refused to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal sitting over the 13-count charge of false declaration of assets filed against him by the federal government; prompting prosecution counsel, M.S. Hassan to call for his arrest.

Saraki’s counsel, Mahmud Magaji, argued that the senate president decided not...........

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President Buhari would have done a damn good job as a celebrity host of a prime time television reality show, akin to the British television series, the Dragon’s Den, hosted by Evan Davis, in which political office seekers, those Ozumba Mbadiwe famously described as timbers and calibre, face the camera and klieg lights constantly shifting between their faces and their not-so-distant-past, searching out murk, dirt and malfeasances as they pitch their ideas and ........

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Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPNU), operator of MPN/NNPC Joint Venture, says its operations have witnessed 53 per cent decline because of failure of partners to honour cash call obligations.

The Manager, Field Law Services, ExxonMobil, Omojuwa Oteri, disclosed this in Uyo on Wednesday at a stakeholders meeting tagged “2015 Energy Outlook Series.”

He said that the company started experiencing decline in its...........

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The Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, has requested for the files of serving Customs officers found to have been involved in corrupt practices in the past with a view to determining their fate over the next few days.

Ali, who formally resumed duties as the new Customs boss last Thursday, said that President Muhammadu Buhari gave him a three-point mandate to reform.......

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President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday in an interview with France 24 that he does not think the country’s currency, the naira, should be devalued again.

“I don’t think it is healthy for us to have the naira devalued further,” he said.

That’s why we are getting the central bank to make modifications in terms of................

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The Islamic school building that collapsed in Jos on Sunday was originally a bungalow that was converted into a two-storey structure, says the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

“The foundation and all the materials were for a small bungalow, but the building structure was suddenly converted into a two-storey structure, forcing it to.....

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has moved to ease liquidity in the banking industry following Tuesday’s deadline for all lenders to move government funds into a Treasury Single Account (TSA) with the central bank.

Tuesday’s scramble by the banks to meet the deadline......

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Mustapha Umar, a Gastroenterologist at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi State, has said that over 20 million Nigerians are infected with..........

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Good nutrition during pregnancy, and enough of it, is very important for your baby to grow and develop. It is recommended that you consume about 300 or more calories per day than you did before you became pregnant.

Although nausea and vomiting during the first few months of pregnancy can make this difficult, try to eat a well-balanced diet and take prenatal vitamins.

Here are some foods to keep you and your baby healthy:

Choose foods high in fiber that are enriched, such as whole-grain breads, cereals, pasta and rice, as well as fruits and vegetables.

· Make sure you are getting enough vitamins and minerals in your daily diet while pregnant. You should take a....

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The death toll from the school building that collapsed on Sunday night on Islamic pupils in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State has risen to 10.

Two of the victims, who were receiving attention at Plateau Specialist Hospital, died in the early hours of Monday, while three other persons died at a hospital in Bukuru where the children were rushed to after the incident.

A survivor of the incident, Mamunat Mohammad, a 10-year-old student, described the incident as horrific.

“We were in class on Sunday evening reciting the Quran when we heard a loud noise and the.........

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The Civil Liberities Organisation (CLO), Abia State branch, has given a pass mark to the Buhari administration on its performance in the economy, power and security sectors, within its first 100 days in the office.

State chairman, Comrade Pedro Azuogu, pointed out, in Umuahia, the state capital, that although 100 days was grossly inadequate to appreciate the achievements of a new government, it offers opportunity......

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How do we move from a level of fuel poverty to a level of prosperity? How do we destroy the chaos of a menace that makes many Nigerian households spend so much on fuel and energy leaving so little money for other expenses?

Fortunately Nigeria is in a democracy, so we can begin by getting it right legislatively. Nigeria needs energy efficiency policies such as setting carbon emission reduction targets; this will contribute immensely to placing us on the right path but how do we set targets when we don’t have a measure of our ........

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A lawyer, Toluwani Adebiyi, has filed contempt proceedings against the chairman of Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Sam Amadi, on his claim that judges were frustrating reforms in the electricity sector.

Mr Amadi made the claim in an August 7 letter to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta. The NERC boss, who noted that..

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