Maureen Ikpeama

Federal Ministry of art, culture, tourism and the creative economy postpones NAFEST 2025

Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy has announced the postponement of the 2025 National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST), previously scheduled to begin on Saturday, November 21, 2025, in Enugu State. The decision follows a thorough assessment of the current national atmosphere and the recent security incidents that have caused…

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Katsina Govt shuts down all public schools over insecurity threats

Katsina State Government on Friday shutdown all public schools across the state following  fresh security threats in  parts of Northern states. Commissioner of Education in the State, Yusuf Sulaiman Jibia, confirmed that.  The Katsina State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education also announced the immediate closure of all government schools. The ministry called on parents,…

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Niger govt condemns Catholic school abduction, says attack  occurred despite intelligence warning

Niger State Government has condemned the abduction of students from St. Mary Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of the state, saying the attack occurred despite prior intelligence warnings. The incident, which happened in the early hours of Friday, involved armed men storming the school and abducting an unconfirmed…

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FG assures support to export trading group’s 6,000 job agribusiness investments

Federal Government of Nigeria has assured Africa’s agribusiness giant, Export Trading Group (ETG) of full commitment to securing and supporting its ventures , across the country. Vice President Kashim Shettima gave the assurance on Thursday , when he  received  the delegation from ETG led by its Global Chief Operating Officer,Niren Murugan, at the State House,…

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FG flags-off ‘Light Up Nigeria Project’ in South-East just as Soludo calls for removal of gas from Exclusive list to Concurrent list .

Vice President of Nigeria and Chairman, Board of Directors, Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Senator Kashim Shettima, Governors of the South East states, Captains of Industries Government officials from the zone and other stakeholders in the power sector, Monday gathered in Enugu for the flag- off of the Light -Up Nigeria program aimed at providing…

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Shettima lauds Gov Mbah’s commitment to educational development ..Promises to commission Enugu Smart Schools, other projects

Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, has commended the Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah on his commitment to educational development in the state. Pix- VP Shettima He gave the commendation at the South East Business Roundtable and flag-off of the Light Up Nigeria Programme organised by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company…

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Port Harcourt refinery commences  truck-out of petroleum products

Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited, PHRC, Tuesday,  began the first truck-out of petroleum products in view of the re-streaming of the rehabilitated facility. The re-streaming and truck loading signaled the commencement of crude oil processing from the plant and delivery of petroleum products to the market. The old refinery is currently operating at 70 per…

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