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Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to establish blood collection centres in all  the 774 local government areas of the country including the FCT, to ensure availability of blood during medical emergencies and transfusions. Head, Media and Publicity, National Blood Service Agency (NBSA), Abdullahi Haruna, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. The…

Botswana has declared  half-day public holiday to celebrate its first-ever Olympic gold medal, following athlete Letsile Tebogo’s victory. The gold medal was won at the men’s 200m sprint final at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics.  Botswanan President, Mokgweetsi Masis announced to the nation that he has found it a fitting tribute to Tebogo, “Botswana’s Sensation,”…

African Group at the World Trade Organizations(WTO) has presented a proposal at the General Council ,seeking re-election of Ngozi Olomjo-Iwuala as the Director General of the organization. The Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment,Adebayo Thomas said this in a statement in Abuja. According to him, the proposal is for members…

By James Nweze I read with disbelief and vicarious shame a piece entitled “Unpacking Gburugburu’s Comeback Bid” written by one Dr Ezugwu said to be a criminologist and university lecturer at the University of Surrey, Guildford, England. This is because it is unseemly of a Ph.D holder and a lecturer in UK to exhibit such…

Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ ) Enugu State Council , Comrade Sam Udekwe has commended Enugu State Government led by His Excellency, Dr Peter Mbah, for the good governance in the state, calling on the Government and private sectors to partner the press in discharging it’s duties . Comrade Udekwe in the…

Anambra State Government has apprehended one Ike Okoye in Isuofia for allegedly molesting and engaging in same-s¥x activities with young boys in Isuofia, Aguata local government area of the state. The arrest was carried out through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare in conjunction with the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra, OCHA, Brigade. This…

Estate Surveyors and  Valuers in the country have stressed the need for land owners to obtain titles for their lands, saying that doing so, will give value to the lands and build confidence. They also urged Governors  to remove bottlenecks that hinder easy processing of land titles so that land owners could get their lands titled….

A man yet-to-be identified , suspected to be a vandal has been found dead within the space of a distribution transformer belonging to the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) around Missionary Avenue, Coal Camp axis of Enugu. The Head of Corporate Communications, EEDC Emeka Ezeh, said in a statement on Friday in Enugu that the…

Enugu state Government, has commenced  capacity building for Sustainable Development Goals'( SDGs’) Coordinating teachers in secondary scholls in the state to serve as coordinators and advocates to student members of the newly established SDGs’ clubs in the secondary schools in the state. Speaking during the flag -off of the program  for Enugu East senatorial zone…

Enugu State Governor , Dr. Peter Mbah, has been conferred with a National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, Award by the Office of the Vice President for his outstanding contributions to the MSME sub-sector in his state. Presenting the award on behalf of the Vice President during this year’s National MSME Awards held at…