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Incumbent chairman of the Bayelsa State Football Association Bar Poubeni Ogun has been re-elected as chairman of the State Football body for the third term. Bar Ogun will pilot the affairs of the State Football Association in the next three years having successfully served the FA in the last six years. Barr Ogun defeated Mr…
University On Friday, former Bayelsa Governor, Senator Seriake Dickson, was granted a provisional license from the National Universities Commission for his Private University‚ Hensard University. Senator Dickson was among 37 proprietors that were granted licenses from the National Universities Commission. Speaking on the development, Senator Dickson said that Hensard University, located in his hometown‚ Toru…
The National Population Commission (NPC) in collaboration with the UNFPA Nigeria launched the 2023 State of the World Population (SWOP) Report at the Frazer Suites, Abuja. The State of the World Population (SWOP) Report is UNFPA’s annual flagship publication since 1978. It usually comes with a theme that spotlights prevailing or emerging population and development…
Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, àn experienced Banker, has taken over as the acting Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor following the decision of President Bola Tinubu to suspend Godwin Emefiele on Friday. He was until his appointment, the Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate, and second in command to Mr. Godwin Emefiele. Shonubi was appointed Deputy Governor of…
The Chairman, National Population Commission, Nasir Isa-Kwarra, will be meeting with President Bola Tinubu this week. President Bola Tinubu and NPC Chairman Nasir Kwarra The meeting, Erevision MediaTV gathered, may not be unconnected with the updates for conducting the 2023 Population and Housing Census, which was earlier scheduled for May 3-7 but was postponed indefinitely….
The National Population Commission (NPC) in Akwa Ibom State held a successful breakfast meeting with media executives on June 6, 2023, to discuss the preparations for the 2023 Population and Housing Census. The meeting was presided over by the Honourable Federal Commissioner, NPC, Akwa Ibom State, Chief Engr. Benedict Ukpong – FNSE, Okete Okete Oro….
The National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN) has pledged its support for the 2023 Population and Housing Census. The Executive Director of the NCSCN, Amb. Blessing Akinlosotu, made the pledge during a meeting with the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, in Abuja. The meeting was attended by the…
The postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census has raised concerns about the implications of the cancellation. The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa Kwarra, disclosed that the Commission had spent N200 billion on preparations for the census before the exercise was cancelled. Kwarra stated that the N800 billion budgeted included…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has written to all its 43 affiliate unions to mobilize for a nationwide industrial action scheduled to begin on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The strike is in response to the recent increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). Some of the affiliates of the NLC include the…
