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Bayelsa community expresses concern over air pollution
Bayelsa community expresses concern over air pollution NAN-ND-1 Pollution By Nathan Nwakamma Tombia (Bayelsa), Dec. 25, 2016 (NAN) The people of Tombia and Gbarantoru in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa have expressed concern over air pollution affecting the area, saying it has potential serious health hazards. The Paramount Ruler of the community, Chief Christian…
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UNFPA distributes 53,000 condoms in Calabar
NAN-D-2 Condoms By Ben Ezugwu Calabar, Dec. 25, 2016 (NAN) The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), says it has so far distributed over 53,000 condoms through its Wise-up Cross River State campaign at Calabar Christmas Village. Mr Olamide Onifade, Head, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, UNFPA, Wise-up Cross River State, disclosed this in a release he…
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NGO seeks support for children with special needs
NGO seeks support for children with special needs NAN-ND-2 Support By Joy Odigie Benin, Dec. 25, 2016 (NAN) A Benin-based NGO, Project Charilove, has appealed to wealthy individuals and organisations in the country to help children with disabilities to enable them to realise their innate potentials. The Founder of the NGO, Mr Chris Omusi, made…
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Women cooperative alleges politicisation of Delta micro credit scheme
Women cooperative alleges politicisation of Delta micro credit scheme NAN-ND-7 Allegation By Utulu Valentine Ogwashi-Uku (Delta), Dec. 18, 2016(NAN) The Echidime Traders Cooperative Society, Ogwashi-Uku, Delta, has accused the Delta State Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (DMSMA) of distributing its micro credit loans to politician’s cronies in the…
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UNFPA distributes 22,224 condoms in Calabar
UNFPA distributes 22,224 condoms in Calabar NAN-ND-4 Condoms Calabar, Dec. 18, 2016 (NAN) The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has distributed 22,224 condoms during its “Wise Up Cross River” campaign at Calabar Christmas village. Mr Olamide Onifade, Head, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, UNFPA, stated this via a statement he issued on…
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Yuletide: Traders decry low sales in Warri
NAN-ND-6 Survey Warri (Delta), Dec. 18, 2016 (NAN) Barely one week to Christmas, traders in Warri, the commercial city of Delta, have decried low patronage, attributing it to increase in the prices of commodities. A survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in some major markets in Warri on Sunday revealed that prices of…
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Calabar carnival has created 15,000 jobs since inception – official
NAN-ND-5 Carnival Calabar, Dec. 18, 2016 (NAN) Mr Gab Onah, Chairman, Cross River Carnival Commission, has said that the annual Calabar Carnival has created over 15,000 jobs since its inception in 2004. Onah, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Sunday, said the employment came from the various bands…
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NIS to commence computer-based promotion examination
NAN-ND-2 Exam Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, Dec. 18, 2016 (NAN) Mr William Oche, Comptroller, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Bayelsa Command, said on Sunday that promotion examination in the service would be computer-based starting from 2017. Oche who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa said that NIS headquarters in…
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Group trains 250,000 uemployed youths in Ondo
NAN-ND-1 Training By Muftau Ogunyemi Akure, Dec. 18, 2016 (NAN) An organisation known as Ondo State Artisans Group (OSAG), said on Sunday that it had commenced a free one-year skill acquisition programme for unemployed youths in Ondo State. Mr Damisi Komolafe, the President of the group, which comprise of 78 artisan associations, stated this in…
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Otuoke residents appeal to Bayelsa Govt. to repair road
NAN-ND-3 Road By Shedrack Frank Otuoke(Bayelsa), Dec. 18, 2016 (NAN) Residents of Otuoke in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa, have appealed to the State Government to repair the Otuoke-Onuebum road which has been in a deplorable condition. The residents made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Otuoke…