Tag: development
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Dangote Refinery partners Content Board on Oil Sector Research, Development
Dangote Oil Refinery has thrown its weight behind the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to promote the critical issue of Research and Development (R&D) in the oil and gas sector of the country. To display its readiness for this promotion, Dangote Petroleum Refinery was a Platinum sponsor of the 2nd Edition of Edition…
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New book on democracy and development in Nigeria set to hit shelves Dec. 8
The Special Adviser to the Kaduna State Governor on Research and Documentation, Dr Omano Edigheji, is set to unveil his fourth academic book; Nigeria: Democracy without Development. How to fix it on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at an event hosted by His Excellency, Mallam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai; Executive Governor of Kaduna State, under the distinguished…
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Man Utd behind in development, Solskjaer admits
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the club are “further behind” in their development than he hoped for at this stage of the season. United, who host Newcastle on Boxing Day, sit eighth in the Premier League and seven points off a spot in the Champions League places. Solskjaer has been in charge for…
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Reps seek policy for fishery development
By Gabriel Okoro, Abuja The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to include the science of Aquaculture in the practice of Agriculture to govern the fisheries and aquaculture sector. The House resolved that the call is to majorly formulate plans, strategies, policies and programmes for fisheries development, to guide fisheries economic…
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Lack of respect for intellectuals bane of Nigeria’s development – Utomi
By Michael Ukonu A professor of Political economy, Pat Utomi has said that failure to respect the ideas of intellectuals is the reason why Nigeria continues to experience leadership crisis and poor development He made this known at the 11th Jacksonite Annual Lecture, organized by the Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, July…
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2019: Education As A Tool For Development In Nigeria, By Temisan Amoye
By Temisan Amoye The season is upon us again. A while ago, while watching Channels TV news, I saw the timetable for 2019 election campaign that; Presidential campaign starts November 18, 2018 to February 14, 2019. Lol brethren, do not be fooled, campaign mode is in full swing. From the leaked El Rufai memo…
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Nigerians need to sacrifice more to attain national growth, development – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on all citizens of the country, particularly the elites, to be prepared to make sacrifices as a foundation for national growth and development. Speaking at a meeting Sunday in Daura with Katsina Senior Citizens, President Buhari said that in the life of a country, there are occasions when citizens must…
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Education reforms key To Africa’s development – Saraki
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has urged African leaders to shift emphasis from the current theoretical system of impacting knowledge in her education system to practical skills-based approach in order to radically turn around the fortunes of the continent. Saraki made the call while delivering a keynote address at the 2018 Georgetown…
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We’ll not condone activities inimical to sports development In Nigeria – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara has said the National Assembly will not tolerate any activity that will have adverse effect on the development of sports in Nigeria. He also called for more focus on harnessing the business potentials of sports in Nigeria to boost the economy and develop the sector to…