The Daily IIJ

Officials of the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) in collaboration with two commercial banks have left over N7.2 billion idle in various accounts with no interest paid by the banks at the expense of the army of poor Nigerians.

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The federal government will take delivery of four new planes to replace those above 20 years of age. The HS125-800B aircraft, which is 20 years old, will be replaced by new Hawker 4000XP while the two Falcons 900B, with ages between 20 and 22 are to be replaced by two Falcons 7X aircrafts. Gulfsream IV [...]

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Dr Hakim Elahi, an academic and university administrator, is the Vice President (International Affairs) of Al-Mustapha International University, Qom, Islamic Republic of Iran. He established two universities in Ghana and Mali, where he stayed for over 12 years. In this interview, the Iranian academic spoke about his 12 years experience in Africa, his desire to [...]

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Hajiya Zara Goni, an indigene of Borno State has over eight year’s experience in Nigeria and abroad in strategic and operational planning; human resource planning, development and poverty alleviation. She is also a specialist in program and project development and management in the areas of conflict resolution and civil society strengthening; grants management, budgetary planning, [...]

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Ambassador Shehu Malami, a diplomat, businessman and Sokoto prince, was the Sarkin Sudan of Wurno and Nigeria’s first high commissioner to post-apartheid South Africa. In this interview, the influential Sokoto prince explained how he fell out with the late head of state General Sani Abacha over the late General’s succession bid; his relationship with former [...]

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Khosrow Rezazadeh is the outgoing ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Nigeria. In this interview, the envoy spoke about his experiences in Nigeria in the last four years, the controversial Iranian nuclear programme, his relationship with other Middle East envoys in Nigeria, some of the most interesting things he found about Nigeria and [...]

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Major General Muhammadu Magoro (rtd), Galadiman Zuru, was Minister of Transports and Internal Affairs during the regimes of Generals Olusegun Obasanjo and Muhammadu Buhari respectively. Magoro served in the Nigerian Army for 23 years and retired 25 years ago. In this interview, the retired General gave an insight into why Zuru men prefer the army [...]

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It is an evidently clear indication that all is indeed not well with Dr. Amos Adamu, President of the West African Football Union (WAFU), a suspended member of FIFA executive committee and godfather of Nigerian soccer.

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The Director General of Goodluck/Sambo Campaign Organization, Ambassador Dalhatu Sarki Tafida, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign for the 2011 election is built on persuading Nigerians and not on a desperate measure of distributing money.

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School pupils from various Primary Schools on Monday 25th October 2010 matched through the streets of Kabala, Northern Sierra Leone, unto the Community Centre where they were joined by parents, guardians, school and traditional authorities commemorate the Girls Education Week which started on 20th to 26th October 2010.

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