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The Member Representing Bekwarra/Obudu/Obanliku Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Legor Idagbo is to sponsor a bill to establish the Nigerian Youth Development Fund and at the same time give legislative backing to the Nigerian Youth Investment Fund. The bill, the Nigerian Youth Development And Investment Fund Bill 2020 when passed will provide a framework and the resources needed for development of young people in Nigeria and also promote entrepreneurship for economic development. There is no gain saying that the development of the youth demographic in Nigeria is a very important factor for national development. There is…

An International Non-Governmental Organization, One Love Foundation, has appluaded the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ, in living up to its constitutional role as Watchdog of the society and holding government and Public officers accountable to the people. The Organization made the assertion when its high powered delegation visited the NUJ national secretariat in Abuja and used the opportunity to bestow a special recognition on the leadership of the Union, for its outright condemnation, harrasment and verbal attack on Daily Trust Journalist in Akwa Ibom. The NGO stated that the swift reaction of the NUJ to the Akwa Ibom incident has…

Following the reopening of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu, the first commercial flight, ‘Air Peace No. 5N-BUV’, on Sunday landed at the rehabilitated airport ahead of its official opening. The flight which brought some government officials and members of the National Assembly for the inauguration of the complex touched down the runway at 1:41 p.m. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the passengers include Minister of Labour and Productivity, Sen. Chris Ngige, Former deputy president of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, Director General, Voice of Nigeria, Chief Osita Okechukwu. In the flight was also the member…