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FG to set up centres for missing persons
The Federal Government has disclosed plans to establish centres for missing persons in three states of the country, Daily Trust reports. The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social…
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Meet the speakers for TEDxYaba: Maryam Uwais (MFR) Special Advisor to FG, Social Investment
TEDxYaba 2017 is dedicated to curating ideas that reflect the innovations and the innovative spirit that has made Yaba an example to other cities in the country. Maryam Uwais is…
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Osinbajo meets some parents of the abducted #ChibokGirls (PHOTOS)
by Dolapo Adelana Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo Wednesday evening met with a group of parents of some of the abducted Chibok Girls at the State House. At the meeting,…
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Reps question non-implementation of N500billion social welfare budget
The House of Representatives on Tuesday raised questions regarding N500bn budgeted by the Federal Government in the 2016 budget for job creation and provision of other social services to vulnerable people.…
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YNaija Editorial: How the government’s Social Protection Scheme can be effective
During the 2015 presidential elections campaign, the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) on its way to winning the election made a promise to 25 million vulnerable Nigerians a monthly stipend of…
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#BringBackOurGirls to write Chadian President over Chibok girls
by Kolapo Olapoju After staging a protest to the Chadian Embassy on the 3rd of December, 2014, the Abuja chapter of the BringBackOurGirls advocacy group has said it plans to…
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#BringBackOurGirls: 150 days and still counting…
by Mayowa Aboah It has been 150 days since over 200 girls from Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Chibok, were kidnapped, and they are yet to be rescued. A statement, issued…
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Maryam Uwais: For our girls, we march on
by Maryam Uwais So I have committed to the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, and we, as a coalition, have tried to engage our elected and appointed leaders who swore on the…
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YNaija Ombudsman: Why we align ourselves with the #ChildNotBride campaign
by Editorial Board After the initial burst of emotions and passion following the Senate’s constitutional amendments last week, a counter-movement has emerged over the weekend – and, according to its…
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Maryam Uwais takes on Sani Yerima: The Senator and constitutional review
by Maryam Uwais It is interesting that Senator Yerima would rather link the weighty and dispassionate subject of citizenship with his understanding of gender vis a vis his perception of…
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