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CIVIL society group the Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project (Serap) has filed a law suit against Nigeria's information minister Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the federal government over the recent decision to ban the use of Twitter across the country.

LABOUR minister Dr Chris Ngige has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted to engage in dialogue with Igbo leaders to help address the ongoing agitations taking place across the southeast geo-political zone.

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has finally come to terms with the fact that skipper Ahmed Musa may be past his best as he excluded him from a list of 22 home-based players called up for a July 3 friendly against Mexico.

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] 12 specialist hospitals shall be established in Nigeria with two in each geo-political zone. These shall include - Dermatology, optometrics, renal failure, cardialogy, neurology, ear/throat/nose, cancer, Hiv/Aids, orthopedia, rheumatics, tropical diseases and sickle cell anaemia

[2] Pharmaceutical companies will be given 10 year tax holidays if they establish manufacturing facilities in Nigeria

GOVERNORS of the five state that make up the southeast geo-political zone of Nigeria have distanced themselves from the secessionist group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) saying that it does not speak for the Igbo people.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that his administration will not restructure the country despite the ongoing clamour for a return to the federalist arrangement agreed at independence saying all those clamouring for it are naive.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] There will be free primary and secondary education for every Nigerian child

[2] Our federal government will offer one free meal to all primary school pupils

[3] The federal government will pay a N5,000 monthly stipend to all unemployed school leavers under 24

[4] Every state government will be compelled by law to open at least one vocational training centre in each of Nigeria's 774 local government areas

FORMER Super Eagles skipper Mikel Obi has been appointed by Nigeria's federal government as one of the country's youth ambassadors by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development.

NIGERIA'S agriculture ministry has said that it will proceed with the establishment of grazing routes across the country despite the widespread opposition to the practice because many herdsmen cannot afford to operate ranches.

NIGERIAN sprint queen Blessing Okagbare has run the second fastest time ever run by a woman in the 100 metres when she romped home in 10.63 seconds at Nigeria's national Olympics trials in Lagos yesterday.