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The Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), an NGO, says it is changing negative narrative about youth’s politics by emphasising on positive and democratic values that would improve their inclusion in political processes. Adebowale Olorunmola, Country Representative, Nigeria for Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), stated this at the official launch ofContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Vietnamese Police have arrested eight suspected traffickers as part of a crackdown on human trafficking launched following deaths of 39 migrants, whose bodies were found in a parked lorry in southern England in October. The latest arrests in Vietnam were announced in the state media on Monday, bringing theContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) The Academy (Oscar) has disqualified Nigeria’s “Lionheart” directed by Genevieve Nnaji from the Oscar race in the Best International Feature Film category, dropping the number of films competing for the award to 92 from what had been a record 93 entries. The film, Nigeria’s first-ever submission in the BestContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Ahead of the  governorship election in Kogi state, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Musa Wada, has said he will probe the administration of Governor Yahaya Bello if he’s elected governor. Wada, who made this disclosure on Sunday, the governorship candidate of theContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday laid the foundation of the Children with Special Needs School, Igbor, near Makurdi in Benue. The school, the first of its kind, is being built by the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Igbor is situated onContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) on Thursday organised a capacity building on film classification for 200 youths in Maiduguri and provided them with start-up grant and packs. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NFVCB organised the programme in collaboration with the State’s Ministry of WomenContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Dr Mohammed Mamoud, the Minister of Environment says the menace of municipal solid waste is one of the gravest environmental challenges facing the country. Mamoud made this known during official the commissioning and handover of the Community Based Waste Management Project in Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. TheContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Nigeria’s participation at the 39th Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX), held in Dubai showed the seriousness of the country to showcase its indigenous technology. The 2019 GITEX, attracted over 200,000 trade visitors, investors, technology experts, multi-national companies and other interests groups from over 145 countries. The 2019 GITEX TechnologyContinue Reading

(flowerbudnews)   The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers has urged House Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) to avert looming danger by stopping the sale of liquified petroleum gas otherwise known as cooking gas in filling stations in the country. The president of the association, Mr Nosa Ogieva-Okunbor, made the callContinue Reading