Also, members of the legislature have been told to be bold and insist on good governance as their constitutional rights, so that in the long run society will be better for it and posterity will judge them faithfully.
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Most people, who spoke on the expectations for broadband, during an opinion poll conducted by Daily Independent, were confident that broadband penetration would leapfrog Nigeria into the digital superhighway, and called on technology service providers to fast-track the deployment of last-mile solutions, which they said, would boost broadband revolution in 2010.
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The legislative arm of government -- the major victim of military regimes -- constantly had to start learning the rope each time civil rule is restored.
The committee staff in the legislature at all levels; legislative aides and other support staff, most times found themselves as beginners as a result of suspension of civil rule.
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Governor Timipre Sylva said this on Monday at the Government House, Yenagoa, while receiving the report of a government staff audit, which will reportedly save his administration about N3.5bn.
The audit showed that the state government had 3,867 ghost workers on its payroll.
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Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting on feasibility study on SAT-3 held in Abuja on Thursday, Angaye said that deployment of SAT-3 would enhance interfaces, network security issues, e-Government and e-payment.
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