Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff COAS, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has said the Nigerian Army will continue to strive to meet the security expectations of all Nigerians by providing a safe and secure environment for socio-economic development of the nation. Yahaya made this statement while declaring open, the Senior Command and Leadership Seminar organised by […]
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Former Governor, Mr Peter Obi of Anambra State has explained why he saved money for the state during his tenure. Obi had, during the twilight of his tenure as governor of Anambra State, announced that he was leaving behind N75 biliion for his successor, Chief Willie Obiano. The explanation by the ex-governor on why he […]
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The Senate has warned that a crisis might be brewing if nothing is done to challenge the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, which recently nullified the provisions of Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act. Senator Thompson Sekibo (Rivers East), in a motion he sponsored, described the judgment as a threat […]
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Nigeria’s Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed the nominations of seven members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). It could be understood that the confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions. The report was laid and presented by […]
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Southwest, Chief Bode George has that he has no personal fridge against the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress APC, Bola Tinubu. George said Tinubu had completely taken over the resources of Lagos State. George said the former governor of Lagos State should allow […]
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Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Central Bank of Nigeria to provide foreign exchange for the importation of Jet A1 fuel. The country’s aviation sector is facing a severe crisis, which almost led to the shutdown of operations. Airline operators increased air tickets by 100 percent to N50,000 […]
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The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), has distributed a total of N695.033 billion to the three tiers of government as federation allocation for the month of February, 2022. This represents an increase from N574.668 billion shared in the month before. According to a communiqué issued at the end of FAAC virtual meeting, the N695.033 billion […]
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Nigeria’s Senate, on Tuesday, passed a bill to establish the National Agricultural Development Fund. However, the passage of the Bill followed the consideration of a motion for re-commital of the National Development Fund (Establishment) Bill, 2022. The motion was sponsored by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (APC, Kebbi North). Senator Abdullahi, in his presentation, recalled […]
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Givernor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, has said he is confident that he will not have any problems with his predecessor, Willie Obiano. He’s comments followed questions on whether his government would follow the same trend as those of other governors, who usually run into trouble with their predecessors on the assumption of office. Appearing […]
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Nigeria’s Presidency has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of being interested only in the destabilisation of the country, in order to sneak its way back to power. Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, in a statement issued on Tuesday, however, advised the opposition party to back off the plot and support for violent agitations, and work […]
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