The major opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the abduction of Dapchi schoolgirls as a scam and a stage play for political purposes. Kola Ologbondiyan, spokesman of the PDP, made the comment on Wednesday in reaction to the return of 101 schoolgirls that were abducted in Dapchi, Yobe state. The […]
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The federal government of Nigeria says 91 of the 110 schoolgirls, abducted from Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state, returned Wednesday morning. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, in a statement said the release of the girls was “unconditional”. “For the release to work, the government had a clear understanding that violence […]
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The Federal Government on Tuesday, re-arraigned Bright Chimezie, Chidiebere Onwudiwe, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi, members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on an amended three-count charge. Their re-arraignment was sequel to the severance of their trial from that of Nnamdi Kanu, whose whereabout has been unknown since Sept. 2017. When the matter was […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday declared that his administration has fulfilled the promise it made in May 2015 as regards developing road infrastructure. The president, however, stated that the government would continue to work on the country’s road network and stressed that his administration had raised the country’s budgetary commitment for capital projects from 15 […]
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The Federal Government is set to enforce regulations against abuses on federal roads says the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN). Fashola said this in Abuja when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) flagship interview programme, NAN Forum. He said that Federal Government was working towards the re-introduction […]
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The federal government says it will source for N8 billion within five weeks to pay the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said this at a resolution reached at a conciliation meeting with the Non-Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities in […]
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Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, wants names of Nigerians owning properties abroad to be made public rather than being disclosed only to the federal government. Dubai, the commercial city in UAE, the UK and the US are among the favourite destinations for corrupt Nigerian government officials to invest heavily in real estate. In August […]
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Following mishaps involving the Dana Air in recent times, the federal government has ordered a full audit of the operations of the Airline in the country. Recall that on February 8, one of the emergency doors of an aircraft belonging to Dana fell off at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Then, two weeks after, […]
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The federal government of Nigeria, on Tuesday released the names and details of the missing 110 girls following the attack on Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state, on February 19. Lai Mohammed, minister of information, who disclosed this in a statement, said Babagana Monguno, national security adviser, has convened a committee to be chaired […]
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The Federal Government has confirmed that 110 students of the Government Science and Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State, are so far unaccounted for, after insurgents believed to be from a faction of Boko Haram invaded their school on Monday (19 Feb. 2018). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the figure […]
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