Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dangote Group and other stakeholders for the reconstruction of Apapa wharf road in Lagos. By the signing of the N4.34 billion MoU, the site has been handed over to Dangote and other stakeholders to commence reconstruction of the road. Speaking […]
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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday granted the Federal Government’s application to shield witnesses in the ongoing trial of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd). Dasuki is being prosecuted on a seven-count charge bordering on theft of Federal Government’s sophisticated weapons, illegal possession of firearms and money laundering. Ruling on the […]
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Reacting to the acquittal of Senator Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, says the federal government made so much noise and gave the impression that Saraki would be sent to jail. Describing Saraki’s discharge at the tribunal as a “victory over tyranny”, Fayose said back in 2016, he […]
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A former British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, says the destructive activities of Boko Haram contributed to the estimated 11 million out-of-school children in Nigeria, particularly in the north-east. The Boko Haram insurgency has caused about 100,000 deaths since 2009 and displaced millions, particularly in the north-east states of Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe. Mr. Brown, the […]
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About N3. 7 billion has been released for the feeding of 1, 287, 270 pupils in nine states and over 14,500 cooks hired under the HomeGrown School Feeding Programme , a Social Investment Programme of the Buhari presidency. The benefiting states are Anambra, Enugu, Oyo, Osun, Ogun, Ebonyi, Zamfara, Delta and Abia. So far, Anambra has received […]
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The Nigerian government has announced that the N-Power portal will be reopened for registration on June 13, 2017. This announcement was made through the twitter handle of the scheme Thursday evening. The N-Power Volunteer Corps is part of the Federal government’s Social Investment Programmes, under which it plans to hire 350,000 unemployed graduates. The portal […]
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The Federal Ministry of Finance says N375.8 million has been paid to 20 providers of information under the Whistleblower Policy. The Director of Information, Mr Salisu Dambatta in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said that payment was related to the recovery of N11.6 billion. Dambatta explained that the payment was only for recovered assets […]
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The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has commended the Federal Government for its effort to ensure that the four refineries in the country function at optimal capacity. The President of the association, Mr Francis Olabode, made the commendation on Wednesday in Yola while addressing the 5th PENGASSAN Kaduna Zonal Terminal Delegates […]
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The minister of state for petroleum, Ibeh Kachikwu, says the licences of private oil refineries that are yet to be utilised will be withdrawn. Kachikwu said this at a media briefing on the sidelines of the ongoing annual Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, US. The administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo had given some individuals […]
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The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, says the continued detention of former Jigawa governor, Sule Lamido, and his Niger State counterpart, Babangida Aliyu, has to do with their ambitions to run for president in 2019. He appealed to the international community and the media to help stop the “regime of harassment of the opposition” […]
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