Nigeria is set to partner foreign consultants, comprising legal practitioners and other experts in Switzerland, on a voluntary offshore asset repatriation scheme. Abubakar Malami, the Minister of Justice, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bern, Switzerland on the sideline of a meeting held at the Nigerian Embassy. Mr Malami said that […]
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Renowned writer and a Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo as the most hypocritical leader Nigeria has produced, vowing to expose him at Freedom Park on July 3. He said this on Friday night at the gala dinner and award ceremony of the International Press Institute (IPI) in Abuja. Soyinka was […]
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It was Ahmed Musa who struck twice to become the first Nigerian to score at two World Cups on Friday as the Super Eagles secured a crucial 2-0 win over Iceland. The African side will secure a spot in the knockout stage if they beat Argentina on Tuesday in Group D’s final round of fixtures. A […]
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Barely two years to the 2020 target to reduce unbanked Nigerians to 20 per cent, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the country’s unbanked population currently stands at 37 per cent. Mr Dipo Fatokun, Director, Banking & Payment Systems, CBN, stated this at the third Annual Banking Security Summit organised by MAXUT Consulting in […]
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The acting director of defence information, John Agim, in a statement on Wednesday, said Nigeria’s territorial integrity is not under threat from ISIS or any other group. Read the statement: The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) wishes to respond to a report making the round that ISIS has been sending her members to Nigeria to train Boko […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday signed the N9.12 trillion 2018 budget at the State House in Abuja after seven months of its submission to National Assembly (NASS). The President, who signed the budget on Wednesday, however, expressed concern over changes made by NASS to the budget proposal. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) had on Oct. […]
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No fewer than 34 Nigerians were on Wednesday deported from the United States of America for allegedly committing offences in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deportees arrived at the cargo wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA), Lagos at about 2.30 p.m. The deportees, comprising 32 males and […]
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Some residents of Rumuodara in Port Harcourt have decried the low distribution of power by the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC). Some of the residents who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Port Harcourt said that they do not receive power from the PHEDC in their area. Mr Clement […]
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At least 20 German firms are in Nigeria to explore investment opportunities in the country. The Chief Executives of the visiting firms, led by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investments, Okechukwu Enelamah, on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to obtain first-hand information on the various investment opportunities. According to […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has presented a plan to permanently resolve the farmers-herdsmen conflicts in Nigeria which has claimed the lives of thousands over the years. Apart from the loss of lives, the federal government has said that Nigeria loses about $14 billion (₦5.04 trillion) annually to the conflicts. The presentation of the plan […]
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