Italian authorities have began post-mortem examinations into the cause of death of 26 teenage girls whose bodies were recovered in the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday. This is as the federal government called for an international inquiry into their death, which it described as “a monumental loss and a sad moment for our country”. The girls, […]
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The United Kingdom (UK) and Nigeria are set to partner in the areas of “sophisticated” fish farming and infrastructure development. This was the outcome of the meeting between a UK Trade Delegation to Nigeria and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama. The Head of the UK delegation, Mr Emmanuel Finndoro-Obasi, said the team […]
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The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) has announced a suspension of its ceasefire with the federal government. In a statement on Friday, Murdoch Agbinibo, the group’s spokesman, said the group would renew hostilities. The militant said the fresh attacks would be worse than those of 2016. “We can assure you that every oil installation in our […]
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The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, said on Thursday that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration was putting in place deliberate policies and measures to reform all facets of the education sector. Adamu, represented by Mr Ezekiel Asubiojo, Director , Ministry of Education said this at the 37th Convocation and 50th Anniversary of Federal College […]
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The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday said about N797.51 billion revenue generated from Value Added Tax (VAT) between January and October was transferred into the Federation Account. Adeosun released details of the 2017 VAT collection in a statement by her Special Media Adviser, Mr Oluyinka Akintunde in Abuja, She said that the […]
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Nigeria has moved up 24 places to 145th in the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’ report published today, and for the first time the country is recognized as one of the top 10 most improved economies in the world. The World Bank Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 190 […]
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Former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Monday asked state house correspondents not to discuss the reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari with him. He, however, commented on cabals in Aso Rock. He fielded questions from reporters at the end of Monday’s meeting. However, when asked to […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed-door with visiting President Alassane Quattara of Cote D’Ivoire at the presidential villa, Abuja. Mr. Quattara, who arrived the presidential villa at about 12.15 p.m., was introduced to some cabinet ministers and presidential aides by President Buhari before the commencement of their meeting. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
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Ohaneze Ndigbo, an Igbo socio-cultural group, has told Igbos living in the north to make friends with northerners, so that the group can produce Nigeria’s President in 2023. The call was issued on Sunday in a communique’ at the end of a meeting held in Minna, Niger State. The statement restated the group’s resolve to […]
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Six fresh cases of the monkeypox virus have been confirmed, with one in the federal capital territory (FCT). Osagie Ehanire, minister of state for health, disclosed this in Abuja on Friday. Ehanire said apart from Abuja, there were two new cases of the disease in Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom states and one in Enugu. This […]
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