Abdulrahman Dambazau, minister of interior, has warned that Nigeria would no longer tolerate delay in issuance of visa to its nationals from any country. The minister said this on Monday in Abuja while meeting with Geoffrey Onyeama, foreign affairs minister, to resolve some of the issues militating against visa issuance. The meeting also had in […]
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The UN General Assembly on Monday in New York has elected, by secret ballot, Nigeria and 14 other States to serve on the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2018 to 2020 term. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that UNHRC is the highest intergovernmental body in the UN system for matters relating to […]
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Kemi Adeosun, minister of Finance, has said the country needs to borrow more in order for President Muhammadu Buhari to deliver several infrastructures in the country. The President Buhari had written to the Senate seeking approval for $5bn loan. The minister made this statement on Sunday at a joint press conference with Godwin Emefiele, governor […]
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World Bank Group says it has an investment portfolio of about $8.5 billion scattered across states and regions in Nigeria. Olufunke Olufon, senior communications officer, World Bank Nigeria, said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday. She said the investments were to assist the 36 states of the federation and the federal capital […]
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The 36 states shared N173.8 billion from the Federation Account in September from the distributable revenue generated for the month. The breakdown was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a report from the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation in Abuja. The funds are usually shared the following month For example, […]
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Nigeria’s economy will grow faster than that of South Africa in 2017, this is according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This is a reverse from the fund’s earlier projection in July that South Africa’s economy will grow by 1% in 2017 while Nigeria will experience a 0.8% economic expansion. Speaking on Tuesday during the […]
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Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has expressed pleasure working with the Nigerian national team, following the three-time African champions qualification for Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup on Saturday. Nigeria became the first African country to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia after defeating Chipolopolo of Zambia on Saturday in Uyo. The current […]
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Vice-President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said he has no plan of running for presidency in 2019. According to Reuters, Osinbajo was asked at the Financial Times Africa Summit in London if he had considered running, he said he had not thought about it, adding: “None of that is on the cards”. There have […]
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Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over central states on Monday morning, with chances of localised thunderstorms over Mambilla Plateau, Yola, Nassarawa, Bauchi, Gombe and Makurdi. According to the News Agency of Nigetia, NAN, NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office (CFO), on Sunday in Abuja, also predicted chances of localised […]
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A former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, has described the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan as “arrogant”, “flamboyant” and “widely disliked”. Campbell aired his opinion in a piece he wrote on Friday, titled ‘Nigerian President Buhari’s Sisyphean Efforts’, which he posted on Council on Foreign Relations’ website. “Patience Jonathan as the first […]
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