The Federal Government has secured funding of over $1 billion from Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to develop the Niger Delta region, acting President Yemi Osinbajo has announced. Mr. Osinbajo made the announcement on Monday in Port Harcourt at a town hall meeting with governors, former governors, community leaders, women and various youth groups in […]
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India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has recovered 1.3 kilograms of fine quality Colombian cocaine stashed in 90 capsules from the stomach of a Nigerian, who had come to Delhi from Lome, Togo. According to The Times of India, the accused was taken to hospital where an X-ray confirmed the presence of foreign bodies in his […]
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Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited on Friday announced the appointment of Paul McGrath as the new Chairman and Managing Director of the organisation, with effect from March 1. Ogechukwu Udeagha, Manager, Media and Communication, said in a statement issued in Lagos that Mr. McGrath will succeed Nolan O’Neal, who elected to retire after 34 years of […]
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The Nigerian Navy has handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, 12 suspected oil thieves, a vessel MV OMISAN 1 with registered number IMO 7216244, an un-named barge and two wooden boats. The suspects and the vessels were arrested by the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) PATHFINDER. The handing over ceremony was held […]
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The government of Germany says more than 12,000 Nigerian asylum seekers may be deported in 2018. Ralf Sanftenberg, the country’s global head of programme, migration and development, made this known when he visited Abike Dabiri-Erewa, senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on foreign affairs and diaspora. Sanftenberg, who is the leader of delegation from […]
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has dismissed claims that he is under pressure to resign, assuring Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari is hale and hearty. Prof. Osinbajo, gave the assurance on Monday when State House correspondents approached him for a chat. “Let me first say the President is hale and hearty. I spoke to him just […]
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In a statement in Abuja on Monday, U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, said the U.S energy project known as “Power Africa’’ has added 30,000 new solar connections in Nigeria. The U.S., through its Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), had in 2016 signed an agreement with Lumos, an off-grid electricity provider to enhance provision of […]
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The Federal Government says the alleged Islamisation of Nigeria under the current administration is totally false and should be perceived in its entirety as a campaign of calumny. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this on Monday in Ilorin at the Federal Government Town Hall meeting for the North Central zone. […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly informing it of his desire to extend his vacation. President Buhari who left Nigeria on 19 January was scheduled to return today and resume work on Monday. But in a statement by Femi Adesina, the special adviser on the media, the president said he would be prolonging […]
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved and released $155 million to assist Nigeria to improve its power sector. The loan is for Economic and Power Sector Reform Programme (EPSERP). The approval became effective from Oct. 19, 2012 and the amount was fully disbursed in two tranches on March 1, 2013, and Dec. 21, 2015. […]
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