The Federal Government is planning to spend N2.3 trillion to reposition the country’s economy as part of the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan to cushion the effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This was disclosed by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, at the 2nd Annual Conference and General Meeting […]
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The English Court has on Friday, 4th September, 2020 delivered an unprecedented judgment, allowing the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN) permission to proceed with its challenge to the $10 billion arbitral award made against her over three years ago. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media to the Minister on […]
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The Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, says active GSM subscribers in the country have increased from 184 million in December 2019 to 199.3 million in May 2020. Danbatta made the disclosure at the virtual launch/award ceremony of the COVID-19 Research Grant presented to three startups, by the NCC, on […]
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Ghanaian government has pledged to work with the federal government of Nigeria to address the allegations of ill-treatment of Nigerians in its country. In a statement on Sunday, Kojo Nkrumah, Ghanaian minister of information, said the issues between both countries can be resolved through diplomacy. He was reacting to a statement Lai Mohammed, minister of […]
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Kogi state government has officially announced the demise of Idakwo Michael Ameh Oboni II, attah Igala. In a statement on Friday, Kingsley Fanwo, Kogi commissioner of information and communications, said the monarch will be sorely missed. Fanwo said the late attah was “fiercely” loyal to his people throughout his lifetime and used his throne to […]
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The Presidency says the Second Quarters 2020 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is relatively far better than many other countries recorded during the same quarter. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. […]
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The federal government of Nigerian has said “poor and vulnerable” Nigerians will be exempted from electricity tariff increase. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, approved the implementation of the proposed cost-reflective energy tariff for the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI), while residential areas classified as “poor” will not be affected. In a statement on […]
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Brig-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, Acting Director Media Operations, Operation Sahel Sanity, disclosed this during a news conference at the Special Army Super Camp in Faskari on Tuesday. Onyeuko disclosed that the troops acting on intelligence information raided an illegal mining site in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State where they arrested 150 bandits and recovered […]
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Professor Kingsley Moghalu, former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria and President, Institute for Governance and Economic Transformation, is a Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow and Senior Fellow, Council on Emerging Market Enterprises, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University Massachusetts, USA. In this online interview with ADEMOLA ADEGBAMIGBE, he speaks on leadership problem in […]
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The Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sanni Aliyu, said this at the daily briefing of the PTF on in Abuja. Speaking on the new protocols that would start from Aug. 29, the coordinator said it was expected that passengers coming into the country must present a PCR COVID-19 test result that was within […]
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