Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head of state, says he will forever be an enemy of anyone who tries to hinder the democratic development of Nigeria or plunge the country into crisis. He said this at the maiden edition of General Abdulsalami Abubakar Foundation Peace Lecture, organised by the staff and students of the Abdulsalami Abubakar Post […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has released the sum of N17.3 billion to the Ogun State government from the recent Paris Club refund. The state government promised to offset the backlog of cooperative deductions, gratuity, severance allowances, furniture allowances and other social services. Adewale Oshinowo, the state Commissioner for Finance, who disclosed this during a […]
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Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, has urged supporters of the president to ignore the attacks Senate President Bukola Saraki is directing at Buhari. Saraki, a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been very critical of Buhari in recent times. Two days ago, he told […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted chances of scattered thunderstorms and rainfall over most parts of the country on Friday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office on Thursday, predicted thunderstorms and rains over Yola, Jalingo and Mambilla Plateau during the morning with partly cloudy to cloudy morning. It added that there were […]
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Transport minister Rotimi Amaechi has been appointed as Secretary/Director-General of campaign organisation for President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election in 2019. Buhari approved the appointment on Thursday, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said in Abuja. Amaechi was the Director-General of the Buhari-Osinbajo Presidential Campaign Committee in 2014 to 2015 that won the […]
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Konduga, a town located along Bama-Maiduguri road in Borno State, has been attacked by Boko Haram insurgents. The incident, which lasted for about two hours, is said to have occurred around 9pm on Wednesday. Wanori, Kaleri and Amarwa villages are the areas in Konduga said to be affected by the attack which left more than […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is set to commence an indefinite nationwide strike after the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum given to the federal government which will elapse on September 26. The union had earlier said the ultimatum will officially commence on September 12. Ayuba Wabba, NLC president, said this while addressing journalists at the […]
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About 1,000 contractors have expressed interest in the bids for 12 projects advertised by the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC. The corporation has opened the bids to pre-qualify the contractors for the 2018 projects. Ben Iloanusi, the NRC Director of Procurement, told the newsmen during pre-qualification exercise at the NRC headquarters, Ebute Meta, Lagos, on Wednesday. […]
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Africa’s leading entrepreneurship focused philanthropy, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, is launching the world’s largest digital platform for African entrepreneurs and the African entrepreneurship ecosystem – TEFConnect. TEFConnect will officially be unveiled at this year’s TEF Forum, taking place on October 25, 2018, at Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria. Harnessing and building on the success of Africa’s […]
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The federal government has suspended the national carrier project indefinitely. Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, made this known on Wednesday. “I regret to announce that the Federal Executive Council has taken the tough decision to suspend the National Carrier Project in the interim. All commitments due will be honoured. We thank the public […]
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