The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has disclosed its readiness to go ahead with its national convention in February 2022. National Chairman, Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, of the party and Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni stated this Friday in Abuja. In the statement which was signed by the National Secretary of the […]
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The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has warned that any hike in pump price will also increase freight costs. Its National President, Alhaji Yusuf Lawal Othman, made this call during a telephone interview at the weekend. According to him, there has been no return on investment because of the high cost of doing […]
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday signed the 2022 appropriation bill into law. The House of Assembly, on Wednesday, passed the budget estimate, with an increase from the initial N1.38 trillion to N1.758 trillion. He said the increase was because the House of Assembly and Executive agreed to capture all financing options for the […]
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A royal family has appealed to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to stop the alleged move by the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, to become the ‘Oba of Oshodi.’ In its petition, the Olushi Onigbesa family said that “Alhaji Akinsanya is not a member of the Olushi Onigbesa […]
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In this file photo taken on January 21, 2021, aerial view showing graves in a new area of El Palmar cemetery reserved for COVID-19 victims in Acapulco, state of Guerrero, Mexico. – Mexico recorded more than 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus in 2020 — 35 percent more than originally reported by the government, the national […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed a record N17.13 trillion 2022 appropriation bill into law. He also signed the 2021 finance bill into law at an event at the state house on Friday. He was flanked by Ahmed Lawan, president of the Senate, Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the House of representatives, Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, […]
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The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State has promised to begin a new era in the development and growth of the state in the New Year. In its New Year message, signed by its State Director, Media & Publicity, Mr Steve Otaloro, Fhnr, it vowed to continue with the drive for the state’s […]
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This file photo taken on February at Mairi village outskirts of Maiduguri capital of northeast Borno State. / AFP / Stringer • Police kill 38 bandits, lose five officers in Katsina • Nigeria wobbles along amid security threats, says Kaigama The 12-year Boko Haram terrorism has claimed 956,453 houses, 665 municipal buildings and 201 health […]
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Credit:Twitter/HQNigerianArmy To contain insurgency in the Lake Chad region, the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has conducted an operation, SHARAN FAGE, against Boko Haram terrorists, destroying their bunkers and killing several members of the sect. The exercise was conducted by troops drawn from Sector 3 Monguno (Nigeria) and Sector 4 Diffa (Niger). The operation, which […]
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Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. Photo/FACEBOOK/SPEAKERGBAJA • CSOs urge lawmakers to appraise bill, expunge errors, gaps • Gbajabiamila commissions roads, stadiums in Surulere Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has assured Nigerians that the National Assembly will determine if reasons given by President Muhammadu Buhari for withholding assent to the Electoral Act […]
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