Most of the injuries recorded in the aftermath of the alleged shootings at the Lekki Tollgate and environs were predominantly fractures, machete wounds and minor cuts, the Lagos State Judicial Panel probing the incident heard on Tuesday. Lagos Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, told the panel that many of the people reported to have been […]
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The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS). The confirmation followed the presentation and consideration of the report of the Joint Senate Committee on Defence and Army at plenary. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defence, Aliyu Wamakko, presented the report. Yahaya has been the […]
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Tasked on plights of people living with NCDs President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to approve N895, 842, 465, 917 as 2021 supplementary budget. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, had dropped the hint at an earlier interface with the lawmakers. She had also disclosed that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) […]
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The planned review of telecoms license structure in Nigeria is expected to throw up more issues, among which is convergence. Largely, it is expected this should make the country improve its competitiveness. Adeyemi Adepetun writes. Technology is changing so fast that no one may be capable of giving a one hundred per cent detail of […]
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Stock market Experts worry over persistent migration of fund from stock market The continuous exit of funds from the equities market to another investment instrument, especially the fixed income segment has become a source of worry to capital market stakeholders, as they urged the Federal Government to tackle growing security challenges in Nigeria. The stakeholders […]
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Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (left); Member, Committee on Information/National Orientation, Isiaka Ibrahim and the Chairman, Odebunmi Olusegun during an investigative hearing on Twitter ban at the National Assembly Abuja…yesterday. Photo: Lucy Ladidi Ateko Threatens to suspend Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, others Malami, Fashola, Mohammed lead FG’s delegation to engage Twitter Over N44b lost as […]
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Secretary to the Edo State Government, Osarodion Ogie (left); Governor Godwin Obaseki, and Managing Director of Siraj Nigeria Limited, Kamal Azar, after signing the consultancy service agreement for the Edo Regional Development and Benin Urban Master Plan at the Government House, Benin City…yesterday. Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, signed a consultancy service agreement with Siraj […]
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By Olukorede Yishau Haile Selassie, the Ethiopian emperor, goes on exile at a point in the battle with Italy. His army chief Kidane feels horrified about this development. He, however, devises a way to make the enemy and the Ethiopians believe the emperor has returned by creating a shadow emperor in a man whose name […]
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But beyond over-due salary increase, the police need a complete makeover The presidential directive to the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, to upwardly review the salaries and benefits of men and officers of the Nigeria Police, should warm not a few souls. “I have directed the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission to carry […]
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Edo State Governor, Andrew Obaseki First Lady leads women to pray for peace, security In line with its urban renewal agenda, Edo State Government has intensified the demolition of shopping malls, hotels and other commercial buildings without appropriate approvals from the relevant regulatory authorities. A statement issued in Benin City, yesterday, Secretary to the State Government […]
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