Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has canvassed strong drug laws in Central and West Africa owing to the effects of hard substances on both regions. Obasanjo, who is also chair of the West Africa Commission on Drugs (WACD) and member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, said if the counsel is unheeded, drug cartels could […]
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Buhari presided over Virtual Unveiling of the National Gas Expansion Programme at the State House, Abuja. Photo; TWITTER/NIGERIAGOV• Preaches cleaner energy, targets two million jobs yearly President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, launched a programme that would enable no less than 40 per cent vehicles plying Nigerian roads to run on compressed natural gas. By 2021, the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted the Finance Bill 2020 to the National Assembly for consideration and passage into law in support of the 2021 budget. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, who made this known at the plenary session of the House, said the president’s request was pursuant to Sections 58 and […]
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The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed the appeal filed by the suspended Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ishaq Moddibbo Kawu, challenging the decision of the Federal High Court to dismiss the no-case submission he filed. Kawu and the late Chairman of Pinnacle Communications Ltd, Mr. Lucky Omoluwa, as well as […]
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Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned terrorist attacks in the village of Koshobe and other rural communities in the Jere local government area, Borno state. The body, in a statement, said, “ECOWAs is hurt by these senseless killings, and ECOWAS commission condemns vigorously this terrorist attack. ECOWAS commission calls that the perpetrators […]
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The Senate yesterday confirmed the reappointment of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for another five years. Yakubu was first appointed as chairman of INEC on October 21, 2015, by President Muhammadu Buhari. He was reappointed after his first tenure lapsed in October this year. His confirmation followed the […]
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With less than 30 days to the January 1, 2021 date for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has urged the Federal Government to review its stance on border closure, citing that the trade protocol is premised on liberalisation of intra-regional trade in the continent. […]
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As Senate slams government hard over killings Reps move to summon President to explain insecurity Lawmakers say FG has breached Section 14 of the Constitution You haven’t produced any result, Katsina senator tells Buhari We’ll do all it takes to secure Nigeria, says FG Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to […]
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Following is an excellent article written by an unknown Ugandan writer analysing the systemic rot in all African nations with Uganda as a case study. Please enjoy the article. – Editor The biggest problem of Ugandans or Africans in general is this illusionary belief that they could change their countries by […]
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The Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Winnie Byanyinma, has said over 12 million infected persons are waiting to access to HIV treatment while 1.7 million people became infected with HIV in 2019 because they could not access essential services. This was contained in a statement released today by UNAIDS on […]
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