Senate confirms ex-service chiefs as envoys amid protests

Lawan rejects petition against nominees Ex-envoy, Keshi, says non-career envoys weakening diplomatic mission Profs fault action Appointment can’t stop ICC probe, says PDP The Senate, yesterday, confirmed the appointment of the immediate past service chiefs as ambassadors. The appointees are former Chief of Defence Staff, Gabriel Olonisakin; former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai; former […]

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AfDB president, Adesina canvasses United States of Nigeria, backs restructuring

President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, has suggested a United States of Nigeria or Commonwealth of Nigeria to have a more viable nation as he canvassed economic restructuring of the country. Speaking during the second term inauguration lecture of Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, in Akure on Tuesday, he faulted […]

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Open grazing threat to national security – Falae

Says Govt Reacts To Cattle Issues As If It Owns Them States Should Resist Unfriendly Policies In Non-violent Way – Ajayi FG Must Come Up With Sustainable, Win-win Policies To Appease All Stakeholders Buhari Handling Fulani Herdsmen Issues As National Priority As the Federal Government mulls over an enduring panacea to the worsening deadly farmers-herders […]

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Nigeria exits recession amid weak growth

Economy still troubled, in recession, say LCCI, Tella ‘Nigeria’s riotous cattle-herding system stealing growth potential’ Experts warn against undue optimism Defying projections and leveraging opportunities presented by the coronavirus pandemic through technology and remote work, Nigeria’s resilient private sector helped the economy to exit recession in the fourth quarter with a growth of 0.11 per […]

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Buhari charges new envoys to project Nigeria as investment haven

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday charged Nigeria’s new ambassadors to project the country as a great country and good investment destination, in their various places of assignment. He made the call during a virtual induction programme for ambassadors-designate, held at the headquarters of the National Intelligence Agency, Abuja. He reminded the diplomats, who would soon […]

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Ex-Lagos action governor, Lateef Kayode Jakande dies

By Banji Ayoola The first civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, has passed on at 91. His death was announced on Thursday by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who tweeted: “With gratitude to God for a worthy life well spent in the service of Lagos State, Nigeria and humanity, I announce the death of […]

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Nigeria’ll partner WHO, others for COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing — Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, promised that Nigeria would continue to partner with the World Health Organisation and other countries to ensure accelerated development and manufacturing as well as unhindered supply of safe and effective coronavirus vaccines to all Africans. He made the promise in his remarks while participating in the virtual 34th ordinary session […]

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Mohammed urges Nigerians to resist ‘divisive agenda’

Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Saturday called on Nigerians to resist any agenda allegedly designed to cause division and instability in the country. He made the call while speaking on a radio programme, monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Lagos. He urged them not to allow anyone or group […]

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Nigeria accuses AI of peddling ‘baseless allegations’

Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed, has accused Amnesty International (AI) of deliberate plot to destabilise Nigeria with baseless allegations against the administration and its military. He spoke on Friday during TVC’s ‘This Morning’ show. The minister was reacting to a recent report by AI, a global movement, on campaign to end abuses of human […]

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Fayemi says APC best on insecurity not yet good enough

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said the efforts of the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government in tackling the insecurity in the country have not been good enough. He however argued that the current situation was better than what was obtainable under former President Goodluck Jonathan. Fayemi, who is a chieftain of the party […]

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