The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja said Ogoni Cleanup Project would not be completed within the remaining time left under the current regime. The Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents after a meeting he had with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. […]
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Dental surgeon, Chinelo Megafu, who was killed in the Abuja-Kaduna train attack of March 28 has been buried in Lagos. This was after a funeral service was held in her honour at Shepherdhill Baptist Church, Obanikoro, Lagos, with her family, friends and well-wishers present to pay their last respects to her. Megafu had taken to […]
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria on Thursday said it had projected that Nigerian pilgrims may pay as much as N2.5 million to participate in the 2022 pilgrimage exercise. The amount is over 50 per cent increase from N1million paid by pilgrims in 2019 before the outbreak of COVID-19, which stalled Hajj operations. This is […]
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PDP National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu The opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday extended the deadline for the submission of forms for a fourth time. However, impeccable sources said that the party decided to extend the sale of forms in order to accommodate defectors from the All Progressives Congress across the 36 states. The last […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission will spend not less than N239.2bn on procuring voting materials and vehicles that will be used in the 2023 general election. This is according to the 2023 General Election Project Plan that was launched by INEC in Abuja on Thursday. The commission stated that N239.2bn, which constitutes 78.44 per cent […]
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Posters of Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan were seen in some part of Lagos State and FCT, Abuja at early hours of Friday 21st of January, 2022. They were posted courtesy of “Greater Nigeria Ambassador GRENA),” with the inscription “Pls run, Nigerians are calling again.” The posters calling on him to run again for […]
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The United States embassy in Nigeria has said that individuals studying in the US may be eligible to renew their student visa without an interview when they return to Nigeria this summer. However, to qualify for the procedure, the applicant must be physically present to renew a student visa that is still valid or has […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agencies to immediately rescue all captives held hostage by kidnappers and terrorists across the country. The National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, said the president gave the order at the 2022 maiden meeting of the National Security Council, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State […]
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Members of the progressive group (TPP) have expressed the readiness to procure the All progressive congress (APC) expression of interest and nomination forms for the Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo in pursuit of his presidential ambition. TPP’s chairman, Senator Kabiru Gaya, who made this known to reporters in Abuja, explained that the gesture speaks volume […]
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Former Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo has recommended the formation of state police system to curb the insecurity in the country. He said this when he received the leadership of the Association of Ex-Local Government Chairmen in Nigeria in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Thursday. The former president suggested that the security threat in Nigeria requires such […]
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