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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When Olori Naomi Silekunola’s union to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi was announced over three years ago, many jubilated that a very young prophetess is finally filling up the lacuna created by former queen Zaynab Otiti-Obanor. Naomi came into the picture even as many wondered how an Akure-based prophetess would cope with the […]
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• FG, operators divided on implementation strategy, prospects • Local airlines lack corporate governance, cooperation to compete – Experts With no structure in place these past four years, Nigeria lags behind other African countries in the race for open skies agenda in air transport, which is estimated to be worth over $1.3 billion in revenue […]
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Except Dangote Refinery becomes operational next year to reduce marginal costs associated with petroleum importation, the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has expressed reservations about government’s political will to remove fuel subsidies. Although the CPPE stated that the outlook for the Nigerian economy in 2022 is largely positive, it noted that Gross […]
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Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu (left); President Muhammadu Buhari and Real Estate mogul, Chief Darl Uzuh, during a briefing on Enyimba Economic City project at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja…yesterday Meets Buhari, says political parties must address sentiments, feelings Says Igbo know Nigeria better than other regions of the country Visit to Buhari fuels defection rumour […]
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Credit: Kola Sulaimon / AFP • Scores Buhari high on security, others • Blames economic downturn on COVID-19 Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that insecurity is the major challenge faced by the Federal Government in 2021. Mohammed said this during a media briefing in Lagos, yesterday, to showcase the achievements of […]
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