The 93rd National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Thursday commenced in Abuja. In his welcome address, Acting National Chairman of the party, Yemi Akinwonmi, appealed to members to close ranks as the party reinvents itself to return to power come 2023. He said the National Working Committee had put together a […]
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The National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party has started in Abuja. Members of the PDP NEC, which is the second highest decision-making body of the party, are expected to take a final position on the recommendations of the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi-led Zoning Committee, which recommended that the next national chairman of the […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced the son of a former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task force Team, Faisal Maina, to 14 years imprisonment for money laundering. Faisal, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, was found guilty on three counts of money laundering filed against him by the Economic and Financial […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday presented the 2022 budget proposal of N16.39 trillion before a joint session of the National Assembly. Titled “Budget of Economic Growth and Sustainability”, the proposal was based on the oil benchmark appropriation for 2022 of $57 per barrel and exchange rate of N410.5 per dollar. Projected to stimulate GDP growth […]
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PROTOCOLS 1. It is my great pleasure to be here once again to present the 2022 Federal Budget Proposals to this distinguished Joint Session of the National Assembly. 2. Distinguished and Honourable leaders, and members of the National Assembly, let me start by commending you for the expeditious consideration and passage of the Supplementary Appropriation […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will on Thursday leave Abuja for London, the United Kingdom, where he is billed to represent the President at a United Nations (UN) high level event on the Energy Transition in Africa agenda with special focus on Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the […]
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Urges clergy to ensure situations ‘not repeated’ The pope spoke during his regular audience at the Vatican about a report released Tuesday that estimated some 330,000 French children were abused by clergy and other church authority figures dating back to 1950. Pope Francis expresses ‘shame’ over French Church sex abuse scandal, urges clergy to ensure […]
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Gbagada Housing Estate named after him He’ll be sorely missed — Wife, son Prominent Nigerians, including Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, former governor of the state, Bola Tinubu; former Chief of General Staff, Commodore Ubitu Ukiwe (retd); NADECO chieftain, Ayo Opadokun, yesterday, described late Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (retd) as a great nationalist and […]
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. Its subsea cable, Equiano to run through S’Africa, Namibia, Nigeria and St. Helena . Offers $10m in low-interest loans to help SMEs cushion effect of COVID-19 Search giant, Google is to invest $1 billion over the next five years in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and others for the region’s digital transformation. The investment focuses […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has debunked claims that it planned to disqualify Nigerians below 18 years of age from getting Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. A media report Wednesday claimed that the NCC was planning to stop Nigerians, under 18 years, from having access to SIM cards. The Commission said parents and guardians can […]
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