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….Military delaying supplementary budget for weapons procurement, says minister …..NGF worry over worsening security situation As insecurity continues to ravage many parts of the country, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has expressed worry at the deteriorating situation, stating that the UK government was keen on helping Nigeria win its fight […]
Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have commenced an industrial action across the country. The strike which was scheduled to begin on Thursday followed an ultimatum issued to the Federal Government which expired on Wednesday. NARD President, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, announced the commencement of the nationwide strike during an interview on […]
The Ijaw Youth Council, Worldwide has urged the federal government to apologize to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Dan Etete for wrongly accusing him of bribery and fraud in the Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 245 deal. The demand of the Ijaw youths followed the Italian court ruling in Milan, which absolved Shell, […]
Fani-Kayode, who received the vaccine on Tuesday, was lambasted across social media platforms for his alleged hypocrisy as he had once described the COVID-19 vaccine as ‘evil’. Former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has justified receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine despite being critical of the vaccine earlier. Fani-Kayode, who received the vaccine on Tuesday, […]
It is unnecessary for President Muhammadu Buhari to transmit power to the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the Presidency has said. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, stated this on Tuesday when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He explained that President Buhari […]
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would continue to register political parties as long as they meet the stipulated requirements. Head of Department of Election and Party Monitoring, Aminu Idris, stated this, yesterday, at a roundtable on modalities for measuring political parties’ performance in Nigeria organized by Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), […]
The Federal Government has declared Friday 2nd and Monday 5th April 2021 public holidays to mark this year’s Easter Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director (Press & Public Relations) of the Ministry of […]
GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, yesterday, floored the Action Democratic Party, ADP, and its governorship candidate in the September 19, 2020, governorship election, Iboi Emmanuel at the Edo State governorship election petition tribunal as a petition brought against him and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was dismissed. In a five and a half […]
BAYELSA State government has given all cattle rearers and other livestock breeders 14 days to move their animals from farmlands and bushes across the state to the Elebele Palm in the outskirts of Yenagoa or risk sanction. The ultimatum was given after a meeting between the Livestock Management Committee and the leadership of Miyetti […]
Niger-Delta Nonviolence Agitators Forum, NDNAF, has weighed in on the debate over the £4.2 million repatriated from the United Kingdom, urging the Federal Government to return the money to the Delta State coffers. The agitators also passed a vote of confidence on the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva “for his innovations […]
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