President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of 10 siblings of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who lost their lives during the 2011 post-election violence in Bauchi State. This was made known by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, during the inauguration of the NYSC …
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Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Joseph Egbonike, on Tuesday, said about N114,290 000 million out of N360 million bribe for the 2016 bye-election results allegedly offered by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike to 23 staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been recovered. The DIG …
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has agreed in principle to mint The Gambian Dalasi. The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, agreed to the currency minting proposal from the Governor of the Central Bank of the Gambia, Mr. Buah Saidy, who led a delegation to visit him on Tuesday, June 15. …
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The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed that Twitter has formally written to seek for dialogue on issues leading to the indefinite suspension of its operations in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, confirmed this when he featured on “Politics Nationwide,’’ a Radio Nigeria call-in programme monitored …
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VP Osinbajo driving Kona, Nigerian made electric car at the #MadeInNigeria exhibition event at Eagle Square, Abuja. With the VP is the DG of the Nigeria Automotive Development Council Jelani Aliyu and the Industry Minister Otunba Niyi Adebayo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS8NXI3HBGc
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Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the commission has recovered $20million worth of cryptocurrency from cybercriminals. He said the commission sees cryptocurrency as an “avenue where criminals launder proceeds of crime”. He said this on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Tuesday. The …
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Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says Nigeria has commenced repayment of loans obtained from China. The federal government had sought loan facilities from Chinese lenders to implement several infrastructural projects, including standard gauge rail lines. According to the Debt Management Office (DMO), the total borrowing by Nigeria from China …
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says Twitter and its founder, Jack Dorsey, are liable for the losses the country suffered during the EndSARS protest. The minister stated this when he featured on a Radio Nigeria call-in programme, “Politics Nationwide’’ on Tuesday. Mr Mohammed alleged that the …
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*Happening Now in Abuja: APGA NEC sacks Victor Oye, Edozie Njoku & 8 Ors, appoints High Chief Jude Okeke as new Acting Chairman* ….NEC nullifies purported disqualification of Akachukwu, Ozoka, Umeoji, Smart & Odera ….Fixes July 1st for Guber primary, cancels Oye/Njoku 23rd /25th June Primary The National Executive Committee of …
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Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to the Attorney General of the Federation and Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami, to provide lands to serve as grazing routes for herdsmen . Soyinka described Buhari’s comments as ‘unfortunate’, adding that the manner the Federal Government was handling agitations across Nigeria …
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