The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says the money left behind for Nigeria by former President Goodluck Jonathan at the point of his departure on May 29, 2015 was not enough to run the affairs of the country for three weeks. Amaechi, who is a former Chairman of the Nigerian …
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Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has said the body is not under the supervision of Abubakar Malami (SAN), the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice. Speaking in an interview with DAILY INDEPENDENT, Sagay said, unlike the EFCC and ICPC which are under Malami, …
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Chairman of South East Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, at the weekend, appealed to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to support the geo-political zone to produce next president of the country in 2023. Umahi assured that any Igbo man, who mounts the presidency would fix the …
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TUCKED behind the National Military Cemetery along Airport Road is Karon Majigi, a suburb in Nigeria’s capital city, where many low-income people in Abuja are residents. In Karon Majigi, a colony for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) was established by former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nasir El-Rufai to …
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When President Muhammadu Buhari announced the approval of 20 per cent salary increase for officers and men of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) on December 15, there was jubilation and mixed reactions not just among the officers, but also the general public. The president had through the Minister of Police …
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Telecom consumers under the aegis of the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers have kicked against the plan by the Federal Government to introduce a suite of digital tokens to enhance the verification of the National Identity Number, effective January next year According to the Federal Government, the digital token consisting …
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The Debt Management Office (DMO) has said that the N250 billion Sovereign Sukuk offer attracted unprecedented over-subscription of N865 billion. Director-General of the DMO, Ms Patience Oniha made this known in a statement on Saturday. Oniha said that the massive response was an indication that the idea of growing the …
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC on Sunday raised the alarm over indiscriminate use of performance enhancing substances popularly known as aphrodisiac, warning that consumption of such substances could lead to stroke, organ damage, or sudden death. NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye who raised the …
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PRESS RELEASE Minister of Information and Culture Does Not Have Covid-19 The attention of the office of the Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has been drawn to a report making the rounds that he has contracted the Covid-19 virus and that he is now in isolation, …
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Minority Leader of the Senate and Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe, on Saturday evening confirmed through his aide his intention to run for the governorship in 2023. Reliable sources had told ABN TV that Abaribe informed Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu about his ambition. It was when …
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