The Federal Government can save over N241bn if the Stephen Oronsaye report on public sector reforms is implemented, Newsextra24 has learnt. The Oronsaye report, which was submitted in 2011, stated that there were 541 Federal Government parastatals, commissions and agencies (statutory and non-statutory). The report added that 263 of the …
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is set to fight the presidential battle of his life following a clash of his ambition with that of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, Newsextra24 investigation has revealed. Newsextra24 gathered that Osinbajo has been left with no other option …
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After an enlarged Security Council meeting about bandits’ attack on Goronyo market which claimed the lives of 43 people last week, the Sokoto state government has formally written to the Federal Government to suspend the blockade of telecommunications services earlier imposed on 14 local government areas of the state. Governor …
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Kenya’s churchgoers have been used to smartly dressed politicians rolling up in flash cars to attend services on Sundays – often with cameras in tow. They tend to arrive flush with cash donations – carried by their handlers in shoulder bags – which can be used for the construction of …
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Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is set to hand over the refurbished main bowl pitch of the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, to the federal government in November. Adedeji Adesoji, executive director of Aron Nigeria Limited, the contractor handling the Stadium’s renovation, disclosed this during his inspection of the world …
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Comprehensive rehabilitation of 9th Mile Crash Programme with installation of solar powered boreholes for availability, sustainability of water supply in Enugu, over 90 percent completed, says Contractor …Commends Gov. Ugwuanyi’s efforts The Managing Director of FordMarx Nigeria Limited, Dr. Clifford Nnaji, who is handling the complete rehabilitation of the 9th …
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Prison break: Soldier, Amotekun official killed in Oyo, manhunt launched for 575 fleeing inmates Security agents have launched a manhunt for fleeing 575 inmates of the Oyo Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abolongo, Oyo State, freed by gunmen around 9.30pm on Friday. About 262 inmates had been reportedly recaptured. The heavily …
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Alaowei Broderick Bozimo, elder statesman, was Minister of Police Affairs under President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration. In this interview, Bozimo speaks on issues bedeviling the peace and progress of Nigeria and Niger Delta among other issues in the polity. Excerpts: The forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has …
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The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, sanctioned on Tuesday a law that toughens penalties for those who mistreat dogs or cats. The far-right leader resisted the measure but finally accepted pressure, among others, by his wife Michelle de Paula Firmo. Several dogs were brought to the ceremony, including that of the …
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Information reaching Brand Spur Nigeria has it that there is panic among shareholders, board, and management of Heritage Bank, as the House of Representatives threatened to authorize the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the takeover of the financial institution. The lower chamber of Nigeria’s bicameral National Assembly made this …
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