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The Federal Government has directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) to give priority to indigenous professionals for planning, design and execution of national projects, admonishing that foreign professionals should only be considered where it had been certified that the expertise was not available. Speaking at the Inauguration of the Presidential …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike won Man of the Year at 2020 Sun Newspaper Awards, Newsextra24 reports. The award was received by Deputy Governor Dr. Mrs Ipalibo Harry Banigo on behalf of the Governor. The ceremony was held on Saturday 16th October at Eko Hotel, Lagos and had top …

A group known as the ‘Save Nigeria Movement’, SNM, has called for the immediate resignation of the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Yakubu Mahmoud and the National Commissioner for logistics, Prof. Ibeanu Okechukwu. Newsextra24 learned that the group made this call at a Press conference on …

Residents in the South-South have sought Federal Government’s intervention in the ever-increasing cost of food items and cooking gas in the region. The analysts who made the call in separate interviews, said government should stem the rising cost of the items through proper economic recovery plan and implementation. They added …

The governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has ruled that all State Congresses conducted last Saturday across the country by non-accredited committees were null and void. The party insisted on Sunday that there were no parallel congresses as reported in the media. But at the close of the nationwide exercise on …

I joke with my south-east governor friends that the whole of five states of south-east can fit into Kaduna two and the half times – El-Rufai El-Rufai who recalled how he will always joke with his Governor friends from the South-East region on how the whole of five states of …

A fuel tanker fell at Enugada Abeokuta, anyone going to Lafenwa or coming from Ayetoro or Ago Ika and other areas are currently being diverted by the state Traffic Compliance agency. The state fire service and other relevant security agencies are already on site to avert any ugly occurrence.

Onitsha is a great city and the economic hub of the eastern Nigeria, 2nd Niger bridge will open a new corridor and further expand Onitsha mega city .

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), alluded to an obvious fact recently when he said the 2022 budget estimate would be the last full budget he would implement. His eight years tenure has about 19 months left. He spoke at the National Assembly while presenting the budget. Clearly, the …

Falana & Falana Chambers, the firm of human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has written to the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, seeking police protection for #EndSARS protesters holding the anniversary protest on October 20. Femi Falana (SAN) The letter to the IGP stated that the law firm sought …