The blockade of the Minna to Bida road by trailer and tanker drivers which started on Thursday took a new twist yesterday whe the blockade was extended to the Lambatta to Bida road. This is even as the Niger State Government has said that the opening of the Bida-Minna Road “is …
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FG Gives 12,000 Foreigners Permit To Work In Nigeria
The federal government has granted 12,000 expatriate quota licences to foreigners seeking to work in Nigeria while treating 2,000 applications from companies. Sola Fasure, the spokesman for interior minister Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The minister stated this on the second day of the sixth edition …
Read More »President Buhari Seeking Alternative Money For Rail Project- Rotimi Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says President Muhammadu Buhari is leveraging alternative funding mechanisms to rehabilitate old rail lines and modernise the rail system according to its 25-year strategic vision. Mr Amaechi said this on Friday during the 2021 Annual Public Lecture organised by the Department of Economics, Faculty of …
Read More »Reno Omokri Leads ‘Harass Buhari Out Of New York’ Protest (Pictures, Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29jvPohN8RE Happening Now: #HARASSBUHARIOUTOFNEWYORK Rally at 828, 2nd Avenue, New York
Read More »Akwa Ibom @34: Governor Emmanuel Inuagurates Roads To Mark Anniversary
A’Ibom @ 34: Gov. Emmanuel inuagurates 9.81 km roads to mark anniversary …Swears in new President General, Akwa Ibom State Traditional Rulers Council, ors Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel on Thursday commissioned four interconnected roads of 3.4Km, in Shelter Afrique, one Akwa Ibom’s high profile estate as part …
Read More »PDP: Atiku, Tambuwal, Saraki Push For National Chair From South
FRESH facts emerged yesterday that intrigues and horse-trading accounted for the Peoples Democratic Party’s delay in arriving at a zoning formula for its National Convention. The Nation investigation revealed that permutations over the 2023 elections have overwhelmed the party’s ongoing consideration of zoning of offices. It was gathered that some …
Read More »Obasanjo, Osinbajo To Attend Abuja House Fair
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, will in October join other dignitaries to attend the Bstan Homes National House Fair, the organisers of the event have said. Bstan, an Abuja-based real estate company, said in a statement on Friday that the event, now in its fifth …
Read More »Buhari asks G20 to cancel Nigeria’s debt after fresh $4bn, €710m loan request
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged G20 to extend debt suspension initiatives to Nigeria and other developing/least developed countries. Buhari made the call on Friday while addressing world leaders at the 76th Session of UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. G20 members are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European …
Read More »President Buhari To Address 76th UNGA At 2pm
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to address the 76th Session of the high-level General Debate of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The Nigerian leader will deliver his address at 2PM Nigerian time (9AM in New York) …
Read More »Abusive Appointments At Federal Character Commission
IN spite of numerous complaints and criticisms, President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to exhibit tendencies bordering on nepotism in his federal appointments. Never in the history of this country had one part of this country been favoured with the vast majority of important federal appointments and distribution of projects as …
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