President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a former Central Bank of Nigeria deputy governor Sarah Omotunde-Alade as a special adviser on finance and the economy. “Dr Alade, who holds BSc (Economics) and PhD in Management Science (Operations Research), retired from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as Deputy Governor in 2017 …
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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his election victory. The President, according to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, also felicitated with the Liberal Party of Canada and Canadians generally on the outcome of the Federal election in …
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President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would aim to double trade with Africa over the next five years, at the opening of a summit aimed at reviving Moscow’s ties with the continent. “We currently export to Africa $25 billion worth of food — which is more than we …
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A judge of the Federal High Court, Akure, Justice Abdul Dogo, has been kidnapped. Justice Dogo was abducted on Tuesday by unknown gunmen while he was returning to Akure from Abuja. The Nation learned that the kidnappers have made contact and demanded N50 million to release their abductee. It was …
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The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa has condemned fresh attacks on Nigerian-owned businesses located in Witbank Mpumalamga in South Africa, saying it is worrisome. The President of NICASA, Mr Ben Okoli, who made this known in a telephone interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday, described the attack as a …
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari is in Sochi, Russia, attending a three-day Russia-Africa Summit holding from Oct. 23 to Oct. 25. READ ALSO:Energy experts want market forces to determine price of power Osinbajo had …
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Industry leaders in the energy sector have called on the Federal Government to allow market forces to determine the price of power rather than the present system of price-fixing by the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). They were speaking at the 2019 Energy Sustainability Conference which held in Lagos. The …
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday condemned weekend violence in Johannesburg that claimed two lives after security forces clashed with looters involved in fresh xenophobic attacks. At least ten people have been killed since the start of the month in a surge in attacks targeting foreign-owned businesses in and …
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The Baro Inland Port in Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State is yet to commence operation eight months after its commissioning by President Muhammadu Buhari, investigation by Daily Trust has shown. The Baro port project cost was put at N5.8 billion and was awarded to a Chinese firm CGCC …
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Bandits have killed 16 people in separate attacks on remote villages in northern Nigeria’s Katsina state, an area wracked by cattle-rustling and kidnappings, officials said Tuesday. Gunmen on motorcycles separately stormed the Dantakuri, Tsayau, Barza and Zakka villages late on Sunday through Monday, shooting residents and stealing cattle, they said. …
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