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The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has said the refusal by the Federal Government to address grievances of ethnic nationalities was encouraging violent agitation. The group’s factional leader, Fegalo Nsuke, stated that unresolved issues, such as ...
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PFN urges Obaseki, Oshiomhole to end rift for peace, development
National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Rev Dr. Felix Omobude, has urged Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole to end their political differences in order to engender peace and development of the state. ...
Read More »Kebbi NYSC engages NCDC, ministry for protection of corps members
Coordinator of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kebbi State, Alhaji Mustapha Mohammed has said the scheme has been in constant touch with the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) and Federal Ministry of Health to protect corps members against ...
Read More »Group wants President Buhari to probe police brutality in Rivers, Ogun
A human rights group, Extra Step Initiative (EIS) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to institute a judicial inquest into the recent police murder of Nigerian citizens in Rivers and Ogun states. In a petition to the President, it insisted that ...
Read More »Lawyer asks court to set aside 2019/2020 NDDC budget, queries induction of advisory committee without board
A Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Inibehe Effiong, has sued President Buhari, Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami and the National Assembly over submission of the 2019 and 2020 budget estimates of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NNDC). ...
Read More »Slump in crude oil price, stock markets a wakeup call, says Omo-Agege
Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege has charged the leadership of the country to see the slump in crude oil price due to outbreak of coronavirus pandemic as a wake-up call for Nigeria to look towards an economy without oil. The ...
Read More »Nigeria earns N400b from solid minerals in 12 years
In spite of being blessed with abundant solid minerals, the sector has only contributed N400 billion to the Nigerian economy in 12 years. A Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) report showed that the industry posted N69.47 billion to the ...
Read More »Inaugural Afrika business, investment forum holds in Abuja
The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment yesterday announced Nigeria’s readiness to host the inaugural Afrika Business and Investment Forum (AFRIBIF) 2020. According to the Director of Investment Promotion in the ministry, Mrs Olukemi Arodudu, the event would hold ...
Read More »Senate deplores friction between governing boards, chief executives, queries ministry for alleged reckless spending
The Senate Committee on Science and Technology has condemned the frosty relationships between governing boards of some Federal Government agencies and their chief executives. The panel chairman, Senator Uche Lilian Iyom Ekwunife (Anambra Central), who spoke at the weekend in ...
Read More »No record of $5b Abacha loot, expenditure, Federal Government tells SERAP
The Federal Government has told the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) that it had “no record of the exact amount of public funds stolen by a former military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, and the spending of about ...
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