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Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has disclosed that the Federal Government will begin reconstruction of the Ibadan-Ife-Ilesa expressway next month. He stated this during an inspection of ongoing federal road projects in Osun State yesterday. The Federal Executive ...
Read More »NSCDC, JAMB to partner on creation of more CBT centres in Akwa Ibom State
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has said it will partner with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Akwa Ibom State to ensure that no illegal CBT centres operate in the state. State Commandant of the ...
Read More »Again, herdsmen kill 14, injure five persons in fresh attack on Plateau community
Herdsmen have again, killed 13 persons and injured five others in a fresh attack on Kwatas village, Bokkos district, Bokkos Council Area of Plateau State. The critically injured locals are said to be receiving treatment at the Bokkos General Hospital. ...
Read More »FG to curtail excessive borrowing, tasks FIRS on revenue collection
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has disclosed that the Federal Government has assured that the 2019 Finance bill recently signed into law by President Muhammed Buhari will curtail government’s excessive borrowing. Mustapha said this when ...
Read More »President Buhari orders air attacks on bandits in Niger State
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) to deploy fighter aircraft for effective air attacks against bandits, kidnappers and cattle rustlers terrorising communities around Dogon Gona forest in Niger State. The President, who described the repeated attacks ...
Read More »Timi Frank urges Nunieh, interim management to rid NDDC of grand corruption
Former Deputy National Publicity of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank has urged the Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Joy Nunieh, to rid the organisation of corruption. In a statement issued at the ...
Read More »Delta hosts NEXIM Bank’s South-South export enlightenment, engagement conference in Asaba
The Delta State Government in collaboration with the Nigerian Export, Import Bank (NEXIM) will host the South-South geo-political zone’s Export Enlightenment and Engagement Programme from Tuesday, January 28 and Thursday, January 30, 2020 in Asaba. The programme with the theme, ...
Read More »SERAP asks court to order Buhari, Osinbajo, govs to publish their assets
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a suit asking the Federal High Court, Abuja to order President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, governors and their deputies to publish details of their assets. Specifically, it requested an ...
Read More »Despite poor services, telecoms firms earn N2.78tr from airtime sales, others in 2019
In spite of the drop in quality of telephony services in 2019, telecommunication operators, especially Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) earned about ₦2.78tr from airtime sales. Investigations showed that the 2019 earnings fell by about N370b compared to the N3.15tr the major operators ...
Read More »Senate may drop Mace stealing allegation against Deputy President, Omo-Agege
The Senate has clarified on its move to investigate alleged involvement of Deputy President, Ovie Omo-Agege in the stealing of mace during the Eighth Assembly, declaring that it may close the case as soon as practicable. Senate’s position is coming ...
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