Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on wednesday said that it has started mobilising its relevant organs, civil society groups, organisations and professional bodies against plans by the Federal Government to revert the pump price of petrol to N97 from next year. This followed media reports quoting the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, as […]
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The Federal Government last night declared December 25 and 26 as public holidays to mark Christmas. New Year’s Day January 1, 2016 has also been declared a public holiday.
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Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) to scale up its investment promotions in Nigeria to facilitate more investments in the country by CCA member-companies. He said that was important at a time the government is working hard to develop other sectors of the economy. “Your […]
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The Federal Government has inaugurated an 11-member committee on Integrated Staff Housing Programme (FISH) for civil servants A press release made available yesterday said the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, inaugurated the committee in her office in Abuja. According to the statement, she said that in the past, […]
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A much lower proposal of 150,000 Naira per player of the victorious Golden Eaglets has been tabled by the sports ministry after a proposal of 750,000 Naira-a-player was rejected by the Presidency as “too much.” The Federal Government, according to africanFootball, has rejected an initial proposal by the sports ministry to reward the Eaglets after […]
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Chief Raymond Dokpesi, finally left detention on Wednesday after spending three days in Kuje prison in Abuja, where a Federal High Court in Abuja remanded him pending when he would meet the N400m bail conditions granted him with respect to N2.1bn fraud charges preferred against him This was confirmed by his lawyer in a text […]
Read More The American government said it is exploring every avenue in backing the federal government to win the war against terrorism in Nigeria. The American Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James F. Entwistle, gave this assurance yesterday, during an interaction with Journalists after delivering a speech on wildlife conservation at the American Corner in Calabar. Entwistle said […]
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US President Barack Obama has appointed a 34-year-old Nigerian, Adewale ‘Wally’ Adeyemo as his deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs. Adeyemo holds a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and another degree from Yale Law School. Adeyemo, who served in top roles at the Treasury Department to succeed Caroline Atkinson, has served […]
Read More President Muhammadu Buhari on today write to the National Assembly, seeking permission to present the 2016 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the Senate and House Representatives on December 22. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi, disclosed this while briefing reporters in Abuja. Sabi said the Senate considered […]
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The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Wednesday upheld the verdict of the Rivers State governorship election petition tribunal which nullified the victory of Nyesom Wike in the April 11 governorship election in the state. The court’s three-man panel led by Justice M.B. Dongban-Mensem, ruled that Wike’s election did not conform with the Electoral Act. The […]
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Traders and other Biafran loyalists on Wednesday protested in the Alaba Market area in Ojo Local Area of Lagos State, shutting down shops and restricting vehicular movements in the area, The PUNCH report. Our correspondent learnt that the Biafran supporters were demanding the unconditional dismissal of the case against the Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. […]
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The Deputy National Leader of the Northern Elders Forum known to be Dr. Paul Unongo, has made it known that the South-East leaders are sponsoring pro-Biafran protests in order to frustrate President Muhammadu Buhari. Dr. Unongo said it was saddening that the Igbo leaders had not learnt from the debilitating consequences of the civil war […]
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