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Udoma meets China Exim bank officials · Discusses funding of critical projects in Nigeria

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, on Wednesday commenced follow-up discussions with the management of the Chinese EXIM Bank in Beijing, China, that will lead to the implementation of the various projects discussed during the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to China. President Buhari during …

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Rivers rerun elections suspended over insecurity; State IPAC kicks; asks INEC to go ahead with the polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it has been compelled to further postpone the conduct of the suspended National and State Legislative elections in Rivers state, earlier tentatively scheduled for Saturday, 30th July 2016, due to recorded cases of violence, intimidation and a general atmosphere of fear …

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NNPC will collaborate with NLNG on hydrocarbon value chain – Baru

The Group Managing Director, GMD of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru,has promised collaboration with the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, to promote business interest in the hydrocarbon value chain. This was contained in a statement signed by Alhaji Garba Deen Muhammad, the NNPC’s Group General Manager, Group …

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Disband INEC, Rivers Commissioner tells FG

Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr. Austin Tam- George has called on the federal government to as a matter of urgency disband the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under the leadership of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Tam-George, in a statement issued shortly after the cancellation of the rerun election …

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President Buhari commissions/flags off commercial operation of Abuja-Kaduna rail project

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 commissioned/flagged-off commercial Operation of the Abuja-Kaduna segment of the Nigerian Railway Modernization Project in Idu Abuja. The colourful ceremony was graced by Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Mahmud …

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Anti corruption: President Buhari welcomes FIFA reforms

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja said his administration will pay keen interest to accountability and transparency to fast-track football development in the country. Receiving the FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, and the Secretary-General, Fatma Samuora, at State House, President Buhari challenged football administrators to fashion out strategic programmes to develop …

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Some people say they don’t want to hear about the past; But you need the past to unlock the future – Femi Adesina

The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Femi Adesina, was on Radio Continental on Friday, July 22,2016, and responded to salient issues affecting the nation. Excerpts: ALLEGED LOPSIDED APPOINTMENTS What I would like to say is that this government takes feedback very serious. The feedback …

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Adeosun calls for economic patriotism from Nigerians in the Diaspora *Describes remittances as key contributor to Nation building

The Federal Government has called on Nigerians in the Diaspora to see the current economic realities in the country as good opportunities for them to participate actively in the ongoing efforts to reposition the nation’s economy. The Minister, who spoke at the 2016 Diaspora Conference in Abuja, on Monday, described …

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NNPC intensifies oil search in Chad Basin ….As President Buhari directs further exploration in North East …11 companies bid for installation of masts in NNPC offices

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC is stepping up measures to ensure a successful operation in the ongoing search for crude oil in the Chad Basin and other parts of the Inland Sedimentary Basin even as President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for deeper inquest into the prospectivity of some hitherto …

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