Year: 2020
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Senate swears in PDP’s Ekpenyong
The Senate on Thursday swore-in Senator Christopher Ekpenyong of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing Akwa-Ibom North-West Senatorial District in…
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Amotekun is shaping up well—Makinde says at C & S Conference
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde said on Thursday that the South-West security initiative, Operation Amotekun was shaping up well. The Governor…
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Dignitaries honor Justice Chinwe Iyizoba (rtd.) as Inaugural Dialogue/Book Presentation holds
The Inaugural Dialogue on Good Governance and Public Presentation of the book Contemporary Issues in Law & Society: Legal Essays in Tribute to Hon. Justice Chinwe…
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Senate probes NNPC over $396m spent on Refineries’ maintenance
The Senate on Thursday resolved to probe the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over the sum of $396 million expended…
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Ekiti to reposition state’s economy through zero oil plan
Ekiti state government has disclosed plans to domesticate the Federal Government’s zero oil strategy for total diversification of the economy…
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Bayelsa: Gov Dickson bows to pressure okays minimum wage after NLC protest
Gov Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Thursday bowed to pressure and gave the nod for the implementation of the N30,000…
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Restore Ihedioha’s mandate or face international sanctions – Imo Diaspora Coalition tells Buhari, Supreme Court Judges; Launches “Operation Do the Math”
New York Imo Diaspora Coalition for Justice and Democracy (IDCJD) has announced the launch of “Operation Do the Math,” (ODM),…
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Education
Professor Ogundipe’s noteworthy strides in research & innovation
Research is supposed to be a major function of universities and other institutions of higher learning, but this has not…
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Why we approved N30,000 Minimum Wage for civil servants – Enugu govt
The Enugu State Government has disclosed that it approved the report of the joint committee of labour and the state…
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Declare National Security Emergency, Senate tells Buhari …Constitutes Ad-Hoc Committee to engage NSA, Security Chiefs
The Senate has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency declare a National Security Emergency to address…
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Gov. Ugwuanyi swears in Prof. Okwueze as Deputy Chief of Staff
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Wednesday, swore in Prof. Malachy Ikechukwu Okwueze, as his Deputy Chief of Staff.…
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Borno: Zulum swears in Ibo, Yoruba men among 26 Advisers
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday swore-in Chief Kesta Ogualili from Anambra state and Alhaji Yusuf Alao from…
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Enugu Government okays payment of N30,000 minimum wage for workers
The Enugu State Government has approved the payment of N30,000 minimum wage for the state’s workers with effect from February,…
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Arts & Entertainment
Navy photographer wins award at Calcutta film festival
By Doris Esa Abuja, Jan. 28, 2020 A Photographer attached to Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas,…
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Gov. Emmanuel commends BPE’s stabilizing role in Nigeria’s economy … Efforts on to revamp ALSCON – Okoh
Akwa- Ibom State Governor, Mr.Udom Emmanuel has pledged to support the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) in its reform and…
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Business and Economy
Dangote Farms commissions tomatoes nursery to provide seedlings for farmers
In a bid to make Nigeria self-sufficient in tomato production, Dangote Tomatoes Processing Limited, owned by the younger brother of Africa’s richest…
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Health
Halting spread of Coronavirus our highest priority – WHO
By Oluwafunke Ishola Lagos, Jan. 28, 2020 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says halting the spread of novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV),…
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Obi makes case for touching of lives, support for education
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has encouraged Nigerians to seek…
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Somaliland court sentences journalist Abdirahman Mohamed Hiddig to 21 months in prison
Nairobi, January 28, 2020 Authorities in Somaliland should immediately release journalist Abdirahman Mohamed Hiddig from prison and drop all charges…
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We’ll provide enabling environment for business to thrive, President Buhari assures MTN delegation
The Federal Government is committed to providing an enabling envir onment for businesses to succeed, as partnerships between the…
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Dignitaries grace Lagos ‘Never Again’ Confab commemorating 50 years of Nigeria civil war
The ‘Never Again Conference’ with the theme: “Nigerian Civil War: 50 Years After,” organised by Nzuko Umunna and Ndigbo…
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Minimum wage : Bayelsa NLC blocks Treasury building, demands unpaid December salary; Boo SSG
The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, in Bayelsa on Tuesday shut down the Treasury Building, Yenagoa to protest the non implementation…
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Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project: More buildings to be demolished
By Grace Alegba Lagos, Jan. 28, 2020 More buildings on right of way along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway are to be…
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