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Nigeria may approach ECOWAS Court over attack on traders in Ghana – Onyeama
By Lizzy Okoji Abuja, Aug. 17, 2020 Foreign affairs minister Geoffrey Onyeama says Nigeria may have to approach the Economic…
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Civil rights group writes Buhari, states how Malami stalls high-profile corruption cases
Lagos, Sunday, August 16, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has been told to investigate allegations that the Attorney General of the…
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Instruct Minister, NBC to withdraw codes on ‘insult of govs, elders, leaders’, SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to “urgently instruct…
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SPDC appeals asset sale judgment
SPDC is very disappointed that the Rivers State High Court affirmed the enforcement of the purported sale of interests in…
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U.S. agency warns against toxic hand sanitisers
By Harrison Arubu New York, Aug. 14, 2020 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says some hand sanitisers have…
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Enugu airport fence destruction: FG vows to prosecute perpetrator
*Says it will deploy all lawful means to protect national security asset *Applauds Buhari, Ugwuanyi’s intervention The federal government, on…
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UNILAG crisis worsens as Governing Council appoints Prof. Soyombo new Vice Chancellor
The lingering crisis rocking the University of Lagos, Nigeria has worsened with the announcement of Professor Theophilus Omololu Soyombo as…
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Buhari mourns ‘Old Friend of Nigeria,’ Walter Carrington
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Aug. 12, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the demise of former United States…
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UNILAG crisis: Vice Chancellor, Governing Council flex muscles – You’re sacked; No, I remain in office
The Governing Council of the University of Lagos, Nigeria, has removed the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Oluwatoyin T.…
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Security: Buhari, Governors end meeting; Call for protection of civilian communities, improved intelligence-sharing
President Muhammadu Buhari and State Governors Tuesday ended their meeting on the state of the nation’s security with calls for…
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NNPC pledges to boost gas delivery to domestic market … As FG inaugurates Gas Transportation Network Code to boost gas penetration
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has restated its commitment to working with relevant partners and stakeholders in the Oil…
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Why I cleared inherited N35 billion unpaid pension as Anambra Governor — Obi
Former Governor of Anambra State and Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr.…
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NNPC signs pact with partners to resolve OML 130 dispute …Resolution will immediately unlock about $510million of gas revenue
In its bid to meet the target of revving up production to 3million barrels per day and unlock gas revenues…
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30 years after, President Buhari signs amended Companies and Allied Matters Bill
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja assented to the Companies and Allied Matters Bill, 2020 recently passed by the National…
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Nigeria to encourage more private/public partnership to boost domestic gas – Sylva
By Solomon Asowata Lagos, Aug. 7, 2020 The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has said that…
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UNGA president urges global recommitment to nuclear disarmament
By Harrison Arubu United Nations, Aug. 6, 2020 The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, has…
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NNPC records 43 per cent drop in oil pipeline vandalism in May
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has recorded an encouraging 43 per cent drop in cases of willful damage of…
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Alaigbo Development Foundation condemns massacre of Christians in Southern Kaduna; Urges Buhari to urgently intervene
A socio-cultural and economic group, Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF), has unequivocally condemned what it described as the mindless massacre of…
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Security challenges: You must rejig security strategy, Buhari tells Security Chiefs
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Aug. 4, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has again challenged the nation’s security chiefs to rejig their…
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Presidency berates Trade Union Congress over plan to protest corruption at NDDC, EFCC, others
The Nigerian presidency has berated the Trade Union Congress, TUC, over its plan to protest alleged widespread corruption in the…
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RCCG holds 68th Annual Convention, August 3-9; Theme: WONDERFUL (see program)
The 68th Annual Convention (Virtual) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, holds from Monday, August 9, 2020. The…
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Zoning: Mamman Daura’s views are his own – Presidency
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Aug. 1, 2020 The Presidency on Saturday said the views expressed by Malam Mamman Daura, on…
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‘We are no longer safe,’ – Shehu of Borno laments; Decries Boko Haram attack on Gov. Zulum
Leaders and citizens of Borno State are no longer safe, Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Elkanemi has…
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Corruption probe in NDDC, EFCC: Buhari says appointees abused trust
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, July 31, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja reacted for the first time to…
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Boko Haram attacks Borno Governor’s convoy; Nigerian army to investigate attack
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, July 30, 2020 The Nigerian Army is to investigate Wednesday’s attack on the convoy of Gov.…
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