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Lagos-Calabar rail project: Submit a supplementary budget – Senate advises Presidency
The Senate has expressed its willingness to honour President Muhammadu Buhari’s wish for a Lagos-Calabar rail project, which was left…
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Mile 12 market to be relocated to new site in 6 months – Gov. Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, Tuesday, said that traders in the popular Mile 12 Market would be relocated to the…
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President Buhari worries over huge trade imbalance between Nigeria, China; charges stakeholders to reduce trade deficit; insists Nigeria’s future is bright
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerian and Chinese business communities to work hard to reduce the trade imbalance between…
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NLNG pays N10.8trn to FG, Joint Venture, shareholders – Omotowa
Managing Director, Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), Mr Babs Omotowa, Tuesday, said that the company had paid $55 billion (about…
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Alleged N6.9b theft: NAMA boss, others get N20m bail each
ANTHONY OMOH Following last Thursday’s arraignment of officials of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) accused by the Economic and…
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Road constructions: Lagos sues for patience, outlines alternative routes for motorists in Abule-Egba, Ajah, others
The Lagos State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ganiyu Johnson has solicited for the the patience, understanding and co-operation…
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Senator Ashafa backs Amaechi on N60bn Lagos-Calabar rail project
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Land Transport, Senator Olugbenga Ashafa (APC, Lagos East), has thrown his weight behind the…
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World Bank report upbeat on economic rebound for Nigeria, others
The World Bank Group, Monday, lowered its 2016 sub-Saharan African growth forecast to 3.3 per cent from a previous forecast…
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Petrol tanker drivers deny diverting products
Umbrella body of petrol tanker drivers, the Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD) has absolved its members of involvement in diversion of…
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Minister attempted to pad budget – Reps allege
House of Representatives, Monday, has joined the Senate in accusing the Federal Executive of causing disaffection over the 2016 budget,…
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Senate to Presidency: Enough is Enough, Sign budget 2016 without further delay; Amaechi must apologise or resign
The Senate Monday, April 11 advised the Presidency to come clean with Nigerians on the 2016 Budget and stop engaging…
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(Travelogue) Lest We Should Be The Last By Femi Adesina
If my memory serves me right, the above title is taken from a poem I had studied for secondary school…
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ECOWAS Court unanimously grants Dasuki’s prayers; fixes May 17, 18 for further hearing
Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Muhammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) triumphed at the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS)…
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Dasukigate: Metuh’s move to stall trial rejected … Ordered to enter defence
The National spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday April 11, 2016, again attempted to throw another spanner…
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Presidency denies rejecting 2016 budget
Amid reports of conflict between the Executive and the Legislature resulting in the stalling of the 2016 Budget, the Presidency,…
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Pirates attack Turkish cargo ship off coast of Nigeria, abduct six – Navy
Pirates have attacked a Turkish cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria, kidnapping six crew members in a region increasingly…
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Edo Govt warns Fulani herdsmen, farmers
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Edo State Government has warned Fulani herdsmen and local farmers in the state to maintain the peace…
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Relinquish portfolio as Petroleum minister – Nigerians students tell Buhari
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Students of tertiary institutions under the auspices of National Association of Nigerian Students [NANS] Zone B, Monday,…
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Edo Government warns Fulani herdsmen, farmers
AGENE GODWIN,Benin Edo State Government has warned Fulani herdsmen and local farmers in the state to maintain the peace or…
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Presidency, Finance Ministry defer on China loan
A major controversy appears to have surrounded the official trip of President Mohammadu Buhari to China as the Presidency and…
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Court fixes May 16 for Orji Kalu’s re-arraignment
A Federal High Court in Abuja, Monday, fixed May 16 for the re-arrangement of a former Governor of Abia State,…
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Pan-African Cultural Congress Bureau plans another FESTAC for 2017
The Pan-African Cultural Congress Bureau (PACCB) has announced plans to hold another World Black and African Festival of Arts and…
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FIRS targets N4.9trn revenue in 2016
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said it is targeting a revenue of N4.9 trillion in 2016. Chairman of…
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No Lagos-Calabar Rail project in 2016 budget — NASS refutes Presidency claims
Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has refuted reports that the National Assembly removed the Lagos-Calabar Railway line project…
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NIMASA pushes for early passage of anti piracy law
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has expressed the Agency’s desire…
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