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Nigerians in U.S. appeal to FG to expedite re-opening of San Francisco Consulate; Ambassador Emenike confirms govt’s plan to do so

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Nov. 4, 2021 Nigerians in the West Coast of the U.S. have appealed to the Nigerian government to expedite action on its planned re-opening of the Consulate-General of Nigeria in San Francisco to alleviate their consular challenges. The nationals, who made the appeal at a …

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Review: The duality of individuality in Olukorede Yishau’s VAULTS OF SECRETS   By Oluwaseyi Oso

To infer that secrets are secreted from actions that societal and/or cultural constitutions do not embrace, is a fact brilliantly portrayed in Olukorede Yishau’s Vaults of Secrets. Through the characters we fortunately meet in this collection of ten short stories, the author boldly and tellingly reintroduces the “individual as a dual …

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Chevron Nigeria appoints new Communications Manager

Lagos, Nigeria. November 1, 2021: Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the NNPC/CNL Joint Venture has announced the appointment of a new Communications Manager in its Policy, Government and Public Affairs Department (PGPA). He is Mr. Victor Anyaegbudike. A statement by Esimaje Brikinn, General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Mr. Anyaegbudike …

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Great Green Wall: Africa’s ambition of restoring over 100 million hectares of degraded landscape achievable, says President Buhari 

  • Nigeria ready to assume leadership of regional organisation Africa’s ambition of restoring over 100million hectares of degraded landscape for productive agriculture is achievable, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday in Glasgow, Scotland. The President, according to a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & …

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Appointment of “Diaspora Shadow Ministers” unconstitutional – NiDCOM; Warns against move

Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has dismissed as unconstitutional and an attempt to seek political relevance, an attempt to appoint “Diaspora Shadow Ministers.” A statement by Engr Dr. Sule Yakubu Bassi, Secretary of the Commission, on behalf of the Chairman/CEO, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said that the attention of the Management of NiDCOM has …

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Appointment of “Diaspora Shadow Ministers” unconstitutional – NiDCOM; Warns against move

Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has dismissed as unconstitutional and an attempt to seek political relevance, an attempt to appoint “Diaspora Shadow Ministers.” A statement by Engr Dr. Sule Yakubu Bassi, Secretary of the Commission, on behalf of the Chairman/CEO, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said that the attention of the Management of NiDCOM has …

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UK Court, again slams Maureen Badejo over judgement in favor of MFM G.O; May send her to prison (Read full text of Order/Judgement here)

The Queens Bench Division of United Kingdom (UK) High Court of Justice, November 1, 2021, alerted a London-based blogger, Maureen Badejo, of imminent jail term if she fails to obey an existing judgement of the court against her for defaming Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), it’s founder, Dr. …

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Dangote’s 650,000bpd, modular refineries to drive Nigeria’s huge demand for petroleum products – NNPC GMD, Kyari

The 650,000bpd Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as well as other modular refineries are expected to be the major drivers of Nigeria’s demand for petroleum products, which is projected to grow massively in the nearest future. Speaking at the 15th Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL) Africa Downstream …

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Buhari departs Abuja: For climate change conference in Glasgow; For Paris Peace Summit in France

President Muhammadu Buhari has, Sunday, October 31 departed Abuja for Glasgow, Scotland to attend the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The President is scheduled to deliver his national statement at the High-Level segment for Heads of State and Government at …

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Buhari vows to leave on May 29, warns tenure extension campaigners; Returns to Abuja from Saudi Arabia

By Ismaila Chafe Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) Oct. 29, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that nobody should start campaigning for an unconstitutional extension of his tenure in office beyond May 29, 2023. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement, said the president …

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