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—-construction of 5 new federal secretariats —approves new name for aviation ministry The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday gave approval for port development projects worth $4,713,841,477 in Ondo, Lagos and Delta states. The council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, gave the go ahead for the development of Ondo Multi-Purpose Port, Ilaje, Snake Island …

There was a drama at the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, yesterday, as the factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa, clashed with members of the party loyal to the presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. Apapa, currently entangled in a legal dispute with the Comrade Julius Abure-led LP national executives that conducted the primary election that produced Obi …

The Federal Government on Wednesday renamed the Ministry of Aviation to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika said that aviation and aerospace were intertwined and Nigeria had the need to proactively set its policies to align with future occurrences. The Minister made the announcement at the sidelines of the Federal Executive Council meeting presided …

The governor vows to cooperate with security agencies in the state to “smoke out the criminals and bring them to justice.” Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has spoken on the likely cause of the gunmen attack on officials of the US Consulate in Nigeria on Tuesday in the state. PREMIUM TIMES reported how gunmen killed two officials of the Consulate and two police …

• Jinadu, Bashorun demand new faces in next cabinet• Buhari’s ministers will ensure continuity of APC policies, says Shittu There is a growing disquiet among politicians over secret moves by some members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet to be appointed as ministers by the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.Investigations revealed that no less than 18 of them have reached a frenzied …

United States Secretary of State,  Antony Blinken, on Tuesday, spoke with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu over the phone. Spokesperson, United  States Department of State, Matthew Miller, in a statement issued in Washington DC, said that during the conversation, Blinken emphasised his continued commitment to further strengthening the US-Nigeria relationship with the incoming Tinubu administration. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke this morning …

Barring any last-minute change, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), will declare a free contest for principal officers of the 10th National Assembly, according to report by the Vanguard. The APC had zoned the Senate presidency to the South-South and the speaker of the House of Representatives to the North-West. It announced Senator Godswill Akpabio, …

San Francisco (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes appears to be soon bound for prison after an appeals court Tuesday rejected her bid to remain free while she tries to overturn her conviction in a blood-testing hoax that brought her fleeting fame and fortune. In another ruling issued late Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila ordered Holmes to pay …

Raleigh, N.C. (AP) — Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s veto late Tuesday. The House completed the second and final part of the override vote after a similar three-fifths majority — the fraction necessary — voted for the override earlier …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the government is pursuing a comprehensive digital development agenda with sustained investment in digital infrastructure to enhance connectivity and expand the state’s digital economy. Obaseki said this in commemoration of the 2023 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, marked by the United Nations and its sister agencies with the theme, “Empowering the …