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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said the Federal Government will ensure the payment of foreign debts before settling other obligations. Emefiele said this while answering questions during a press briefing at the ongoing International Monetary Fund/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington DC. He said, “We have ensured that any of our debts due …

*Legendary Okukor to arrive Nigeria October 27 Jesus College, University of Cambridge, England yesterday announced that it would hand over a Benin bronze cockerel, Okukor, to a Nigerian delegation on October 27, in a gesture Nigerian officials said “offered hope for amicable resolutions” of the ongoing disputes over the ownership of its cultural properties. The Okukor, described by the college …

Ahead of its October 31 national elective convention, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Thursday, took a significant step towards a possible hitch-free exercise following the emergence of Dr. Iyorchia Ayu as the consensus chairmanship candidate of the North. Vanguard News Nigeria reported that Ayu’s emergence was a product of intense lobby and reconciliation across board which led to withdrawal from …

World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday launched an expert group that will examine the origins of new pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The proposed members of the WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) were selected for their expertise in areas such as epidemiology, animal health, clinical medicine, virology and genomics. WHO chief, …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and one of his predecessors, (ex-Governor) Lucky Igbinedion paid a glowing tribute to late music icon, Prof. Sir Victor Uwaifo at the tribute/service of songs held in his honor on Thursday. Among other dignitaries at the event which held at Ogbe Hard-court, Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium , Benin City, the Edo State capital, were Edo …

Edo State Government has denied owing pension, saying it is committed to offsetting pensioners’ gratuities despite the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and lull in crude prices on government revenues In a statement on Wednesday, Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Hon. Andrew Emwanta JP reiterated that the government pays pensions to pensioners on or before the 26th of every month …

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel’s prioritization of health care services in the state is a key component of national security and welfare of the people, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has declared. The former President who stated this while inaugurating the reconstructed Ikot Ekpene General Hospital Phase 1, in Akwa Ibom State, …

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) search for a consensus national chairmanship candidate suffered setback Wednesday night as a scheduled meeting of the Northern stakeholders did not hold. The botched meeting billed to hold at the Bauchi Governor’s lodge had the presence of Governors Bala Mohammed, Samuel Ortom, Aminu Tambuwal and Ahmadu Fintiri of Bauchi, Benue, Sokoto and Adamawa states respectively. According …

…Reject attempts to gag political parties into adopting direct primaries Some eminent Nigerians including former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega; erstwhile presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi; and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Olisa  Agbakoba, have hailed the Senate’s passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, saying that Nigeria was ripe for the electronic transmission of result. They …

As FG awards contract for rehabilitation of Baro Port access road  The MANAGING Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Chief George Moghalu, has said that the concession exercise for the Onitsha River Port is almost concluded. Speaking to Vanguard Maritime Report in Lagos last week Moghalu said that the Federal Government have shown great interest in ensuring that the …