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All You Have To Know About 2021 Budget

…Says Nigeria already in Recession, second  in four years …Says Passage of PIB will boost Confidence and Attract Investments in the Oil Sector …Hails Nigerians for Perseverance in these difficult times ..Says 2nd Niger Bridge, 46% Completed, Warns National Assembly Against Padding …Defence with allocation of N121 billion, Power; N198 billion; inclusive of N150 billion for the Power Sector Recovery …

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Buhari’s 2021 Budget Of Economic Recovery and Resilience Speech

2021 BUDGET SPEECH: Budget of Economic Recovery and ResilienceDelivered By: His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari President, Federal Republic of Nigeria At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja Thursday, 8th October 2020 PROTOCOLS 1. It is with pleasure that I present the 2021 Federal Budget Proposals to this Joint Session of the National Assembly. 2. Distinguished and Honourable Leaders, …

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BREAKING: FG Releases Fresh Guidelines For Reopening Of Schools

The Federal Government on Thursday released fresh guidelines for the reopening of schools in the country. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, made this known during a briefing in Abuja. Schools in the country had been shut for more than four months as part of measures to curb the spread of the novel disease. …

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5 Takeaways From The Pence-Harris US Vice-Presidential Debate

It didn’t have the star power – or the tension – of last week’s debate between US President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, but there were sharp contrasts on policy and even a party crasher on Wednesday night during the vice-presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris. The two sparred over everything from the Trump administration’s …

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Budget Presentation: Don’t Come With Some Of Your Aides To N’Assembly, Senate Tells Buhari

As President Muhammadu Buhari presents the 2021 Appropriation Bill before a Joint session of the National Assembly, the Senate has asked him not to come with some of his Aides. According to the Senate, President Buhari will not be accompanied by many people on the entourage, stressing that only few people that are very key and relevant to budget that …

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FG Okays $3.02bn For Reconstruction Of Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Rail Line

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern Narrow Gauge. The cost of the project was put at $3.02bn. The decision was taken at the weekly meeting of the council presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this to State House correspondents at …

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Senate Asks Buhari To Scrap Redundant Federal Agencies

The Senate, on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to reduce the number of its agencies in order to save cost of governance. The red chamber took the decision following the approval of the report of its joint committee on Finance and National Planning on the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper presented by the Chairman, Solomon Adeola. …

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Vice Presidential Debate, Pence Vs Harris: Time, What To Know

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — The two major-party candidates for vice president, Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Kamala Harris, will face off Wednesday night in this election’s vice presidential debate. The event is planned just a week after a chaotic first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. The debate also comes amid heightened attention …

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Former LGA Chair, Adenomo Leads Obaseki’s Victory Rally In Ovia South West

Former Vice Chairman of Ovia South West Local Government Area, Hon. Omosede Adenomo, has hailed residents in the LGA for turning out en masse to cast their votes for Governor Godwin Obaseki, noting that the mandate will enable the governor consolidate on successes recorded by his administration in the first term. At a solidarity rally in Ora Ward, Ovia South …

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EdoGIS Presents Digital Certificates Of Occupancy To Oil Palm Investors

Edo State Geographic Information Service (EdoGIS) agency on Wednesday presented copies of digitally generated Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) to investors under the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP), on the back of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s agricultural reforms. Managing Director, EdoGIS, Francis Evbuomwan, while presenting the C of O to the investors in Benin City, reassured that the Obaseki-led administration …

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