Nigerians recently have been lamenting as the prices of commodities skyrocket due to closure of the Nigerian borders. Food items such as rice, frozen foods and other commodities continue to an increase of up to 75%. According to traders in major markets, the action is punitive because a lot of them who are doing legitimate businesses now have their containers …
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Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege has condemned the attack on Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmaker called on the Nigeria Police to fish out perpetrators and bring them to book. Omo-Agege said in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yomi Odunuga, in Abuja on Sunday, that the …
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Popular Nigerian musician, 2face Idibia, will lead a slew of Nigerian music artists to the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST), holding in Edo State from October 19 to 26. The Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.Osagie said all was set …
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The Federal Government plans to spend N9.05bn on the purchase, maintenance and fuelling of generators across the Ministries, Departments and Agencies nationwide. The government also earmarked a separate N75.4m for maintenance and fuelling of generators in some of its foreign missions abroad. The details are contained in the 2020 budget proposal which was submitted to the National Assembly by President …
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Ahead of the expiration of the ultimatum issued by labour unions over the minimum wage implementation, the unions have asked their branches across the country to get set for an industrial action. PREMIUM TIMES reported how labour leaders issued a communiqué, warning that economic activities would be shut on October 16 if the federal government failed to reconvene a meeting …
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The President’s wife, Aisha Buhari, on Sunday, cautioned Nigerians on the dangers of spreading fake news shortly after she returned from a medical leave at the United kingdom. Mrs. Buhari gave the warning while fielding questions from journalists shortly after her arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in the early hours of Sunday. The president’s wife was received …
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The presidency on Sunday attacked the main opposition party, PDP, saying the party was missing in key national all issues and only focusing on trivial matters. Garba Shehu, President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesperson said this in an article sent to PREMIUM TIMES. Mr Shehu made reference to the anti-sexual harassment bill proposed by 107 senators as a sign of the productivity of …
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At the request of U.S. Central Command, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper authorized the deployment of additional U.S. forces and the following equipment to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Two Fighter SquadronsOne Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW)Two Patriot BatteriesOne Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD) Secretary Esper informed Saudi Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Muhammad bin Salman this morning …
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The U.S. military and the commercial sector rely heavily on space-enabled capabilities, and the Defense Department must protect those assets and maintain U.S. superiority in the space domain, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy said. Stephen L. Kitay spoke as part of a panel discussion at an AFCEA luncheon in Arlington, Va. AFCEA is a nonprofit organization that …
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Not less than 250,000 students in Edo State public schools are to benefit from a training programme in coding and web programming organised by the State Government in partnership with the German tech giant, SAP and Coder in Africa. The training is part of efforts to leverage Information Communication Technologies (ICT) to boost digital literacy skills in secondary schools across …
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