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Nigeria Running Late For Economic Diversification-Dangote

The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said the diversification of the Nigerian economy needs to be achieved urgently, following Monday’s crash in the price of crude oil. Dangote, said this on Wednesday, while speaking at the ‘Going for Growth 2.0,’ in Abuja. Crude oil price had slumped by 30 per cent to about $30 per barrel …

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Ahmed: We Need To Adjust To Life Without Oil

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed Wednesday said Nigerians must start to consider living a life without oil, following the recent crash in global oil price occasioned by the Coronavirus outbreak. Speaking at the Going for Growth conference, which is a consultative roundtable with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, …

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APC CRISIS: State Chairmen Divided Over Oshiomhole

•23 for, 14 against•Oshiomhole absent as 8 NWC members resume•Prepare for March 17 NEC meeting•Edo stalwarts join forces for Oshiomhole The festering crisis ravaging the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, assumed a new dimension, yesterday, as state chairmen became divided over the issue. While 23 of the state chairmen are in support of the National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and …

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Nigeran Senator Introduces Bill To Ban Importation And Use Of Generator

The senator representing Niger South, Bima Enagi, has introduced a bill that seeks to ban the importation of generators in Nigeria. The bill, titled “a bill for an Act to prohibit/ban the importation of generating sets to curb the menace of environmental (air) pollution and to facilitate the development of the power sector,” was one of the six bills read …

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Coronavirus: Postpone Camp Exercise, Group Tells NYSC

A human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern, has urged the National Youth Service Corps to postpone its ‘Batch A’ orientation camp exercise due to the outbreak of coronavirus in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director of the group, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, on Wednesday. The group said, “Authorities of the NYSC on Sunday, March 8, …

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We Didn’t Banish Sanusi From Kano – AG

The Attorney-General of Kano State, Ibrahim Muktar, says the state government did not banish the deposed Emir, Muhammad Sanusi II. Muktar said the state government was clear in its press statement on Monday that Sanusi was deposed but never made any reference to any banishment. The Kano AG said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday. He said, “If you …

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Coronavirus: Kenya Seeks Postponement Of 2021 Nations Cup Qualifiers

Kenya is seeking the postponement of this month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Group G leaders Comoros, due to an international travel ban placed on athletes as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The Kenyan sports ministry on Tuesday issued a one-month travel suspension for Kenyan athletes to international competitions following the global outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. …

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El-Rufai Appoints Sanusi Into KADIPA Board

Barely forty-Eight hours after he was dethroned as the Emir of Kano, His Highness, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has been appointed into the board of KADIPA. A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House said that Malam Nasir El-Rufai has approved the reconstitution of the board of KADIPA. Established in 2015, KADIPA has led the investment drive of the state and anchored …

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