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The federal government has given fresh conditions to ECOWAS countries before reopening the borders. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama stated this on Monday at the end of a committee meeting held at the ministry. The minister maintained that goods imported into Nigerian market must be escorted directly from the ports of member states to the borders. He insisted …

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in London signed the amended Deep Offshore bill into law. A statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said the president after signing the bill, described today “as an important day for all Nigerians – but particularly the young generation.” Also in a series of tweets on his …

Plateau government has released N400 million to the state Water Board to lay pipes to connect new development areas in Jos-Bukuru metropolis to public water supply, the General Manager, Mr Lambert Gomzuk, has said. According to the Vanguard, Gomzuk told Newsmen in Jos on Sunday that the exercise had started in some parts of Utan, Zaramagnda. According to him, all …

Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has condemned critics of the ongoing efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari to attract more foreign investments into the country, saying he should be commended for his untiring efforts to boost the nation’s economy through massive influx of foreign capital. The governor made his position known when he fielded questions from the News Agency of …

About 22 million barrels of crude oil, amounting to 1.35bn was lost due to theft in the Niger Delta during the first quarter of 2019, according to Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. Obaseki who bemoaned the incessant cases of oil theft in the region made the disclosure at the weekend when he received a delegation of National Executive Committee …

…Sen. Obende flays attack on entourage …Idahosa: ‘Oshiomhole is not fit, proper to be APC National Chair’ …Those involved must be prosecuted – Ojezua, Edo APC chair Saturday’s alleged attack on Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, Chancellor, Edo University, Iyamho, Dr. Aderemi Makanjuola and other guests at the residence of the National …

Thugs already mobilised from within and outside the states to disrupt process IG Adamu pledges 64,241 policemen The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned of impending violence ahead of the Kogi and Bayelsa states governorship elections.  INEC’s Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, who gave the warning at the inter-agency security meeting between the Commission and security agencies yesterday, said there …

Enrollment for scheme commences January next year The Federal Government has commended the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki for launching the Edo State Social Health Insurance Scheme, designed to make healthcare affordable and accessible to residents across the state. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, gave the commendation in a keynote address at the official launch of the …

…Rues sector players’ insufficient investment The Federal Government, Saturday, expressed concerns that in spite of huge resources sunk into the power sector, not much improvement has been recorded in the five years of the privatisation of the power assets. It regretted that instead of the citizens enjoying constant electricity supply, the nation’s electricity industry was characterised with daunting challenges of …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday departed Makkah via Abdul’aziz International Airport, Jeddah for London, United Kingdom after he successfully performed the lesser Hajj. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the President left Makkah for Jeddah around 1.30 p.m. (local time) while his presidential aircraft took-off for London at exactly 3.05 p.m. The departure was after all the airport protocol led by …