Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the government and people of Ghana over the dual tragedy of flooding and fire outbreak which claimed scores of lives in that country. The president, in a condolence message on Friday, 5 June 2015 signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu said that Nigeria will stand …
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Abuja – Oil marketers on Friday said they have dispatched 700 trucks of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), to Abuja as part of efforts to end fuel queues at filling stations nationwide. This is contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a meeting they held in Abuja with the Federal Government and other stakeholders in oil and gas sector. …
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By Alltimepost.com SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that administers AmeriCorps, on Thursday announced that Salt Lake County will be one of 10 communities nationwide to become part of the agency’s new Operation AmeriCorps initiative. Salt Lake County, through its Community Resources and Development Division, will work with area nonprofits …
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By Alltimepost.com WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama announced on Friday his intent to appoint Rabbi Abba Cohen a Member, Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad. Rabbi Abba Cohen is the Washington Director and Counsel for Agudath Israel of America, positions he has held since 1989. He has also been Vice President for Federal Government Affairs at Agudath, …
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Abuja – Nigeria today joined the rest of the world to mark the 2015 World Environment Day (WED), to raise global awareness and to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth. The theme for 2015 World Environment Day is “Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care.” The coordinating Ministry for the event, Federal Ministry of …
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Barring last minute changes, officials of the Federal Government will today (Friday) meet with marketers of petroleum products in Abuja. It was gathered that the participants at the meeting, which is scheduled to hold at the conference room of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, would discuss issues surrounding the scarcity of petroleum products across the country that had dragged on …
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President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged commitment to prosecute the amnesty programme in the Niger Delta with vigour in order to bring lasting peace and stability to the region. Mr Ohi Alegbe, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Department, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, made the disclosure in a statement in Abuja yesterday. The statement explained that Dr Jamila Shu’ara, Permanent …
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Ghana President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday announced three days of national mourning after a deadly petrol station fire killed at least 90 people during heavy flooding in the capital, Accra. “Rescue operations will continue until the weekend, Sunday. On Monday, we will observe three days of national mourning for the victims of the fire disaster and flooding,” he said. …
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By Alltimepost.com WASHINGTON – United States Defense Secretary, Ash Carter and Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar signed a 10-year defense framework agreement on Wednesday, highlighting the growth of defense cooperation between the two countries. Carter is on a 10-day trip focused on the U.S. rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region. The agreement signed in India yesterday is an outgrowth of a …
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Senate ABUJA – FINALLY, the House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Petroleum Industry Bill ,PIB, on the last legislative day of the seventh Assembly. The House had on Tuesday suspended the consideration of clause 209 of the PIB, due to some contentious issues. But on resumption of the consideration of the adhoc committee’s report, the outgoing members chorused ‘yea’ …
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