In a bid to mitigate the impact of declining crude oil price in the global market, the federal government has placed an embargo on all international travels as well as foreign training with immediate effect until further notice. The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Danladi Kifasi, who disclosed this in a Circular titled “Restrictions on Foreign Trainings and …
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The much talked about Council of State meeting is currently ongoing with some past presidents and current Governors in attendance to deliberate on the forthcoming general elections and other important national issues. Following the move by some Nigerians that the February elections be postponed, reports say the main agendum of the meeting is on the said postponement. Those at the …
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Another twist has been added to the ongoing presidential campaigns for the February 14 presidential elections, as the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, yesterday accused President Goodluck Jonathan as the first and only Nigerian leader to have attended a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Countries, IOC. Osinbajo disclosed this at an …
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP may be keeping a close tab on five of its governors over suspicion that they may be working underground to boost the presidential aspiration of General Mohammadu Buhari, of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the February 14 presidential contest, New Telegraph reports. Quoting a top party official, the report indicates that the governors are …
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All is now set for the Council of state meeting set to hold at the State House, Abuja on Thursday. Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi has confirmed that he will attend the meeting. Amaechi has not attended the meeting since he fell apart with President Goodluck Jonathan. However, Amaechi at his twitter handle wrote, “I will attend the Council of …
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The National Universities Commission ( NUC) has abolished the award of Pass Degree in Nigerian Universities with effect from the 2013/ 2014 academic session. Prof Abdullahi Zuru, the Vice Chancellor of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, disclosed this on Wednesday at the 2014/2015 matriculation of 4,133 students of the institution. “This has far reaching implications on the grading system of students …
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The Police Service Commission, yesterday approved the immediate redeployment of 16 police commissioners in the country in line with it’s drive to reposition the police for optimal performance. Those affected in the exercise include the Commissioner of Police for Ekiti State, Fredrick Lakanu who has been moved to Ogun State. Others include Ibrahim Idris formerly in charge of Police Mobile …
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Chad, yesterday, sent ground troops into Nigeria for the first time, to fight Boko Haram in a sign of increased regional pressure on the Islamist rebels after weeks of surging violence. The city was raided by Islamists from Nigeria’s Boko Haram, killing eight cameroonian soldiers and leading the population to flee on October 15, 2014, before another six coordinated attacks …
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As the nation prepares for the general elections this month, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, yesterday handed down a serious warning to all judicial officers in the country saying ‘judiciary must never again be used as tool to truncate our democracy’. The CJN gave the warning while swearing-in the 242 judges who have been selected to …
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By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr. DoD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON – Members of the U.S. Congress today presented the Congressional Gold Medal the highest U.S. civilian honor Congress can bestow to the First Special Service Force, made up of U.S. and Canadian troops who participated in the emancipation of Europe and helped end World War …
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