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Obasanjo,Yoruba leaders In Close-Door Meeting.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday met with leaders of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, and other political leaders in the South West on the way forward for Nigeria.
The meeting is also about sustaining the unity…
1.02m Passengers Transit Through Abuja Airport in Q1.
About 1.02 million passengers transited through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja Abuja in the first quarter of 2018 according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
FAAN’s First Quarter Report showed the figure…
Buhari appoints new heads for federal agencies.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of new heads for two federal agencies and tenure renewal of six others.
In a statement, Olusegun Adekunle, Permanent Secretary (General Services Office) Office of the Secretary to the…
Xenophobia: House seeks sanctions against S/Africa
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, called on the Federal Government to institute stiffer measures against South Africa over the endless xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in that country.
This was sequel to a motion entitled “Urgent…
Reps probe of N8bn NEMA contracts falters
The investigation by the House of Representatives Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, of the N8 billion grains supply contracts has run into hitches.
The beneficiary companies were to supply grains to the Internally Displaced…
FG launches new website
The Federal Government has inaugurated its upgraded website to encourage e-participation and bring governance closer to Nigerians.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, during the launch of the website, on…
Breaking: Tribunal sacks Rivers Senator, announces new winner
The Rivers State Elections Petitions Tribunal has sacked George Thompson Sekibo, the representative of Rivers East Senatorial District and has declared Andrew Uchendu of the All Progressives Congress the winner of the senatorial election.…
Ijaw youths urge IGP to prosecute abductors of Ese Oruru
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, to prosecute the abductor of the 14-year-old Ese Oruru from Bayelsa.
Ese was abducted in 2015 by one Yunusa, aged 18, and took her to Kano for…
Renewed Niger Delta violence reignites fears for Nigeria oil production
Oil-rich Niger Delta is seeing a renewed wave of attacks on the energy industry that threatens to disrupt production in Africa’s top crude exporter and whose increasing sophistication is raising concern among diplomats and security experts.…