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Hundreds of sympathizers on Thursday gathered at the Yar'Adua family house in the Katsina State capital, for the Fiddau prayers for the late Hajiya Dada. Dada, mother to late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, and current Senator, Abdulaziz Musa Yar'Adua, died on Monday evening aged 102. She was buried at the Danmarna graveyard…
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President Bola Tinubu has called on global leaders to embrace multilateralism and reject protectionism as essential steps toward achieving lasting peace, security, and stability. President Tinubu addressed a high-level meeting on peace and security at the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), on Thursday in Beijing, China, in his capacity as Chairman of ECOWAS Authority…
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A member representing Tudun Wada/Doguwa Federal Constituency, Kano State in the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa has appealed to President Bola Ahmad Tinubu to revert the price of fuel to the old price to reduce the suffering of poor masses. Doguwa, who Chairs the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), described the new price regime…
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The National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Edozie Njoku, on Thursday, issued a stern warning to Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, stating that his patience is running out. This is amid ongoing tensions within APGA and the need for resolution amid the prolonged legal battles. Njoku, stated this in Abuja, at the…
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The Spokesperson for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Abdullahi Maiwada, has said the service has collected N277.5 billion on import duties in August. Maiwada made the disclosure during the monthly news conference organized by the Strategic Communication Inter-agency Policy Committee (SCIPC) and hosted by the NCS on Thursday in Abuja. The spokesperson said that…
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Lagos State Government, Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Green Line Rail Project in Lagos. The MoU, witnessed by Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Olawale Edun; Special Adviser to…
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Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State (Oil) Petroleum Resources, on Thursday, said the Federal Government was not responsible for the recent increase in the price of petrol across the country. The minister said this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with Vice-President Kashim Shettima. Lokpobiri said the industry had been deregulated, and that…
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The National Working Committee (NWC) of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has dissolved the executive committees in Taraba, Benue, Oyo, Bauchi and Gombe states’ chapters. The party ,in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Ladipo Johnson, in Abuja on Thursday ,said that the dissolution was for the entire executive structure of the…
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The Lagos State House of Assembly at a plenary on Thursday approved the reordering of the state’s Appropriation Law of 2024, that has a size of N2.27 trillion. The House gave the approval after the Chairman, House Committee on Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Lukman Olumoh, presented the report and recommendations of the committee which…
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The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have partnered to eliminate vote buying in the Sept. 21 Edo governorship election. The government agencies made this known on Thursday in Benin during a stakeholders’ meeting aimed ant ensuring a credible governorship election. The meeting also had…
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The Federal Government has increased the feeding allowance for inmates at the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCos) by 50 per cent. The service spokesperson, Mr Umar Abubakar, made the disclosure at the monthly news conference organised by the Strategic Communications Interagency Policy Committee (SCIPC). This month’s conference was hosted by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on…