Latest News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 28th August 2019
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target=_blank>US govt retaliates FG’s policy, imposes new visa charges on Nigerians
In what appears to be a retaliatory move, the United States government has announced a hike in price for all classes of visa for Nigerians, effective August 29, 2019.
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target=_blank>UPU lifts suspension on Youth President, Secretary
The Urhobo Progress Union (UPU), Worldwide, under the leadership of Chief (Engr.) Joe Omene, some weeks back, lifted the suspension of two executive members of the youth wing, Comrade Louis Anidi, President and Comrade Efemena Umukoro, Secretary.
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target=_blank>Osun at 28: Why we are embarking on low-key celebration – Gov. Oyetola
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun says the 28th anniversary celebration of the state’s creation is low – key due to the prevailing economic situation in the country.
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target=_blank>Abdulrazaq sends N135bn supplementary budget to Kwara assembly
Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara on Tuesday sent the 2019 supplementary budget estimate of N135,159,772,167 to the State House of Assembly for consideration and passage.
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target=_blank>Nigeria’s ‘Iron Lady’ meets $10,000 requirement, returns to boxing ring
Nigeria’s Helen ‘Iron Lady’ Joseph is set for action against Martina Horgasx from Hungary on Thursday in her bumpy return to professional boxing.
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target=_blank>AfDB tasks Nigeria on food exportation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has advised Nigeria to formulate appropriate and sustainable strategies to promote agro-industrialisation to foster domestic and export competitiveness in the agro-business industry.
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target=_blank>Detention order: Court to hear Sowore’s motion on Wednesday
The Federal High Court, Abuja, will, on Wednesday, hear the motion filed by Mr Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow protests, challenging his detention for 45 days by the Department of State Security (DSS).
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target=_blank>FG review guidelines for disease surveillance
The Director-General (DG), Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, says the centre is reviewing the technical guidelines for Nigeria’s Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response strategy, alongside government and international partners.
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target=_blank>Boko Haram in Borno: Of lost faith and terrorist collaborators
By Richards Murphy
The open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari supposedly came from Borno residents but in reality the authors of the poisoned chalice are closet supporters of Boko Haram terrorists and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) who, being fed up with the losses being suffered by their proxies, have decided to come out of hiding.
The innocuous sounding “Borno residents” – the pseudonym under which they wrote – is sufficiently nebulous to not arouse suspicion and valid enough to confer legitimacy and locus for them to make their unwarranted claims.
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Abia @ 28: Ikpeazu apologises for slow pace of development in Abia
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu on Tuesday apologised to Abia indigenes at home and in diaspora for the slow pace of infrastructure development in the state.
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