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South-south APC Demands Return of NDDC to Presidency
Accuses Akpabio of using NDDC to play personal politics *Some govt officials frightened by planned audit, says former gov Ndubuisi Francis and Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The South-south chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has demanded the return the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) under
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Obono-Obla: Osinbajo Behind My Travails Because I Refused to Compromise
* AGF investigation nailed him, says presidency source Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja Dismissed Chairman of Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, has accused Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo of being behind his travails because of his alleged refusal to pander to the vice president’s whims and caprices. In a letter dated August 29,
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Businesses Express Support for FG’s Extension of Border Closure to Jan 2020
Reopening depends on attainment of govt’s objectives, say Customs Iyobosa Uwugiaren, Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja and Eromosele Abiodun, Dike Onwuamaeze, Chris Uba in Lagos Business leaders and other stakeholders have expressed support for the decision by the federal government to extend the closure of all the country’s land borders to its neighbours to January 31,
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DHQ: Operation Positive Identification Will Track Fleeing Terrorists
Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) at the weekend rallied support from the public for the controversial Operation Positive Identification, saying it was launched to track fleeing terrorists and not to violate human rights of Nigerians. Besides, it is optimistic of a quicker end to the insurgency in the North-east following the acquisition
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Banks Rake in N27.5tn Deposits amid Threat by Fintechs
Obinna Chima Despite the surge in activities of financial technology (fintechs) companies in the country, which have started encroaching into banks’ businesses, the recently released nine months unaudited results of 13 banks listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as of September 30, showed that the banks raked in a total of N27.576 trillion as
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Dangote Refinery, Nigeria’s Success Story, Says Sylva
Peter Uzoho The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has stated that the 650,000 per day capacity Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant, which is under construction, will be a success story coming out of Nigeria. The minister also pledged the support of the federal government to Dangote Group to ensure the completion
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Buhari Praises Adesina for Increasing AfDB’s Capital to $208bn
Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari at the weekend congratulated the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, Board of Governors and members of staff on the historic increase of the bank’s capital from $93 billion to $208 billion. A statement by the president’s media adviser, Mr. Femi Adesina, said the increase
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NERC Probes Discos’ Utilisation of FG’s Intervention Funds
Sets up committee on distribution companies’ appeal against licence withdrawal Chineme Okafor The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has set up a four-man committee headed by its Vice Chairman, Mr. Sanusi Garba, to review how the electricity distribution companies utilised the various intervention funds they received from the federal government, as well as efforts the
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Obaseki: Nigeria Lost $1.35bn to Oil Theft in Q1
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has flayed the incessant oil theft in the Niger Delta, bemoaning the loss of about 22 million barrels of crude oil in the first quarter of 2019, estimated at $1.35 billion. The governor, while playing host to a delegation of National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Pan Niger-Delta
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PDP Undecided on Zoning of 2023 Presidential Ticket
Says govs not divided Chuks Okocha in Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is yet to decide on the zone it would allot its 2023 presidential ticket, the National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, said yesterday in Abuja. The party at a press conference also said there was no division within its elected governors, adding […]
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