Nigeria news today headlines : Friday 3rd January 2020
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Buhari Committed To South-East Infrastructure Dev’t — Minister
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation has said President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to the infrastructure development of the South- East of the country. Onu stated this during the expanded South-East zonal caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday at Uburu. The meeting was to strengthen the party in
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Nigerians Myopic In Assessing Buhari’s Govt — Oshiomhole
INNOCENT OWEH; SAMUEL OGIDAN ABUJA – Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has claimed that Nigerians have been myopic in assessing President Muhammadu Buhari. Comrade Oshiomhole said critics of President Buhari had overlooked the achievements of his government, especially when considered against the situation in the country before 2015. He recalled
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Condemnations Trail Kwara Govt’s Demolition Of Saraki’s Property
DELE MOSES; SAMUEL OGIDAN ILORIN / ABUJA Condemnations on Thursday trailed Kwara State government’s demolition of ‘Ile–Arugbo’, a structure which belonged to the late political icon of the state, Olusola Saraki, located in the GRA area of Ilorin, the state capital. The demolition was carried out before daybreak on Thursday as eyewitnesses said a bulldozer
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Court Gives EFCC Nod To Detain Adoke For Additional 14 Days
LAGOS – Justice A.O. Musa of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, granted the application of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to keep the former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, in its custody for additional 14 days preparatory to his arraignment. In granting the application, the
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Army Captures More Terrorists, Rescues Over 165 Women, P5 Children
The Nigerian army said its troops have neutralised and captured more Boko Haram/ Islamic State of West Africa’s Province (ISWAP) terrorists and rescued 165 women and children from their captivity in Borno State. The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the operations were carried out
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Enugu Airport Rehabilitation: We’re Beating Easter Deadline — Sirika
ENUGU – Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, has reassured the people of the South East that ongoing rehabilitation work at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, would be completed before Easter. Sirika, who spoke while inspecting the level of progress made at the airport on Thursday, said the ministry understood the economic and social importance
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Akeredolu’s Projects Are Campaign Points For His Re-Election – Ojogo
Donald Ojogo is the Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Ondo state. In this interview with select newsmen, he speaks on the people’s expectations and government’s desires for 2020; he equally reacts to some claims of the main opposition party in the state ahead of this year’s governorship election. Excerpts: This is an election year
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Six-Year Single Term: In Whose Interest?
LAGOS – The rejection by the House of Representatives of the bill seeking to provide a single term of six years for the president and governors in Nigeria has continued to generate mixed reactions from Nigerians. The bill sponsored by John Dyegh, an All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Reps member from Benue State, seeks
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2020: Edo, Ondo Governorship Elections In Focus
LAGOS – Top of political events in the country this year is the Edo and Ondo state governorship elections. Already, the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state has been torn apart between the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, who had hitherto seen himself as the APC Leader in Edo by virtue of his
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Border Closure Puts Inflation Rate At Double Digit – NECA
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative of Association (NECA) yesterday said that the closure of the land borders by the Federal Government put the inflation rate at double digit in 2019. Dr. Timothy Olawale, the Director-General of NECA, in a statement stated that the economy also struggled with a growth rate average of 2 per cent in
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