Tag: NIGERIA
North East: Osinbajo Says Nigeria Strong Supporter Of ICC, Rome Statute
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria is
cooperating with the International Criminal Court, ICC preliminary
investigation into issues associated with insurgency in the North East to
ensure...
Guber Elections: INEC Registered 2.5m Voters For Bayelsa, Kogi
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has registered about 2.5m voters for the November 16 Governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states.The Commission said...
Boko Haram: NAF Jets Bomb Insurgents Commanders During Meeting In Sambisa
The Nigerian Air
Force says its Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole had destroyed a location
at Boboshe, near Sambisa Forest in Borno State, being...
Drug Abuse: Police Uncover ‘Fake Rehabilitation Centre’ In Daura
The Katsina State
Police Command says it has discovered a fake Islamic Rehabilitation Center,
named Malam Bello Islamic Centre. this is coming barely two weeks after...
Petrol: Finance Minister Says Subsidy To Gulp N450bn In 2020
The Minister for Finance, Budget and National
Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says under-recovery of fuel subsidy will gulp 450
billion naira in 2020. She stated at the...
Physician Week: Association Urges More Attention To Trauma Patients
The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA has called on the
Federal Government to give more attention to patients who found themselves in
an unconscious state from traumatic...
Minimum Wage: Labour And Federal Government In Final Move To Forestall...
The Federal Government and Labour unions are involved
in a last minute negotiation, to forestall a nationwide strike by workers,
schedule for October 16th.Labour has resorted...
Rice: UNDP’S Intervention Will Boost Production In Nigeria
The United
Nations Development Programme, UNDP says its intervention in the agricultural
sector would boost rice production in Nigeria.The Project
Manager for UNDP-Global Environment Facility Integrated Approach...
GITEX 2019: FG Woos Investors To Nigeria, Africa
The Federal Government of Nigeria at the ongoing
39th Gulf Information Technology Exhibition GITEX has invited investors to
leverage on the potential of Nigeria to do...
Senate President Calls For Closer Ties Between Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called for closer bilateral relationship between Nigeria, Egypt and Morocco.A statement by his spokesperson indicate that Lawan...
Open Govt Partnership: Nigeria Has Made Remarkable Progress – Malami
Open Govt
Partnership: Nigeria Has Made Remarkable Progress - MalamiThe Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami says Nigeria has made remarkable progress in Open Government Partnership,...
Nigeria’s Stolen Oil; NEITI Says Metering Can Reduce Volume
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI has said that Nigeria could reduce the volume of oil stolen from her shores.NEITI
insisted on, and installing...
Nigeria, UAE Bilateral Trade Hits $1.2b – Osinbajo
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has put
the value of bilateral trade between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates UAE
at 1.2 billion dollars, noting...
Nigeria@59: Ganduje Tasks Nigerians On Peaceful Coexistence
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has urged
Nigerians to continue to live peacefully irrespective of ethnic, religious and
political differences to fast track national growth.Ganduje made...
World Bank: Chaudhuri Appointed Country Director For Nigeria
The World Bank has appointed Shubham Chaudhuri as
the new Country Director for Nigeria, succeeding Rachid Benmessaoud who
completed his term recently.A statement issued by the...
Support Buhari To Move Nigeria To Next Level – Gov Sule,...
Nasarawa state governor Engineer
Abdullahi Sule and Senator representing Sokoto North zone and Chairman, Senate
Committee on Defence, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, have urged Nigerians
to join...
2020 Olympics Qualifier: Super Falcons Departs Nigeria For Abidjan
Nigeria’s Super
Falcons departs Nigeria for Cote d’Ivoire, today, to keep a date with their
Ivorien counterparts, on Thursday, in a second round, first leg clash...
Independence Day: Gbajabiamila, Wase Task Nigerians On Unity, Prayers For Country
Speaker
of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has urged Nigerians to
remain united as the country marks her 59thIndependence Day
anniversary.In
a statement marking Nigeria’s 59th Independence, Gbajabiamila
said...
Nigeria’s Anniversary: Buhari Directs Release Of N600bn For Capital Projects
President
Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National
Planning to release six hundred billion naira for Capital Expenditure in
the next three months.The
President, who...
WAFU Nations Cup: Home-Based Eagles Lose To Togo Again
Nigeria’s Home-Based Super Eagles was
thrashed by the Hawks of Togo 1-2 in the main West African Football Union, WAFU
Nations Cup in Senegal.The Togolese took...
