The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday rejected plans by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to return toll gates to highways in Nigeria, describing it as anti people.. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement, said the idea was insensitive and lamentable. He stated that the insensitive …
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President Muhammadu Buhari will Wednesday leave Abuja on a three-day state visit to South Africa, acting on the invitation of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement, said Buhari was embarking on the trip to discuss welfare of Nigerians with a view to finding common grounds …
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The figures obtained from the Ministry of Budget and National Planning have revealed that the Federal Government is planning to borrow fresh N4.6tn within the next three years, covering 2020 to 2022, to finance its programmes. READ ALSO: Rivers state now own 45 per cent of SPDC stake in OML 11 …
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Governor Nyesom Wike had disclosed that the Rivers State Government had acquired 45 per cent of Shell Petroleum Development Company’s (SPDC) stake in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 11 oilfields. The governor said he had directed the state Ministry of Finance Incorporated to bid for the facility with $150 million supported …
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The Government of Cross River has partnered with tech giant Microsoft to train youths of the state on data management. Speaking after a technical session with representatives of Microsoft in Calabar, Gov. Ben Ayade, said the partnership would define the roadmap for the digital transformation of the state. Ayade who …
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The Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano, on Thursday laid a budget of N137.1bn before the Anambra State House of Assembly for the 2020 fiscal year. The budget had N57.69bn as recurrent expenditure and N78.3bn as capital expenditure, representing 43 and 57 per cent of the budget respectively. Tagged budget for …
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The Federal Inland Revenue Service on Monday said it was not true that it provided N90bn to finance the election campaign of the All Progressives Congress during the last presidential election. The service said this in a statement by the Director, Communications, Wahab Gbadamosi, in reaction to claims by a …
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Unity Bank Plc on Monday said there was an early morning fire incident at its head office in Lagos. Mr Matthew Obiazikwor, Head, Corporate Communications, said in a statement in Lagos that the incident occurred on one of the floors of the building. “The cause of the fire incident is …
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Residents of Ubeta community, in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers states are in state of panicking as fire gutted an oil facility belonging to the Nigerian Agip Company in the community. It was gathered that the fire outbreak on the oil installation started on Thursday, even as the …
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A budget of N100 billion has been proposed for the implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Plan. The proposal was submitted on Thursday to the National Economic Council by its Sub-Committee on Farmers/Herders’ crisis. The NEC meeting was presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. READ …
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