The House of Representatives have pass the bill to criminalise estimated billing of electricity consumers by distribution companies. The bill which was sponsored by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, is also known as “Crazy bills”. When the proposed law is concurred with by the Senate and assented to by the President, …
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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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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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INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF THE 59TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY 1st OCTOBER, 2019 Dear Compatriots, 1st October each year is an opportunity for us to reflect and thank God for his endless blessings on our country. It …
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s uncompromised commitment to fight against corruption, as Nigeria celebrates its 59th Independence on Oct. 1. Mr Azeez Adeyemi, the National Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the association, gave the commendation while addressing newsmen on Monday in Abeokuta, to …
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Isenah had been under pressure to resign following the emergence of Douye Diri as gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November 16 election. Isenah and Diri are from his Kolokuma-Opokuma local government area of the state, a development which some political pundits say could work against …
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Go and treat your body odour’ — Mercy to Tach Tacha, a housemate of the ongoing BBNaija reality show, has engaged Mercy, her colleague, in a heated war of words which led to physical confrontation. The confrontation, which comes on the heels of Tacha’s fight with Mike, ensued on Friday …
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One of the 2019 Big Brother Naija housemates, Cindy Okafor was unexpectedly evicted this morning (Friday) The news of her eviction was disclosed on Thursday Night. Evictions were routinely done on Sunday nights on the show when the housemate with the lowest votes go home. However, with the introduction of …
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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 Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra on Sunday asked President Muhammadu Buhari’s aides to stop maltreating Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The group alleged that the ‘subjective measures’ against Osibanjo by “vicious Fulani cabals dictating the affairs of Buhari” were calculated to suppress Christians in the …
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