2020 BUDGET SPEECH: Budget of Sustaining Growth and Job Creation Delivered By: President, Federal Republic of Nigeria At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja Tuesday, October 8, 2019 PROTOCOLS 1. I will start by asking you to pardon my voice. As you can hear, I have a cold …
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In a bid to advance the Localisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to all corners of the state, the Executive Director of Development Initiative for Community Impact (DICI), Rachael Misan-Ruppee, with support from the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), Led members of the Egbema Gbaramatu …
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Mercy Eke has emerge the winner of the Big Brother Naija reality show, season 4. The 26-year-old who bagged 41 percent of the votes cast, becomes the first female winner of the show. READ ALSO: See Why Tacha was kicked out of the 2019 Big Brother’s House Mercy, Mike and three …
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The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Joint Venture (JV) has appealed to its host communities to continue to create the enabling environment for sustainable business growth. Mr Igo Weli, the SPDC General Manager, External Relations, made the appeal on Thursday at the inauguration of 34 community projects …
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Sunny Onuesoke, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said state governments should be the ones managing the toll gates when it becomes operative across the country. Speaking on the planned reintroduction of toll gates by the federal government, Onuesoke who described the move as long overdue said by …
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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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