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Sunday, 19 February 2017 03:21

Osinbajo signs seven bills into laws

Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has assented to seven bills passed by the National Assembly. The bills which include Oath (Amendment) Act 2017, Defence Space Administration Act, Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment Act) have now become Nigerian laws. Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters Senator Ita Enang confirmed Osinbajo's endorsement of the bills. Other bills signed by Osinbajo are National Film and Video Censors Boad, Pension Rights of Judges, Nigerian Institute of Social Science (Establishment) Act, and Mortgage Institutions Amendment Act. Enang said the Acts, other than the Defence Space Administration Act and Institute of Soil science are…

Sunday, 19 February 2017 03:17

Nigerians suffer fresh xenophobic attack in S/Africa

Nigerian Community in South Africa has confirmed attacks and looting of Nigerian-owned businesses in Pretoria West on Saturday. Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, President, Nigeria Union, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone from Pretoria, South Africa, that the attacks began at 4.00 a.m. He said that the union had reported the incident to the Nigeria mission and South African police. “As we speak, five buildings with Nigerian businesses, including a church have been looted and burnt by South Africans. “One of the buildings is a mechanic garage with 28 cars under repairs, with other vital documents, were burned during…

Sunday, 19 February 2017 03:12

New Gambian president promises reforms, freedoms

Gambia's new president promised greater freedom, an improved economy and better education as thousands attended a ceremony Saturday marking his inauguration after a tense political standoff with the country's former longtime leader. "This is a victory for democracy. It is a victory for all Gambians," President Adama Barrow said to a packed stadium near the capital that included dignitaries and several African heads of state. The day, he said, was symbolic because it also marked the day in 1965 when the small West African nation declared its independence from Britain and the year in which the 52-year-old Barrow was born.…

Saturday, 18 February 2017 17:25

Army to soldiers: If you’re not satisfied, apply for discharge

Any soldier that is dissatisfied with the operations and “professional drive” of the army can apply for voluntarily discharge, Sani Usman director, army public relations, has said. In a statement released on Saturday, Sani said the army cannot afford to have disloyal or disgruntled elements within its ranks. The army spokesperson said there would be no room for “rumour mongering and outright falsehood” in the army. “The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to a campaign of calumny on social media platforms by some individuals or group of persons. “The faceless persons have been making spurious and unfounded…

Saturday, 18 February 2017 17:22

CBN pegs dollar rate for school fees, PTA at N375/$

In line with its determination to boost dollar supply in the economy as well as to bridge the wide gap between the interbank foreign exchange (FX) market and the parallel market, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday pegged the Naira exchange rate for payment of school fees (strictly universities) abroad and Personal Travel Allowance (PTA) at N375 to the dollar. CBN disclosed this in a closed-door meeting it held with all chief executive officers of commercial banks as well as other authorised FX dealers in attendance. The meeting took place in Lagos. A source who was at the meeting said…

Saturday, 18 February 2017 03:03

Buhari: Governors’ Forum plans sending delegation to London

There are strong indications that Nigeria Governors’ Forum may send some governors to the United Kingdom to visit President Muhammadu Buhari, except the President returns home between now and next week. The plan to send a delegation to the President was part of the discussion at the last governors’ meeting in Abuja, which ended in the early hours of Thursday. An impeccable source at the meeting, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the governors also decided to send a goodwill message to the President’s family in Nigeria. The source, however, hinted that the President might return home very soon…

Saturday, 18 February 2017 03:01

Aisha Buhari marks birthday as President remains in London

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, on Friday marked her 46th birthday just as her husband remains in London, United Kingdom where he is believed to be receiving medical attention. Mrs. Buhari who returned to Abuja last Saturday from Saudi Arabia where she participated in Lesser Hajj was born on February 17, 1971. To mark her birthday, the President’s wife sent a delegation to distribute gift packs to patients at the four district hospitals in Abuja: Asokoro, Garki, Wuse and Maitama. According to a statement by Director of Information, Office of the Wife of the President, Suleiman Haruna, the…

Saturday, 18 February 2017 02:55

Nigeria Civil Defence Corps says website ‘hacked’, not recruiting

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has denied any ongoing recruitment by the organisation, saying its website was hacked. Spokesperson of the Corps, Mr Emmanuel Okeh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. Okeh said Commandant-General of the Corps, Mr Abdullahi Muhammadu, warned the general public to disregard rumours of recruitment or replacement by NSCDC. “Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps is not recruiting as widely speculated on the internet and various social media platforms. “Beware of 419 and fraudsters who have hacked into NSCDC’s website to dupe innocent and desperate job seekers online", Okeh said.…

Saturday, 18 February 2017 02:53

Family sues, demands N500m from Federal Medical Centre for 'causing' death of woman

The family of Sandra David has sued the Federal government and Federal Medical Centre, Abuja for N500 million over the death of a 29-year old woman at the centre due to “medical negligence”. In a suit, number FHC/ABJ/CS/74/2016, filed by Ms. David’s mother, Portia Sambo, the family is also demanding payment of N8.2 million as cost of treatment of the deceased at the Federal Medical Centre and Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja. Ms. David was taken to Nizamiye, a Nigerian-Turkish medical facility, after complications arising from “mismanagement of her health condition” at the Federal Medical Centre (formerly Federal Staff Hospital), Abuja.…

Saturday, 18 February 2017 02:51

Bad weather aborts Osinbajo’s visit to Ondo

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday rescheduled his visit to Ondo State due to poor weather condition. According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo was already air-borne on Friday morning when weather reports indicated dusty haze and very poor visibility at the Akure Airport and other alternative airports nearby. The presidential jet, the statement said, therefore had to return to Abuja following which the weather condition was closely monitored until about 2:30pm, when it became abundantly clear that the situation would not change in time for the Acting President to achieve the…

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Friday, 17 February 2017 15:53

11 dead as troops repel Boko Haram suicide bombers

Battling multiple bombers strapped with suicide vests, Nigerian troops and civilian self-defense fighters repelled the fiercest Boko Haram extremist attack in months on the key northeastern city of Maiduguri on Friday. Nine bombers and two civilians were killed, according to witnesses, soldiers and police. The city is the birthplace of the Islamic insurgency and the headquarters of the military campaign to halt it. Residents awoke to mighty explosions around midnight. Three female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a truck station, detonating vehicles at Muna Garage on the city's eastern outskirts, according to police Deputy Superintendent Victor Iskukwu. Muna Garage…

Friday, 17 February 2017 03:06

Nigeria’s debt stands at N17.36 trillion

Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Dr Abraham Nwankwo said Nigeria’s total debt as at December 31, 2016 was 57.39 billion dollars (N17.36 trillion). He made this known when defending the agency’s 2017 budget before the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts in Abuja on Thursday. Nwankwo said the amount included domestic and foreign debts owed by the country as at the end of 2016. While giving a breakdown of the debt profile, he said the external debt profile stood at 11.41 billion dollars (N3.48 trillion), while the domestic debt stock stood at 45.98 billion dollars (N13.88 trillion).…

Friday, 17 February 2017 03:00

Naira’s free fall: NEC seeks urgent review of foreign exchange policy

Following the free fall of the Naira against the Dollar in the foreign exchange market, National Economic Council (NEC) has asked Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to urgently review its foreign exchange policy. NEC noted that the current exchange rate, which had invariably affected the prices of goods in the market to an all time high, was no longer sustainable. At the moment, the local currency exchanges N516 to one Dollar. Briefing State House correspondents at the end of NEC meeting presided over by Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday, Deputy Governor of Nassarawa State, Mr.…

Friday, 17 February 2017 02:59

Boko Haram shoots at military helicopter, wounds airman

Boko Haram Islamic extremists fired repeatedly at a military helicopter on a humanitarian mission in northeast Nigeria and wounded one airman, the Nigerian Air Force said Thursday. A fighter jet and helicopter gunship were immediately scrambled and retaliated, killing scores of the insurgents at the located threat, spokesman Group Capt. Ayodele Famuyiwa said in a statement. He said the Mi-17 transport helicopter was carrying medical personnel from Maiduguri city to treat refugees in the Gwoza area when it came under repeated fire on Wednesday. But the pilot was able to continue the flight safely and the attack didn't interrupt a…

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