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Friday, 04 October 2019 06:03

Buhari, Ramaphosa sign 30 trade deals, two others

South Africa and Nigeria, yesterday, signed 30 trade and cooperation agreements weeks after a wave of violence against Nigerian nationals in Johannesburg and Pretoria strained relations between Africa’s top two economies. Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Muhammadu Buhari, at the conclusion of a two-day visit by the Nigerian leader, said they regretted the violence and subsequent retaliation in Nigeria against South African businesses, pledging instead to deepen trade ties. The duo vowed to put an end to xenophobic attacks and reprisals in South Africa and Nigeria, respectively. In September, armed mobs attacked businesses and homes owned by foreigners, leading to at…

Friday, 04 October 2019 06:02

Nigeria’s fresh appeal won’t stop assets seizure – P&ID

Process and Industrial Development Limited has said Nigeria’s fresh appeal moves will not stop it from commencing the seizure of the country’s assets. It said the Federal Government must meet the deadlines for the payment of $200m security deposit and £250,000 cost awarded by a London court on September 26. Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, had said on Wednesday that Federal Government had directed its lawyers to seek the leave of the court to appeal against last week’s ruling of Mr Christopher Butcher of the Commercial Court in London imposing the payments as conditions for granting a…

Friday, 04 October 2019 06:00

FG will need to retrench workers to pay minimum wage – Minister

Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr Chris Ngige, announced on Thursday that federal government would have to lay off workers to be able to meet a wage bill of N580 billion needed to meet labour’s demand on the new wage. Ngige told labour leaders in Abuja that the sum was what would be needed by government to pay the consequential adjustments as demanded by labour. The minister’s announcement is the latest in the increasing drama over payment of the new wage. A Bill for the New Minimum Wage was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on April 18. Ngige…

Thursday, 03 October 2019 05:59

FG to reintroduce toll gates

Federal Government is concluding plans to reintroduce toll plazas on roads in the country. This was disclosed by Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola. He briefed State House correspondents alongside Minister of Information, Mr Lai Mohammed, at the end of Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari at Presidential Villa, Abuja. Stressing that there is no law against toll plazas in the country, he said that Federal Government is working on modalities for reintroducing cashless toll plazas. Other logistics being worked out before the reintroduction, he said, include acquiring more lands that will provide up…

Thursday, 03 October 2019 05:57

FG to security agencies: Not all young Nigerians carrying laptops are fraudsters

Federal Ministry of Communications (FMC) has frowned at wrongful profiling of young persons operating computing devices, urging for restraint. Spokesperson for communications minister, Mr Uwa Suleiman, in a statement on Tuesday, conveyed the ministry’s disapproval over “widespread harassment of young Nigerians with personal computers, tablets or phablets in public places.” Nigerian authorities, especially anticorruption agency, EFCC, have of recent ramped up fight against cybercrime, leading to widespread arrests of suspects. Police officers also routinely harass young Nigerians carrying laptops. “These reports indicate that young persons are generally regarded as fraudsters by officers of security agencies if found with such devices…

Wednesday, 02 October 2019 06:20

Buhari, Gowon, Lawan, others mark independence anniversary in Aso Rock

President Muhammadu Buhari was on Tuesday joined by former Head of State, Mr Yakubu Gowon, former Vice President Namadi Sambo and former Chief of Staff Supreme Headquarters, Mr Oladipp Diya at the Presidential Change of Guards held at Presidential Villa, Abuja. The ceremony which took place at the Fore Court of the State House was part of activities put together to mark Nigeria’s 59th independence anniversary. The Presidential Change of Guards was attended by Ambassadors, members of the Diplomatic Corps, members of Federal Executive Council as well as traditional and religious leaders. There was a colorful presidential change of guard…

Wednesday, 02 October 2019 06:19

Knocks, kudos for Buhari over Independence speech

President Muhammadu Buhari’s 59th Independence anniversary speech, yesterday, has continued to raise dust, with prominent Nigerians sharply divided on specific aspects of the broadcast. While some lambasted the President, especially on his tough stance on the issue of freedom of expression, others hailed it, saying it was in order. Leading the pack was the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which described the broadcast as an insult to Nigerians and a mockery of the country’s integrity as an independent state. In a statement by its national publicity secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, yesterday, the party claimed the speech was completely…

Wednesday, 02 October 2019 06:18

Buhari heads for South Africa today

President Muhammadu Buhari will today (Wednesday) leave Abuja on a three-day state visit to South Africa, acting on the invitation of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Presidential spokesman, Mr Garba Shehu, in a statement, said Buhari was embarking on the trip to discuss welfare of Nigerians with a view to finding common grounds for building harmonious relations with their hosts. According to him, the visit is coming against background of recent xenophobic attacks which resulted in the evacuation of hundreds of Nigerians as well as exchange of visits by special envoys of both Messers Buhari and Ramaphosa. Shehu explained that while in…

Wednesday, 02 October 2019 06:16

Independence Anniversary: Saraki congratulates Nigerians, preaches unity

Former Senate President, Mr Bukola Saraki has congratulated Nigerians on the occasion of the nation’s 59th Independence Anniversary and called on them to further work for the unity of the nation. Saraki in a statement from his Media Office in Abuja noted that the country has come a long way since 1960 and that the citizenry have many reasons to celebrate while praying for more positive developments across the various sphere of life. He added that every Nigerian should continue to pray and work for the progress and development of the country because “we are leaders in our respective rights…

Tuesday, 01 October 2019 05:33

‘We’ll take firm and decisive action’ against free speech that threatens national security - Buhari

As the nation clocks 59, President Muhamamdu Buhari has warned that his administration will not tolerate free speech that infringes on the rights of other citizens or threatens to undermine National Security, saying, “we will take firm and decisive action.” Buhari who said his administration upholds the Constitutional rights of citizens to freedom of expression and association, however, called for all to exercise restraint, tolerance and mutual respect in airing their grievances and frustrations. “Our attention is increasingly being focused on cyber-crimes and abuse of technology through hate speech and other divisive materials being propagated on social media. Whilst we…

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Tuesday, 01 October 2019 05:32

Trump writes Buhari, salutes Nigeria @59

As Nigeria turns 59 today, US President Donald Trump, has on Monday congratulated its people, urging them to unify in their quest for peace, unity and success. Trump who disclosed this in a statement opined that he would love to see Boko Haram and other terrorist groups wiped out of Africa. His words, “On behalf of the American people, I extend our warmest greetings and congratulate you on the 59th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence,” the statement read. “Nigeria is among our strongest partners in Africa. We share common goals of expanding trade and growing our economic relationship. “We are allies…

Tuesday, 01 October 2019 05:30

China's 70-year parade shows economic and military might

Trucks carrying weapons including a nuclear-capable missile designed to evade U.S. defenses rumbled through Beijing on Tuesday as the Communist Party celebrated its 70th anniversary in power with a military parade that showcased its emergence as an increasingly ambitious global power. The military showed off China’s most advanced weapons, some being shown for the first time, as rows of soldiers marched in lockstep past President Xi Jinping and other leaders on Tiananmen Square, the country’s symbolic political heart. Thousands of spectators waved Chinese flags and fighter jets flew low overhead. “No force can shake the status of our great motherland,…

Tuesday, 01 October 2019 05:29

We need help from religious leaders to remove ideological basis of terrorism - Army chief

Chief of Army Staff, Mr Tukur Buratai, has said that terrorism and terrorist groups could not be eliminated alone by the military unless religious bodies and organisations in the country come to the “forefront of this spiritual battle.” The Army chief noted that the focus must be religious groups interfacing on addressing the ideologies which fuelled the Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists. Buratai stated this on Monday in Abuja during a spiritual warfare seminar at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre with the theme, “Countering insurgency and violent extremism in Nigeria through spiritual warfare.” The Army chief, represented by Chief of…

Monday, 30 September 2019 05:48

Saudi crown prince warns of escalation with Iran, says he prefers political solution

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince warned in an interview broadcast on Sunday that oil prices could spike to “unimaginably high numbers” if the world does not come together to deter Iran, but said he would prefer a political solution to a military one. Speaking to the CBS program “60 Minutes,” Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, also denied that he ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi operatives nearly a year ago, but said he ultimately bears “full responsibility” as the leader of his country. While Khashoggi’s death sparked a global uproar and tarnished the crown prince’s…

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