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Tuesday, 12 June 2018 04:06

FG declares Friday, Monday, public holidays for Eid -El Fitr

Federal government has declared Friday June 15, and Monday June 18 as public holidays to celebrate 2018 Eid- El Fitr. Minister of Interior, Mr Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on Monday in Abuja on behalf of the federal government in a statement issued by Mr M. Umar, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry. He congratulated Muslim faithful on a successful completion of the Ramadan fast and enjoined all Nigerians to use the occasion of the celebration to pray for the peace, unity, prosperity and stability of the nation. Dambazau said it was government’s desire that all Nigerians be inspired by virtues…

Sunday, 10 June 2018 05:19

Buhari leaves for Morocco today

President Muhammadu Buhari will begin a two-day working visit to Kingdom of Morocco, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, has said. Shehu, in a statement in Abuja yesterday, said the visit was at the invitation of King Mohammed VI of Morocco. He said the two leaders will discuss socio-economic matters affecting their countries, following prior engagements in December 2016, during the official visit of the Moroccan leader to Nigeria. “In Rabat, discussions will focus on strengthening existing agreements on the fertiliser industry, education cooperation, Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project and establishing a basic chemical platform to…

Sunday, 10 June 2018 05:15

Most Nigerians have slipped into extreme poverty — ActionAid

A civil rights group, ActionAid has said that although Nigerian economy is out of recession, most Nigerians have slipped into extreme poverty. Chairperson of governing board of the group, Mrs Patricia Donli, said this during a press conference held after the organisation’s Annual General Meeting held in Abuja. In her address titled “State of the Nigerian Nation,” she said the poverty level in the country has worsened to the extent that Nigeria has been named the country with the highest population of people who live in extreme poverty. “In 2016, the prevalence of people living below the poverty line ranged…

Sunday, 10 June 2018 05:13

South West states declare June 12 public holiday

Governments of South-west states have declared June 12 as a public holiday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the annulled 1993 Presidential election adjudged to have been won by late M.K.O Abiola. The states include Lagos, Ondo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, and Oyo states. Federal government on Wednesday announced that June 12 would become a national holiday for the celebration of democracy day starting from 2019, although the day had always been public holidays in the South west. In Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, the governor, said the recent decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to declare June 12 as the new…

Sunday, 10 June 2018 05:08

Ekiti shooting: Bamidele flown to UK in Tinubu’s jet

A former member of House of Representatives, Mr Opeyemi Bamidele, has been flown to United Kingdom for further treatment. Our correspondent learnt that he was flown in a private jet belonging to a former Governor of Lagos State and National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Mr Bola Tinubu, on Friday night after receiving treatment at Euracare Multi-Specialists Hospital on Victoria Island, Lagos. Bamidele and five others were shot at a reception rally organised for All Progressives Congress candidate for the forthcoming Ekiti State governorship election, Mr Kayode Fayemi, at the party’s secretariat in Ado Ekiti on June 1. He was…

Sunday, 10 June 2018 05:07

G7 summit ends in disarray as Trump abandons joint statement

US President Donald Trump has retracted his endorsement of the joint communique issued at the end of G7 summit, accusing Canada of "dishonesty".He said that other countries were imposing "massive tariffs" on the US. The joint communique, advocating a "rules-based trading system", was reached despite tension over US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed afterwards to press ahead with retaliatory tariffs on 1 July. Speaking at a news conference, he described as "insulting" Mr Trump's decision to invoke national security concerns to justify steel and aluminium tariffs."It would be with regret but it would be…

Saturday, 09 June 2018 04:47

Buhari signs bill limiting tenures of vice presidents, deputy govs who succeed principals

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law a bill that limits a vice-president or deputy governor who completes terms of their principals to seeking reelection only once more. This was one of three bills the president signed on Friday that make key changes to pre and post election laws in Nigeria. Senior Special Assistant to Mr Buhari on National Assembly matters, Mr Ita Enang, announced this on Friday. The first change deals with pre-election matters. Enang said the new act has reduced the date and time of determining pre-election matters. He did not state the number of days in the…

Saturday, 09 June 2018 04:46

Buhari appoints new CBN Deputy Governor

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nomination of Mr Folashodun Adebisi Sonubi as Deputy Governor at Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), subject to Senate confirmation. Mr Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, made this known in statement in Abuja on Friday. Sonubi is currently Managing Director of Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) – a financial payments, facilitation and settlement platform. NIBSS has been instrumental to the growth in electronic payments in the Nigerian financial industry. Before assuming headship of NIBBS in 2012, Sonubi had garnered decades of executive-level experience in financial service operations,…

Saturday, 09 June 2018 04:39

NCC urges GSM customers to use 622 Toll-Free-Line for complaints

Nigerian Communication Commissions (NCC) has urged customers of telecommunication operators to lodge their complaints of unsatisfactory services through its 622 Toll-Free-Line. Mr Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, said this at the 95th Edition of Consumers Outreach Programme in Dutse on Friday. Danbatta, represented by Director, Consumers Affairs Bureau of the commission, Mrs Felicia Onwuegbuchulam, said that the commission was disturbed with the various complaints from customers. The complaints include unsolicited text messages and calls, failure/refusal to roll over unused data services at the expiration of data bundled by service providers. Others are automatic renewal of data services…

Friday, 08 June 2018 04:05

Osinbajo’s helicopter makes emergency landing in Abuja

Helicopter that brought Vice -President Yemi Osinbajo to Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada, Abuja, could not take him back to the villa as it was said to have made a forced landing about 30 seconds after take-off. Mr Osinbajo had been invited as Special Guest of Honour to a ceremony that saw the graduation of 40 senior officers of Customs. The event was attended by Chief of Army Staff, Mr Tukur Buratai; Chief of Air Staff, Mr Sadiq Abubakar; Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr Hameed Ali and other top officials of the government…

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Friday, 08 June 2018 04:04

Senate confirms Abdu-Kafarati as Chief Judge of Federal High Court

Senate has confirmed Mr Adamu Abdu-Kafarati as Chief Judge of Federal High Court. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday written a letter to the Senate seeking confirmation of his appointment. Abdu-Kafarati was sworn-in as Acting Chief Judge of Federal High Court in September 2017. He succeeds Mr Ibrahim Auta who retired as chief judge last year. Senate had in March urged Mr Buhari to forward nomination of Abdu-Kafarati to the upper legislative chamber for approval as substantive Chief Judge of Federal High Court to avoid constitutional crisis. Abdu-Kafarati was confirmed after Senate adopted the report from its committee on Judiciary,…

Friday, 08 June 2018 04:03

NASS adjourns plenary for four weeks

National Assembly, comprising Senate and House of Representatives, on Thursday adjourned plenary sessions till July 3, 2018. The break, according to spokesmen of both chambers, was to enable legislators take part in the forthcoming Sallah celebration. They added that legislative activities, especially plenary sessions, would be put on hold within the period of the break. While announcing the break, both spokesmen used the opportunity to reel out the achievements of the legislative arm of government in three years of its inauguration. They also thanked Nigerians and the media for their steadfastness and belief in the legislators. "I want to tell…

Friday, 08 June 2018 03:54

Ramadan: Cleric calls for peaceful co-existence among Nigerians

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan A cleric, Mr Issa Abdulquadri Ayede, has admonished Nigerians, especially Muslims, to continue to live in peace with one another in the spirit of Ramadan period. The Islamic Scholar gave the admonition while delivering this year's Inspiration 100.5 FM, Ibadan Ramadan lecture, held at the station's premises, Osuntokun Avenue, old Bodija, Ibadan. He emphasized that there is the need for all Muslim faithful in and across the country to always have the fear of God, saying "as it is known, the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom." Ayede maintained further that time had come for…

Thursday, 07 June 2018 05:23

Buhari declares June 12 Democracy Day, honours Abiola with GCFR

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday directed that the nation’s Democracy Day will, henceforth, hold on June 12 of every year as against current arrangement where the ceremony holds on May 29. Buhari also resolved to honour winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, Mr Moshood Abiola, with the highest national honour, Grand Commander of the Federal Republic. The President disclosed these in a statement he personally signed and made available to journalists. He said he reached the decisions after due consultations. Apart from Abiola, Buhari said he would also honour his running mate, Mr Babagana Kingibe, and late…

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