Year: 2019
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Our focus is on bilateral free trade agreements – U.S.
The U.S. Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs, Mr Tibor Nagy, on Wednesday said that President Trumps’ administration would focus on bilateral free trade agreements with African countries. Nagy made the disclosure in a telephonic press conference with journalists from across Africa to announce the planned visit of the U.S. Deputy of State,…
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Elections: Int’l Observers appeal to President Buhari to assent to amended Electoral Act
An International Election Observer group, Pan African Women (PAN) projects that monitored the General elections in Nigeria has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the amended electoral Act. Ms Mphoentle Keitseng, the Publicity Secretary of PAN project 2019 who monitored Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Akwa Ibom made the appeal during an…
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Our military must not be dragged into politics — Osun Monarch
The Olowu of Kuta in Osun, Oba Hammed Adekunle, has warned those he described as ‘unscrupulous’ politicians to stop politicising the military. Oba Adekunle, in a statement made on Wednesday in Osogbo said dragging military into politics would have dire consequences on national stability and cohesion. The monarch, who maintained that the army represents symbols…
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Election: HoS lauds Anambra workers for supporting Obiano, APGA
The Ananmbra Head of Service (HoS), Mr Harry Uduh, has lauded civil servants in the state for voting massively for candidates of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) during the March 9 House of Assembly election. Uduh, who gave the commendation in an interview with the Nationaltrail in Awka on Wednesday, described the victory of APGA…
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NUJ ,Zone C congratulates Ugwuanyi, others over election victory
Mr Petrus Obi, Vice President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) South-East, has congratulated the governors of Enugu, Ebonyi and Abia for their victory at the polls. Obi also congratulated the Governor-elect of Imo, Mr Emeka Ihedioha, saying that Ihedioha deserved the victory. He gave the commendation in a statement he issued to newsmen…
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Killings: Kaduna Govt. imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew in Kajuru LGA
The Kaduna State Government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the troubled Kajuru Local Government Area. The government said this in a statement by Governor Nasiru El-Rufai’s spokesperson, Samuel Aruwan. Aruwan said the curfew would be from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily until further notice. The government directed security agencies to ensure strict enforcement…
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APC rejects Ebonyi governorship result, heads to tribunal
Sen. Sonni Ogbuoji, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 9 governorship election in Ebonyi, says he will contest the outcome of the poll in the tribunal. Ogbuoji made the disclosure on Wednesday in Enugu while addressing newsmen on the position of the party following the contest which returned the incumbent,…
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NLC urges Gov. Shettima to pay N20bn owed in pension, gratuity before handover
The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) on Thursday appealed to Gov. Kashim Shettima to clear the N20 billion being owed pensioners in gratuity and pension before he leaves office. The NLC Chairman in the state, Mr Titus Abana, made the call in an interview with the Nationaltrail, in Maiduguri. Abana said that the last time gratuity of…
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FG constitutes policies, projects audit c’ttee
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of the Policies, Programmes and Projects Audit Committee. Mr Olusegun Adekunle, the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Adekunle said that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would serve…
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Ogun : 4 lawmakers return as APC wins 15 out of 26 assembly seats
Four lawmakers would be returning to the Ogun Assembly as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won 15 out of 26 House of Assembly seats in the state. According to a result sheet of the Assembly election signed by the Administrative Secretary of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun, Mr James Popoola, APC…