Category: News
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Evacuation: 324 more Nigerians depart U.S. for Abuja
Another flight evacuating Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic has departed for Abuja. The fully booked plane, with 324 passengers on board, left the Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on Friday night. It is expected to arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Saturday afternoon. This is…
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UPDATED- N40bn probe: Reps C’ttee summons Akpabio, NDDC MD, others
The House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has summoned the Minister of Niger Delta Affair, Sen. Godswill Akpabio to respond to allegation of N81.5 billion irregular expenditure in the NDDC. The committee also summoned the acting Managing Director of the NDDC, Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei and the Managing Director of AHR Global…
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Social protection: Borno Gov Parleys With New Head of OCHA
Ali Musa Biu- Maifuvuri Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum yesterday received the new head United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA), Mr. Trond Jensen at the Government House, Maiduguri. Mr Trond accompanied by the Nigeria’s UN resident Coordinator and UN OCHA’S Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Sir, Edward Kallon met the…
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Ignore Malami distraction, tackle Magu’s allegations, CSO urges President
A rights group, Guardians of Democracy and Development, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to concentrate on unravelling the series of corruption allegations levelled against the former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN with a view…
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Colliation Accuse Wike of Frustrating NDDC Probe
By Ibrahim Mohammed …Urges sacked MD to submit self for investigation As intrigues continue to trail developments at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the Civil Society Advocacy Groups for Accountability and Probity has urged the sacked former Acting Managing Director of the Commission, Dr. Joy Nunieh to submit herself to the various authorities for…
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BREAKING: Nigeria’s inflation hits 12.56% in June – NBS
The consumer price index which measures inflation rose to 12.56 percent in June, a new report by the National Bureau of Statistics has shown. According to the report, which was released on Friday, the June inflation rate is 0.16 percentage points higher than the rate recorded in May 2020 (12.40 percent). The CPI (consumer price…
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Probe takes pictures of sun from only 77 million kilometres away
The Solar Orbiter space probe, launched in the United States in February, has switched on its 10 scientific instruments on board and taken its first pictures of the sun. The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to present the first images on Thursday at 2.00 p.m. (1200 GMT) during an online conference. According to the ESA’s…
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Flying officer Tolulope Arotile was hit by ex-classmate’s car who wanted to greet her
It has now been revealed that the 24 year old Tolulope Atorile, who died at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Kaduna State on Tuesday, was hit by a car driven by a former classmate who wanted to greet her. Until her death, Tolulope Arotile was Nigeria’s first female combat pilot. It was gathered that…
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Okonjo-Iweala urges WTO to elect DG on merit, says she’s well suited
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday in Geneva stressed the need for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to elect a credible candidate based on merit for the position of Director-General. Okonjo-Iweala who is among the eight candidates vying for the position, stated this while answering questions from newsmen at a press conference held shortly after her…
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COVID-19: Chinese First Lady donates Medical equipment to Nigeria’s First lady
First Lady of the People’s Republic of China, Peng Liyuan, has donated medical equipment to Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari to support Nigeria in the fight against Covid-19 Chinese Deputy Ambassador Zhoa Yong handed over the medical equipment to the First Lady of Nigeria this Wednesday in Abuja. The Chinese First Lady in her message…