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President Muhammadu Buhari has hosted his Nigerien counterpart, Mohamed Bazoum, to a Ramadan Iftar dinner (breaking of fast) at the State House, Abuja, on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Iftar dinner was meant to share blessings of Ramadan while promoting harmony and mutual understanding between Nigeria and Republic of Niger.
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The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) has pledged to support the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) in tracking oil and gas revenue that accruable to the Federal Government to ensure appropriate remittances.
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Monday urged the Federal Government to allowed states to develop and operate their respective minerals and pay royalty to the central government. Wike made the call when Mr Uchechukwu Ogah, the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House
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…Gunmen kidnap 2 Fulani in Oke-Ogun, demand N13m ransom …As Abductors of Ekiti monarch demand N20m ransom By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Adeola Badru & Shina Abubakar THERE was tension in some parts of the South-West, yesterday, as some local hunters in Osun State foiled attempts by some suspected herdsmen to kidnap three residents of Koka village
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…Denies indulging in illegal admissions By Joseph Erunke THE University of Abuja has pointedly told the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, that it lacked constitutional powers to meddle in admissions into universities. It also refuted last week’s allegations by the nation’s tertiary institutions’ examination’s body that it was engaging in “Illegal admissions”, outside the
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Nigeria may account for 23 percent of all oil and gas projects in Africa within the next four years, a report by GlobalData, an oil data and analytics company, has shown.
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By Obas Esiedesa Despite the rising price of crude oil in the international market, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari has said that there will be no increase the ex- depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, Petrol, in the month of May. Kyari had last month disclosed
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…Two policemen, three others killed as gunmen attack Zone 13 Police hqtrs in Anambra …Hoodlums raze Police station in Abia, free suspects …IPOB denies involvement in attacks …Explains why ESN, EbubeAgu can’t work together …Miyetti Allah demands inclusion in EbubeAgu security outfit By Vincent Ujumadu, Ugochukwu Alaribe & Steve Oko Attacks on security formations in
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The newly-appointed Chairman of the Governing Council, Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, in Zamfara, Mrs Omowunmi Olatunji-Ohwovoriole, has expressed appreciation to the President Muhammad Buhari-led administration over her appointment. This is contained in a statement personally signed by Olatunji-Ohwovoriole on Monday in Akure, promising to discharge her duties diligently and to the best of her abilities.
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…March allocation fell by N50 billion; govs asked to live within their means — FINANCE MINISTER …Adds govt aims to triple revenue ration to 15% of GDP …NGF deliberately mute on the issue of printing money — FAYEMI By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Prince Okafor Controversy over claims by Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, that the
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