Tag: Abuja
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Bola Ahmed Tinubu has good heart, means well for Nigeria – Shettima tells Northeast leaders
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday restated the Federal government’s commitment to stabilizing and developing the Northeast region, saying his principal, President Bola Tinubu means well for Nigeria. Shettima had on Thursday received the board and management of the Northeast Development Commission (NEDC) led by its Chairman, Maj Gen Paul Tarfa, who had come to…
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UniAbuja students must undertake drug test before admission – VC
Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah has disclosed that students who intend to study in the university must undertake and present a drug test before admission. Mr. Na’allah, who made this known at the 27th Pre- Convocation briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, said the institution is working with NDLEA to…
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Wike revokes Imoke, Udo Udoma, ex-Senate Whip, 162 others’ lands
The Minister, Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revoked 165 lands in Abuja, some of which belonged to notable Nigerians. A document signed by the FCT Permanent Secretary, Olushade Adeshola, which was obtained by The PUNCH, reveals that the revocation was due to the violation and contravention of the terms of development of the Right…
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CBN unveils online platform for submission of MfBs license application
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has unveiled a new online platform for the submission of Microfinance Banks (MfBs) license application also known as CBN Licensing, Approval and Other Requests Portal (CBN LARP). According to the regulator, the new platform, which would replace the current manual process, was created to improve accessibility, reduce paperwork, and…
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I’m going to serve Tinubu – Muri-Okunola resigns as Lagos Head of Service
Lagos State Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, has resigned from the office. He will now be focusing on his new appointment as President Bola Tinubu’s Principal Secretary. Muri-Okunola sent a letter to the state civil servants on Monday, saying that his civil service career will end on September 29, 2023. He has already informed the…
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Appeal Court sacks Ndudi Elumelu, affirms LP candidate winner of Reps seat in Delta
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, set aside the judgment of the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal in Asaba which declared Ndudi Elumelu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the Feb. 25 election for Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State. The appellate court, in two judgments, declared…
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CBN orders banks to save FX revaluation gains
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has ordered banks to save gains from foreign exchange (FX) revaluation as a buffer against emerging economic shocks. The regulator in this regard stopped banks from using FX revaluation gains to pay dividends or meet operating expenses. The apex bank disclosed this in a letter to all banks titled:…
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Akeredolu writes Ondo Assembly, officially resumes duty
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has officially notified the state House of Assembly of his resumption of duty after months of medical vacation. The Speaker of the Assembly, Olamide Oladiji, in a statement confirmed the receipt of the letter during a parliamentary meeting. The letter, which was received on Friday, indicated that Akeredolu will…
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Atiku Rejects Presidential Tribunal Verdict, Set For Supreme Court
“I have asked my lawyers to activate my constitutionally guaranteed rights of appeal to the higher court, which, in the instance, is the Supreme Court.” The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has rejected the verdict of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) that affirmed Bola Tinubu’s victory at the February…
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Gas revenue drops by N3tn in 12 months – Report
The Federal Government, last year, lost the sum of N3.3tn gas revenue last year, as a result of drop in export due to low production, according to data obtained from a global professional body for the energy sector, the Energy Institute.l The Institute in its latest report on Statistical Review of World Energy published in…
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FG loses N335m to oil spill, says report
Nigeria lost about N335m to oil spilled between January and August 2023, according to estimation from data released by the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency. NOSDRA, in its oil spill data for the period under review, said a total of 168 incidents of oil spill incidents, which cost the country a loss of…
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PEPT: Why Atiku, Obi, APM’s petitions against Tinubu failed — Tribunal
JUDGMENT HIGHLIGHTS …Obi, LP failed to prove rigging, over-voting …Portions of Obi’s petition vague, imprecise, nebulous, bereft of particular materials …Obi validly nominated by LP …Shettima validly nominated as APC vice presidential candidate …No evidence Tinubu was convicted in the US for drug trafficking …Tinubu not indicted, arraigned, tried or convicted in the US …$460,000…
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Labour Party rejects Presidential Election Petition Court Judgement
says justice was not served …begins consultations with lawyers on next step The Labour Party has rejected the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court upholding the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as winner of the February 25, 2023 election. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, made the…
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Alleged Drug Trafficking: No evidence Tinubu was convicted in US – Tribunal
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed the allegation that President Bola Tinubu was convicted in the United States of America, USA, on a drug trafficking related charge. The court, in its lead judgement in the joint petition that was filed by the Labour Party and its candidate, Mr. Peter Obi,…
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Tribunal judgement: Shettima, Ganduje, Gbajabiamila, Nuhu Ribadu, some APC Govs storm PEPC [Photos]
Vice President, Kashim Shettima; governors, Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa) and Bala Mohammed (Bauchi); Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje; Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila; National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, are among the dignitaries that have arrived at the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, for judgment…
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Presidential Tribunal: How to watch PEPT judgement live
The much-anticipated judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT) is set to be delivered today. Recall the Labour Party (LP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), as well as their presidential candidates, had petitioned the tribunal seeking to nullify the election of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of…
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Strike halts activities in Rivers, Osun, Edo, Kano, Kaduna, Cross River
THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday made good its threat to hold a two day warning strike from Tuesday, recording mixed compliance across the country. While the strike grounded government’s activities in states such as Rivers, Edo, Cross River, Benue, Kaduna and Kano, among others. It recorded partial compliance in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, Ekiti, Kwara…
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Dollar debts: CBN repays banks next week, naira may rebound
The Acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Folashodun Shonubi, has said the apex bank will repay banks all outstanding forward contract debts in the next one to two weeks. Although he did not disclose the total amount of the outstanding dollar debts, a report by JPMorgan, a United States-based bank in a recent…
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AfDB commits $25bn to African climate fund
As part of efforts to accelerate action on climate adaptation, the President of African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adeshina, on Tuesday, said the finance institution has committed to providing $25bn to climate finance by 2050. He stated this on the second day of the African Climate Summit, being held at The Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi,…
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Kano election tribunal: Ganduje’s son loses petition
The elections petition tribunal in Kano has dismissed the petition filed by Abba Ganduje, the son of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, for lack of merit and ordered him to pay N200,000 each to the respondents, Tijjani Abdulkadir Jobe, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The court dismissed the…
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PEPC: Labour Party decries Justice Odili’s pre-judgment remarks
The Labour Party on Tuesday expressed worry over what it labelled a preemptive pronouncement by a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Mary Odili, about the upcoming judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, scheduled for Wednesday. LP’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, made this known in a statement released in Abuja, on Tuesday.…
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Banks, courts shut as Anambra NLC joins strike
Commercial banks and Courts in Anambra State were shut on Tuesday as the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, began two – day warning strike. However, at the state secretariat, few workers were on their desks, but had to close their doors to avoid the harassment of officials of the NLC, who earlier in the day drove…
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Apapa port shut, commuters stranded as warning strike begins in Lagos
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has initiated a two-day warning strike, resulting in a crowd gathering outside the Apapa port as its staff were denied entry. The NLC’s decision to commence strike comes after it declined a meeting with the Federal Government due to escalating hardships and suffering across the country caused by the removal…
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Dear ladies Of Nigeria, please stop begging on WhatsApp — Joro Olumofin
Joro Olumofin has carefully advised Nigerian ladies to please stop b£gging on WhatsApp . He said begging is an ins¥lt to their partners and for those that are single this account for why they have no suitor. He added that another thing they do which is bad is looking for who to carry their bags…
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You’ve worked hard to reach this new point – Gov Fintiri hails Wike as FCT minister
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state, has hailed the appointment of the former Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state as the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Fintiri, a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governor, in a statement via his verified X handle, formerly known as Twitter, described Wike’s appointment as well-deserved. According to the…
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Lagos Assembly rejects 17 commissioner-nominees [See full list]
The Lagos State House of Assembly has rejected 17 of the 39 commissioners-nominees sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The commissioners-nominees rejected by the Lagos Assembly are listed below. Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo (Education); Prof. Akin Abayomi (Health); Gbenga Omotoso (Information and Strategy); Olalere Odusote (Energy); Mrs. Solape Hammod); Mrs. Cecilia Dada (Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation);…
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UBA holds business series on financial fitness
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, will tomorrow organise another edition of its UBA Business Series designed to support the growth and sustainability of Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (MSME) on the continent. The UBA Business Series is a regular Workshop organised by the bank as a capacity building initiative, where leading business leaders and…
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Gas Flaring: Nigeria loses N34.1bn as oil firms flare 12.7 mscf
DESPITE Nigeria’s dwindling revenue, oil and gas companies operating in the country flared 12.7 million standard cubic feet (mscf) of gas in July 2023, according to the latest data from the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA). This represents a 35 percent increase when compared to 9.4 mscf of gas flared in the…
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Naira Marley joins NDLEA’s war on illicit drugs
British-Nigerian singer Azeez Adeshina Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has urged youths to shun drug abuse. He said the side effects of substance abuse can never be overemphasised. The Marlian boss spoke during his visit to the chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), on Thursday…
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Appeal court dismisses Smart Adeyemi’s appeal seeking nullification of Ododo’s candidacy
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday dismissed an appeal brought before it by Senator Smart Adeyemi, seeking to nullify the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, which produced Ahmed Usman Ododo as the party’s flagbearer for the November 11 poll. The appellate court held that the appeal…
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He’ll transform Nigeria’s transport system, Oluwo hails Oyetola’s ministerial portfolio
Oluwo of Iwoland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr) Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has expressed confidence that the former governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola will transform the transportation system of the country. Oba Akanbi said this in a statement on Thursday while congratulating Oyetola as the Minister-designate of Transport. Recall that President Bola Tinubu assigned portfolios…
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Presidential Election Tribunal: Anxiety as Nigerians await judgement day
As the five Justices that heard the election petitions filed by the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, at the presidential election petition tribunal, challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election, prepare to deliver their ruling on…
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Niger: If we don’t do it, no one will – Tinubu declares as ECOWAS orders standby force
President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has said the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is committed to ensuring democracy returns to Niger Republic. Tinubu stated this while delivering his closing remarks at the second ECOWAS extraordinary summit held in Abuja on Thursday. Top on the agenda was the political impasse in the land-locked country,…
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Azman sends staff on compulsory leave
Azman Air has asked all members of its staff to proceed on leave except for eight, This comes barely a month after the resumption of scheduled flight operations following a shortage of aircraft. In a memo sighted by The BUZZFEEDAFRICA, which was signed by Azman Air’s Human Resource Manager, Magaji Misau, the management of the…
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GSK: Experts fear more coys may exit Nigeria
Operators have expressed fears of more foreign companies leaving the country, following the recent announcement of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc to shut down its operations in the Nigeria. Findings by The BUZZFEEDAFRICA revealed that some other multinationals were substituting foreign for local resources, as they explored survival strategies to remain in business. GSK, a company…
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NIGER COUP: ECOWAS ultimatum not Nigeria’s mandate —Tinubu
Bola Ahmed Tinubu said yesterday the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Heads of State and Government’s ultimatum against the military junta in the Niger Republic was not that of Nigeria. He also ordered the acting governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi to make another financial sanctions against…
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Ganduje appointed APC National Chairman
Former Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has been appointed the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC Ganduje was appointed the APC Chairman at the party’s 12th National Executive Meeting Thursday in Abuja.on Thursday The party’s NEC also elected former Senate spokesman, Ajibola Basiru, as the National Secretary. Ganduje who promised to hit the ground running,…
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Tinubu, APC leaders attend 12th NEC meeting. [Video]
President Bola Tinubu and leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are attending the 12th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party. The arrival of the President around 12: 20 pm marked the commencement of the meeting at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. Members of the committee arrived the meeting…