Year: 2018

FG Seeks Increase Of Nigeria’s AFREXIM Bank Shares

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The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has said Nigeria is discussing the possibility of increasing its shareholding with AFREXIM Bank. Mrs Ahmed made this known in a statement signed by the special adviser on media and communications, Paul Ella Abechi. The statement, which quoted the minister during a meeting with the President, African Export-Import Bank, Prof Okey Oramah on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 said, Nigeria currently owns 40 per cent shares in the bank. She said, “We have met with a delegation of Afrexim…

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FG Begins Payment Of N22.6bn To Nigeria Airways Ex-workers

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Following the approval of over N22 billion by President Muhammadu Buhari for aviation pensioners, the federal government will on October 15 begin verification and payment of Nigeria Airways Limited ex-workers nationwide. The was contained in a statement signed by the special adviser to the minister of finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on media and communications, Mr Paul Ella Abechi on Tuesday and made available to journalists in Abuja. The payment exercise is expected to last for one week, from Monday, October 15 to Monday, October 22, 2018. He said, the secretary,…

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AYADE’S SA ON TOURISM, HARPS ON YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN GOVENANCE, CULTURE

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…AS DELEGATION FROM THE NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE VISITS Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade’s special adviser on tourism, Hon Oko Sunday Ebeku on Monday played host to a delegation from the National Defence College in Calabar, the state’s capital. Hon Ebeku, during the visit tasked the citizens of the state on working with the state government to harness and develop the culture and tourism potential as well as youth inclusiveness in governance for leadership development, and curb restiveness and other social vices. The event started with lots of expectations and…

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BREAKING: Plateau Residents Shutdown Jos Over ‘Ethnic Cleansing’, Fingers Jang

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Commercial activities in Jos, the Plateau State capital was temporarily halt as residents of the state stormed the streets to protest the endless killings in the state. The protesters are calling for the prosecution of those behind the ongoing killings in the state. The protesters, under the aegis of ‘The Faithfu, a group of clergymen, also want owner of the deadly mining pond in Dura Du, where the car belonging to the missing General Idris Alkali (rtd) was found arrested and prosecuted. They were, however, intercepted by a team of…

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That Plateau Pond of Death By Philip Agbese 

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When news filtered on the recovery of cars of victims from a mining pond in Dura Du, Jos, Plateau State, I was not surprised. I say this for two reasons. One is the fact that Du is an area made famous by the former governor of Plateau State, Da Jonah David Jang, who was an ethnic champion the eight years he held sway as governor of the state.   Du is also a settlement occupied by the Berom ethnic stock in Jos South Local Government Area. As a fact, Da Jonah…

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Gundumbali, Damasak Safely Under Nigerian Army Control, Visitation Team Confirms

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A coalition of Civil Society Organisations at the forefront of providing humanitarian assistance in North East and a team of international journalists led by Daniel Furnard, as well as their Nigerian counterparts has said that contrary to the avalanche of conflicting reports emanating from the region that Gundumbali, Damasak are now early under the Nigerian army. The team, in an attempt to assess the effectiveness of the military operations in North East Nigeria, the team was on the ground for one week  from 25th  September to October 4th, 2018 to…

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Sen Rose Oko Emerges PDP Senatorial Candidate For Cross River North

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The Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Dr Rose Oko, Wednesday, picked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ticket for a second term after scoring 496 votes from the total votes cast. Her victory at the primary has made her the flag bearer of the party for the 2019 general election. Oko, who contested with Hon Godwin Nyiam and Hon Thomas Udam cleared by the party, commended the process of the election and dedicated her victory to the people of the five local government areas that make the senatorial district.…

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Boko Haram: Is This The End? By Ifure  Ataifure 

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I have seen several barbs on my social media handles to the effect that the real people pulling the strings of the puppets called Boko Haram terrorists are busy with electioneering hence the lull in the group’s murderous activities. Of a truth, ongoing political activities are in full gear without a single flag of Boko Haram being raised anywhere so one would agree that the terrorists have failed in all ramifications. Compared to this period in 2014, Boko Haram had not only declared a caliphate for itself but even named…

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Human Rights Report Scores Nigerian Army Operation Python Dance 3 High 

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…. enumerates peace and stability as gains Despite stern  criticism coming from some  quarters, a human rights  group has hailed the success of the Nigerian Army Operation code named “Python Dance 3.” After remarkable gains in the first two editions, the military launched the third exercise early this year on the heels of the uncontrollable surge in kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery, human trafficking  and other crimes in the South-East and parts of the South-South. The emergence and fright of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) further gave rise to the exercise…

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Re: The Boko Haram “Technical Defeat” Ruse Is Unravelling By Philip Agbese 

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The above titled piece by Farooq Kperogi should actually be captioned “The Boko Haram “technical SUPPORT” ruse is unravelling” to acknowledge the heartbreak of those that had think their favourite killers’ squad would eternally torment the populace for their own amusement. It speaks to the constant media support that closet supporters of Boko Haram, like Kperogi had always and continued  to give to Boko Haram terrorists by painting them as invincible. Kperogi’s killers somehow managed to snuff life out of hundreds of soldiers buried in mass graves and in this…

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