Politics

The maiden HID Awolowo Foundation lecture is currently holding today (Tuesday, November 28, 2017), in Lagos. The event began 10:00 a.m., at the Nigeria Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos. Speaking on on the significance of the lecture, the organisation’s Convener/Executive Director, Dr Tokunbo Awolowo Dosumu said: “At a time when Nigeria is faced with challenges on so …

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Photo Caption: Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs Bolanle Ambode (m); new Head of Service of Lagos State, Mrs. Folashade Adesoye (2nd left); PS. Public Service Office, Mrs. Fiyinfunoluwa Ogunbanke (2nd right); PS. Youth & Social Development, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola (r); and PS. Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Biola Liadi (L), during the visit of the 20th HOS of Lagos State …

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As the crisis rocking Oando Plc continued unabated, shareholders of the company yesterday  advised the current management under the leadership of Mr Wale Tinubu to step down in the interest of all stakeholders. A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos had last week dismissed a case filed by Oando PLC against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking to stop SEC from …

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The Plateau State government has expressed its willingness to partner with the Bank of Industry (BOI) in the revitalization of ‎Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state. Speaking in Jos, the state capital, at the BOI North East customer forum, the Secretary to the State Government, Hon. Rufus Bature, said the people of the state have become more …

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Exuberant Zimbabweans greeted the swearing-in Friday of new President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who takes power after an extraordinary series of events that ousted the world’s oldest head of state. Mnangagwa, fired earlier this month as vice president, will lead after the resignation of 93-year-old Robert Mugabe, who succumbed to pressure to quit from the military, the ruling party and massive demonstrations …

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A former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has tendered his resignation from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party citing maltreatment by the party and failure of the party to live up to the expectation of Nigerian youth. Mr.  Atiku resignation signals his readiness to move to the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) where he is expected to become …

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Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, on Thursday, presented a budget estimate of N181 billion to the state House of Assembly for the 2018 fiscal year. Laying the budget before the lawmakers at Assembly, Governor Ahmed said the proposed budget reflects an increase of N15,781,009,150 or 9.5percent compared to the 2017 Revised Appropriation. Tagged “Budget of Sustained Growth and Prosperity”, …

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President, African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina says the bank would invest $12bn in the power sector in Africa in four years with the goal of leveraging on the aviation sector. Adesina said the aviation sector was very important to the continent but that it could not operate in the dark. He said the sector was very important to Africa …

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Nigeria and Japan on Tuesday signed a grant aid project on economic and social development worth N642 million. The amount would be provided by the Government of Japan. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma signed on behalf of the Federal Government while Japan’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Nigeria, His Excellency, Mr Sadanobu Kusaoke, signed …

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Tayo Olanipekun The United States government will support Nigeria with $46.8m for the stabilization and recovery efforts that will help those affected by violence in the Northeast as well as to improve electricity supply in the nation. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, John Sullivan, who announced this yesterday in Abuja during the U.S.-Nigeria Bi-National Commission meeting, noted his country recognized that peace, …

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