Politics

The National Assembly must have a budget office that will provide analyses and advice to the legislative arm of government so as to ease the passage of the document and enhance its implementation. Former Minister of National Planning, Shamsuddeen Usman, who said this in Lagos on Friday, said such an institution will bring efficiency to the national budget implementation and …

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 Delivered by:   His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari President, Federal Republic of Nigeria At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja Tuesday, 7TH of November 2017 PROTOCOLS I am here to present 2018 Budget Proposals. Before presenting the Budget, let me thank all of you Distinguished and Honourable Members of the National Assembly, and indeed all Nigerians, for your …

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Tayo Olanipekun Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday praised the workers of the sate for their suport for his administration in the last two and a half years, saying the feats achieved would have been impossible without their support. He said this at the State Executive Chambers in Alausa, Ikeja, while swearing-in five newly-appointed Permanent Secretaries, as he also …

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Bereaved national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, flew out of the country. This was as sympathisers besieged his his house over the death of his son, Jide, while more condolences poured in from eminent Nigerians, both home and abroad. Among those who were at the Lagos home of the former governor were his …

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Following the flag-off of oil search on the Nasarawa  State end of the Benue Trough last week, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commenced move to mobilize for oil exploration in the Benue State sector of the Benue Trough. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru, who led a high-powered delegation from the Corporation to the …

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) Joint Venture is set to boost the Federal Government power generation aspiration by 480 megawatts (MW) through the completion of its Okpai Phase II Independent Power Project (IPP) by 2019. This was disclosed in Abuja on Thursday during the inauguration of the Okpai Phase II power project …

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Lagos-based media NGO, the International Press Centre (IPC) recently held a one-day Stakeholders’ forum on Advancing Women Participation Ahead the 2019 Electoral Process in Lagos. The event, in furtherance of a series of citizens engagement programmes which began in 2014 drew participants among community members from 18 communities across six Local Government Areas in Lagos State including Amuwo-Odofin, Surulere, Shomolu, …

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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned stakeholders in the aviation sector and members of the public to desist from disobeying the State Traffic Law with regard to driving one-way on the Murtala Muhammed Airport Road so as not to incur the wrath of the law. LASTMA General Manager, Mr. Olawale Musa, said the State government had been …

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Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has failed to appear before Justice Okon Abang Wednesday. The court which begins sitting in the case of money laundering between Nigeria’s Federal Government and the former National Publicity Secretary of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Olisa Metuh had wanted the former President to appear as a witness. Metuh had had a …

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**Donates 100 Robots To Schools Tayo Olanekun The United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria, in collaboration with a U.S.-based robotics education academy, RoboRave International, commenced, toady, a week-long robotics workshop for Nigerian students and their teachers. A total of 460 elementary, secondary, and university students, STEM teachers, robotics enthusiasts, and scientists will undergo the training, which started at the American …

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