Politics

‎Bad Road: FRSC asks motorists to avoid Minna-Bida road The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has called on motorists, especially those travelling from Lagos through Bida to Minna to avoid the Bida-Minna road as it is not passable. The FRSC’s Head of Media Relation and Strategy, Bisi Kazeem said undercurrent water has cut off large portion of the ever busy …

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Dr. Amina Abubakar Bello Education, Sensitaization, Can Eliminate VVF in Nigeria -Dr. Abubakar A Consultant Gynaecologist and wife of the Niger State Governor , Dr. Amina Abubakar Bello has said that with increased education and sensitaization, Vesico Vaginal Fistula(VVF) could be eliminated in Nigeria. ‎ Dr. Amina Abubakar Bello who doubles as the Founder, ‘RAiSE Foundation” a Cancer screening centre, …

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NCC arrests 9 for pre registered sim cards in Niger, FCT ‎Olabode Adaramola Officials of the enforcement unit of the National Communication Commission (NCC) Wednesday clamped down on dealers of pre registered sim cards and arrested five in Minna, the Niger state capital. Also arrested were four offenders in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), National Wire has learnt N. …

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President Buhari Recession: Gov. Sani Bello Canvasses support for President Buhari Olabode Adaramola Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has called on Nigerians at home and abroad to rally round President Muhammadu Buhari on the reforms and steps being taken by the incumbent administration at the Centre, to build a new Nigeria. He made the call at the Nigerian …

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Panel seeks merger of Customs, FIRS To ensure accountability and improve revenue generation, the National Tax Policy Review Committee has advised the Federal Government to merge the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Presenting draft of the policy at the Committee’s second stakeholders engagement in Abuja on Tuesday, West Africa Tax Leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, explained that …

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Take-off of HYPADEC, will alleviate sufferings of communities- Niger govt   Olabode Adaramola, Minna Niger state government, has said that the immediate take-off of Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) would alleviate the sufferings of communities affected by the activities of the hydroelectric power stations in five HYPPADEC states. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Hon. Ibrahim Isa …

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Niger LGS Election: Paikoro LGA chairman refuses to swear in APGA Councillorship 8 months after win Olabode Adaramola Minna The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Councillorship candidate, Shuaibu Sani who was declared winner of the last local governments election in the state, is yet to be sworn in, NationalWire leant Tuesday. The APGA candidate allegedly won the election into Kwakuti …

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Recession: Senate rejects sale of national assets After much condemnation by various stakeholders in the domestic economy, the Nigerian Senate Tuesday rejected the calls for the sale of the country’s national assets. On its social media handle, the Senate said it “rejected prayer 3 of the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee which sought for the sale of National Assets …

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FG, States, Others Meet on Economy as NACOFED Opens in Ogun Tuesday The National Council on Finance and Economic Development (NACOFED) 2016 conference, which opens in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Tuesday, will examine options available to government to improve its revenue streams especially in a period of low earnings from crude oil. The conference, which is being hosted by the Minister of …

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Sales of Asset: Nationwide Strike Looms As Oil workers Threaten to Down Tools Barring any last minute change in its decision,  Oil workers under the aegis of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) may shut down the country if the Federal Government should carry out its plan to sell national assets to augment revenue shortfall …

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