Category: News

Omar, former Somali refugee elected legislator in US
November 10, 2016 No Responses

Omar, former Somali refugee elected legislator in US

(BBC)Ilhan Omar, 34, has made history by becoming the first Somali legislator in the United States. A former refugee, the Somali-born activist has been elected to serve as an MP in the US state of Minnesota. The Muslim Somali-American woman...
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Senate faults rail track concession deal with General Electric
November 9, 2016 No Responses

Senate faults rail track concession deal with General Electric

Citing lack of due process, the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday commenced investigation into the concession of Eastern and Western rail lines to General Electric (GE).  According to the Senate, the contract entered into with the United States Company did not...
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Dangote to generate another 250,000 jobs
November 9, 2016 No Responses

Dangote to generate another 250,000 jobs

Dangote Group is to generate another 250,000 employment opportunities for Nigerians through new investments in agriculture, sugar, oil refinery and fertilisers.   Quoting the Group, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report that the projects sited in some state...
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Rail track concession: Deliberate undervaluation, lack of due process
November 9, 2016 No Responses

Rail track concession: Deliberate undervaluation, lack of due process

By Segun Esan and Romanus Emezie –  On August 12, 2016, the Vice President of Federal Republic of Nigeria announced that the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), in collaboration with Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), established th...
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Ryder re-elected as ILO Director-General for a second term
November 8, 2016 No Responses

Ryder re-elected as ILO Director-General for a second term

The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has re-elected Guy Ryder as Director-General for a second five year-term to start in October 2017.  Guy Ryder received 54 of the 56 votes cast by the titular members of the...
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NECA lauds suspension of FRCN’S Code of Corporate Governance
November 8, 2016 No Responses

NECA lauds suspension of FRCN’S Code of Corporate Governance

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has commended the Federal Government on its decision to suspend the Financial Reporting Council (FRCN)’s recently released Code of Corporate Governance.   In a statement, NECA considered the action ap...
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DANGOTE, Osundare, Amao bag University of Ibadan Honourary Degree
November 8, 2016 No Responses

DANGOTE, Osundare, Amao bag University of Ibadan Honourary Degree

Foremost entrepreneur and business guru, Aliko Dangote has been named among three eminent Nigerians to be conferred with honorary degrees by the premier institution, the University of Ibadan.  Others to be honoured according the University management are Prof...
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FG inaugurates N510bn water, sanitation scheme
November 8, 2016 No Responses

FG inaugurates N510bn water, sanitation scheme

The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Monday in Abuja inaugurated N510 Billion partnership for Expanded Water Suppy, Sanitation and Hygiene (PEWASH) Programme.  Under the arrangement, N290.5 Billion is to be set aside for water while for the period 2016.....
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Rail conveys 2,330 cattle to Lagos in two months
November 7, 2016 No Responses

Rail conveys 2,330 cattle to Lagos in two months

Between September and October 2016, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) transported 2,330 cattle from the North to Lagos.   Lagos District Manager, Jerry Oche made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.  He...
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Heritage Centre replaces Presidential Lodge in Lagos
November 7, 2016 No Responses

Heritage Centre replaces Presidential Lodge in Lagos

The Lagos State Government has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the hand over of the Marina Presidential Lodge to the State.    According to the State Government, the gesture followed Governor Ambode’s request to have the lodge released t...
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Clinton maintains lead over Trumph
November 7, 2016 No Responses

Clinton maintains lead over Trumph

The closing days of this long campaign has seen Trump closing the gap on the Democratic nominee. Two new polls, two days out from the US presidential election, show Hillary Clinton opening up her lead against Donald Trump, but the...
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Stowaway incidents rise in South Africa
November 7, 2016 No Responses

Stowaway incidents rise in South Africa

  Gothenburg-based marine insurer The Swedish Club has issued an urgent stowaway advice for shipowners to prevent stowaways from boarding vessels in South African ports, following a rise in such incidents in the last two months. Shipowners should be conce...
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Minister seeks rich content in music
November 6, 2016 No Responses

Minister seeks rich content in music

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has hailed Nigerian musicians for putting the country’s name on the globalmap, urging them to pay more attention to the need for socially-relevant messages in their music  The Minister gav...
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EFCC confirms ex-Customs boss returned N1 billion
November 6, 2016 No Responses

EFCC confirms ex-Customs boss returned N1 billion

(NAN) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed media reports that a former Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Dikko, returned N1 billion to the Federal Government. The commission’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwuj...
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