Category: News

Plagiarism: Buhari to sanction aides
September 17, 2016 No Responses

Plagiarism: Buhari to sanction aides

The Federal Government is to sanction all those responsible for the insertions plagiarized from a 2008 speech of United States President, Barack Obama.   A statement issued by Presidency spokesperson, Garba Shehu, explained that investigation has commenced.   He said:...
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FRSC appoints Ewhudjakpor first female DCM incharge of operations
September 17, 2016 No Responses

FRSC appoints Ewhudjakpor first female DCM incharge of operations

The Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi has approved the redeployment of 32 senior officers comprising 2 Deputy Corps Marshals, 7 Assistant Corps Marshals, 13 Corps Commanders and 10 Deputy Corps Commanders. Following the retireme...
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Anxiety at Customs as Court rules on Ali’s qualification today
September 16, 2016 No Responses

Anxiety at Customs as Court rules on Ali’s qualification today

Barring any last minute adjustment, judgment will be delivered today in a suit challenging the appointment of Col Hameed Ali (rtd) as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).   The suit was instituted in November 2015 at a...
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‘Let’s think out-of-the-box’
September 16, 2016 No Responses

‘Let’s think out-of-the-box’

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to partner all stakeholders as part of measures to find permanent solution to the economic challenges confronting Nigeria.   Speaking at a retreat in Abuja attended by Ministers, representative of the private sectors, am...
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Minister faults report on excessive rice consumption
September 16, 2016 No Responses

Minister faults report on excessive rice consumption

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has dismissed news report quoting him as saying ‘Nigerians eat too much rice, that’s why it is expensive’. A statement issued by his Adviser on New Media, Aishat Ayijimoh Onusi,....
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Motorists, commuters groan on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
September 16, 2016 No Responses

Motorists, commuters groan on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Motorists and commuters playing the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have continued to groan over the slow-pace of work on the stretch of the road with most of them spending several hours for a journey that was supposed to last for 15minutes,  ...
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NCC to sanction Globacom
September 15, 2016 No Responses

NCC to sanction Globacom

(NAN) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is to sanction Globacom for not adhering to the 10 per cent threshold for interconnect traffic by telecom companies. This is contained in the organisation’s 2016 Q1 Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Repo...
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Guinness Nigeria targets South African market
September 15, 2016 No Responses

Guinness Nigeria targets South African market

(Bloomberg)  Guinness Nigeria Plc plans to increase exports to improve sales and generate more foreign exchange as the country’s second-largest brewer battles to overcome an economic slump in its home market.   The unit of London-based Diageo Plc will cons...
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FG raises 10-member team on agric roadmap
September 14, 2016 No Responses

FG raises 10-member team on agric roadmap

 A ten-member committee has been inaugurated by the Federal  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) to drive the successful Implementation of Nigeria’s Agric Sector Policy Roadmap, the “Green Alternative”.   According to the ministry, t...
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‘Promote national unity, stop agitation for actualisation of Biafra’
September 14, 2016 No Responses

‘Promote national unity, stop agitation for actualisation of Biafra’

Citing need for national unity, President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerian yourths particularly those from the South-East to stop agitation for the acualisation of Biafra Republic   Addressing some Corp Members in Daura, Katsina State on Tuesday, Buhar...
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Law on DNA before issuance of birth certificate underway
September 14, 2016 No Responses

Law on DNA before issuance of birth certificate underway

From 2017 onwards, all babies born to South African parents will be required to undergo DNA tests to confirm their paternity before they can be allowed to take on their fathers’ surnames, Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Malusi Gigaba has...
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‘No going back on October 1 deadline for speed limiting device’
September 14, 2016 No Responses

‘No going back on October 1 deadline for speed limiting device’

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has said the installation of speed limiting device on vehicles is in accordance with the commission’s Establishment Act.  Assistant Corps Marshall Kayode Olagunju, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar th...
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Protest Rocks Zimbabwe
September 14, 2016 No Responses

Protest Rocks Zimbabwe

(CNN) Zimbabwe has known only one leader since independence. First as prime minister, then president, there has only been Robert Mugabe at the top for the last 36 years. There have been challenges, opposition and violence, but the 92-year-old leader...
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Lagarde to face trial over alleged fraud
September 13, 2016 No Responses

Lagarde to face trial over alleged fraud

The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, will go to trial December 12 in a long-running fraud case. A French court set the date Monday after rejecting an appeal. Lagarde is accused of intervening in a legal dispute...
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