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September 11, 2019 No Responses

Nigerian Proposes N9.79t Budget For 2020

The Nigerian Government will propose to the National Assembly about N9.79 trillion as total expenditure in the 2020 budget, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said. Mrs Ahmed announced this on Tuesday in Abuja at...

September 7, 2019 No Responses

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President Muhammadu Buhari (middle) All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Mr. Adams Oshiomhole (right) And Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yaya Bello (left) During A Visist To The State House Abuja, On Friday

July 1, 2019 No Responses

ECOWAS Adopts ECO As Name Of Single Currency

The leadership of Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) heads of State and Government at the weekend in Abuja, Nigeria adopted ECO as the name of the single currency to be issued in January 2020. The leaders at their...

June 19, 2019 No Responses

Baru Decries Cross-Border Smuggling of Petroleum Products

Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, called on members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists to join the Corporation is naming and shaming cross-border smugglers of petroleum products. Dr. Baru, made the call when he played host....

May 11, 2019 No Responses

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President Muhammadu Buhari Breaks Ramadan Fast With Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, At The Presidential Villa, On Friday Night, In Abuja

April 17, 2019 No Responses

Court Clears Suspended SEC DG

High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has dismissed corruption charges involving alleged mismanagement of about N115m preferred against the suspended Director General of the Security and Exchange Commission, Mounir Gwarzo; and a...

April 16, 2019 No Responses

Abuja Carnival Holds November 23rd

The annual Abuja Carnival is scheduled to take place between 23rd and 25th November, 2019. The carnival is a yearly event where delegates from the 36 states of the Federation and the FCT converge on the nation’s capital, Abuja to...

January 7, 2019 No Responses

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President Muhammadu Buhari (Middle) Governor Ibikunle Amosun Of Ogun State (Right) And APM Governorship Candidate In Ogun State, Mr. Adekunle Akinlade (Left) In The State House, Abuja, During A Visit To Buhar...

September 18, 2018 No Responses

Buhari Implores Africa Nations On Maritime Endowment, Trade Facilitation

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has advised African Nations to take full advantage of maritime endowment within the continent as part of measures to strengthen economic development. Speaking on...

August 3, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Explains $823m For Abuja Light Rail Project

The Federal Government on Thursday said that the 823 million dollars spent on 45.245 km Abuja light rail mass transit, inaugurated by President Mugammadu Buhari on July 22, was justifiable. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who...

April 29, 2018 No Responses

Rwand Air Extends To Abuja With Four Weekly Flights

Rwand Air has flagged-off its Abuja-Kigali flights, offering passengers from Nigeria’s political capital opportunity to connect to its global route network. This is in addition to the daily Lagos-Kigali flight separately operated by the carrier. The a...

April 20, 2018 one Response

Dana Air Begins Owerri-Abuja flights May 1

As part of its strategic route expansion drive across Nigeria, Dana Air has announced plans to introduce Owerri- Abuja –Owerri flights on May 1. ”We are greatly delighted to introduce an additional flight on our Owerri route, connecting Owerri to...

December 28, 2017 No Responses

Abuja motorists get more free fuel as NNPC, DPR, seal stations

Some motorists in Abuja on Wednesday got more free petrol as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) sealed more stations. The team had sealed the Khalif Civic Centre and Investment Limited at Kubwa,.....

December 26, 2017 No Responses

NNPC, DPR uncover illegal fuel reservoirs in Abuja

A combined team of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and security agents on Sunday uncovered illegal reservoirs of fuel in Abuja. Speaking at the site of the mini depot, the Group Managing Director of...