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FG to Okonjo-Iweala: push for gas to be classified as transition energy

News / March 15, 2021 / By /

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The federal government has tabled a list of requests it wants Ngozi Okojo-Iweala to help address as Director General of World Trade Organization (WTO). First, Nigeria wants Ngozi Okojo-Iweala to support the nation’s push for the country’s gas to be classified as transition energy. Minister of finance Mrs. Zainab Ahmed made the …

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Buhari appoints new DG, Rector for NIMET, NCAT

News / March 15, 2021 / By / , ,

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday took a major step towards the reorganisation of agencies under the Ministry of Aviation. Leading the pack was the appointment of Professor Bako Mansur Matazu as new Director-General of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency, (NIMET). Buhari also approved the appointment of Captain Modibbo Alkali Mahmud as the new …

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Lagos affirms Folami as Baale of Kirikiri

News / March 15, 2021 / By /

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Lagos State Government has affirmed Chief Anthony Folami as Baale of Kirikiri in the Oriade Local Council Development Area, (LCDA). The government said its decision followed a painstaking deliberation and examination of the Obas and Chiefs Law, and Customary Law of the Kirikiri community. It directed the Chairman of the LCDA, …

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BREAKING: Bandits abduct primary school teachers, pupils in Birnin-Gwari

News / March 15, 2021 / By / ,

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Some pupils from a Universal Basic Education primary school at Rama in Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna state have been kidnapped. Newsmen could not ascertain the number of abducted pupils as of the time of filing this report. It was learnt that the gunmen also abducted some teachers from the school during the …

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Lagos pulls down distressed buildings on the Island

News / March 15, 2021 / By /

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Lagos State Government says it is intensifying efforts to reduce incidences of building collapse as the rainy season approaches. It said no effort would be spared in demolishing derelict buildings across the state. The General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency, Gbolahan Oki, said this during the demolition of distressed buildings located …

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Burna Boy makes history, clinches Grammy, Wizkid wins with Beyonce

News / March 15, 2021 / By /

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Nigeria Afrobeat musicians, Burna Boy and Wizkid, on Sunday won their first Grammy Awards. Burna Boy, whose real name is Damini Ogulu, won the best global music album category after beating four other nominees at the 63rd Grammys. The musician won the category with his Twice As Tall album released in August …

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Vaccine side effect fear: Vaccination continues, says FG, eight countries suspend rollout

News / March 12, 2021 / By /

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Federal Government on Thursday said Nigeria would continue to administer  AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine despite its suspension by eight European countries over fear of its possible deadly side effects. The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, in an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja, said suspending the vaccine …

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Buhari justifies shoot-on-sight directive on AK-47 bearers

News / March 12, 2021 / By /

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Presidency said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, emphasised his marching order to security chiefs to go harder on criminals, including shooting anyone found illegally with AK-47. Buhari was quoted to have made the emphasis at a meeting with the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria at …

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Petrol price now N212.61 per litre – PPPRA

News / March 12, 2021 / By /

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency has revealed in a new monthly template that the price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, has reached N212.6 per litre. According to the template which the PPPRA released midnight, petrol is expected to sell at a lower retail price of N209.61 and at …

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Minimum wage: Protesting labour unions block Lagos gov’s office entrance

News / March 10, 2021 / By / , ,

Workers under the aegis of the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress on Wednesday protested against plans to remove minimum wage from exclusive list. The proteating workers took their agitations to the Office of the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. They blocked the entrance to the governor’s office, halting activities at the seat of …

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