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West Africa bloc, ECOWAS has suspended Guinea following a recent coup in the country. Burkinabe Foreign Minister Alpha Barry announced the development after a virtual crisis summit. Barry told reporters in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou, that the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS, will also send a mediation mission to Guinea today. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Imo State for the commissioning of projects. Buhari landed at the Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri, the state capital and was received by state officials and other dignitaries. Governor Hope Uzodinma had a few days back disclosed that Buhari would be visiting Imo to commission some significant projects […]
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has denied reports that the federal government is owing salaries to doctors under the ageis of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD. The Minister described as propaganda the allegations of the striking doctors that its members were being owed salaries for months, Ngige insisted no […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is appealing for state government support, following his approval to set up integrated farm estates in all 109 senatorial districts across the country. Executive Secretary of the National Agricultural Land Development Authority, Paul Ikonne, announced this after a meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. While explaining […]
Comfort 95.1 FM has emerged as the Outstanding Radio Station in Africa. The recognition was handed down during the African Leadership iCON Merit Award 2021 in fifty-four Countries of Africa. The organizers of the event – is Global Peace Foundation Int’l, in collaboration with Sunsplash TV News Africa and Sunsplash News 24 […]
The negotiation meeting between the Federal Government and the striking National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD ended in a deadlock yesterday as the strike enters its ninth day today. Although both sides could not reach a truce last night, the meeting continues today. Speaking with newsmen last night, NARD President Dr. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi […]
Action Aid Nigeria has thrown their weight behind the reluctance of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to sign onto the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD global tax reform deal. According to a statement signed by Communications Coordinator, Lola Ayanda, though the organization applauds that the OECD recognizes the need to better tax the […]
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has called for a review of the Nigerian Ports Authority ,NPA, dues on the Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol to reduce pressure on the price of the product in the country. Osinbajo made the call yesterday at the Value-chain Magazine 2021 fourth annual lecture and awards, in Abuja,with the […]
Federal Government has approved extension of deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26, 2021. The government said the decision to extend the deadline was reached after a request by stakeholders on the needs to consolidate enrolment and NIN-SIM verification process because of the rapid increase in the number of enrolment systems across […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to pay over 3 billion dollars to Rivers and Akwa Ibom states, as part of their revenue shares from crude oil sales. The amount formed part of the 62 billion dollars said to have been recovered from some oil companies by the Federal […]
