Convener of the New Nigeria Group (NNG), Sam Ohuabunwa, has said that a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction will transform the country. Ohuabunwa said this yesterday in Enugu while briefing newsmen on some current political developments in the country. The industrialist and former chairman, Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), said that there would have no
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The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, said on Tuesday Nigeria would generate more revenue from the oil and gas industry with the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Lawan, who disclosed this during a chat with journalists in Abuja, said the Senate would consider the PIB for passage when they resume from the Christmas break
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The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has traced a €500,000 COVID-19 fraud to Nigeria. Interpol, which disclosed this in a statement on its website titled: “Unmasked: International COVID-19 fraud exposed,” said the scheme was coordinated by the perpetrators through compromised emails, advance-payment fraud, and money laundering. According to the statement, the fraud was uncovered by
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A human rights organisation under the aegis of Conference of Nigeria Civil Society for Peace, Human Rights and National Unity (CNCSPHRNU) has given Amnesty International an ultimatum of seven days to quit Nigeria, or face its wrath. The group gave the quit order on Sunday, while picking holes in the 2020 report of Amnesty International
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The zero or little concern and response by the Nigerian government to the increase of terrorism in the country, is the reason why we blacklisted Nigeria over alleged violations of religious freedom, the United States said. It explained that the Federal Government had been “tolerating egregious acts taking place in that nation.” Speaking during a
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Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, has slipped into its second recession in five years as official figures published on Saturday show that the economy shrank again in the third quarter of this year. The Statistician General of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Yemi Kale, who disclosed this on his Twitter handle on Saturday, said Nigeria’s
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The Confederation of African Football, CAF has categorically stated that no journalists or supporters would be allowed inside the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City for Friday’s 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone. In the guidelines communicated to the Nigeria Football Federation,
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The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, will begin a four-day working visit to Nigeria and three other West African countries later on Sunday. It was gathered that the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, will be visiting Nigeria to discuss strategies to rebuild setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement issued by the
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Leaders of the South-East geopolitical zone on Saturday at a meeting in Enugu pledged their commitment to an indivisible and united Nigeria built on love, fairness, equity and justice. They announced the resolution through a communique issued at the end of the meeting with a presidential delegation to the region. The leaders made the pledge
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A total sum of N65 million has been generated so far by the correctional Service in the year 2020, the Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Ja’afaru Ahmed made this revelation on Friday. He also disclosed in a statement that 713 projects have been delivered by the Service across different facilities in the
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The Chinese government on Thursday has suspended Nigeria temporarily from entring Asian country. The suspension includes Nigerians and other nationals in Nigeria holding valid Chinese visas or residence permits over COVID-19 pandemic. This was announced by the Embassy of China and Consulate in Nigeria. The Embassy in a statement, added that it would no longer
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Nigeria was ranked the fourth most corrupt country in West Africa and 146 out of 180 in the world. The ranking led to the country’s anti-corruption body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to issue a rebuttal, calling the rating baseless. Nigeria has dropped to 146th position in the latest Transparency International’s Corruption Perception
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The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said the total public debts of Nigeria would hit N38trn by December 2021. Ahmed, who disclosed this during her presentation to the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, said paucity of funds was responsible for the increasing number of abandoned road projects across
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Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd.), on Tuesday has said that the rescue of an American held hostage in Nigeria by US Navy Seal was not a violation to the country’s sovereignty. According to the minister, the Nigerian government granted the US necessary permission to carry out the military operation. It would
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The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said on Monday evening that Egypt would deport seven Nigerians for protesting without permit.The seven Nigerians were arrested by the Egyptian police last month for participating in the #EndSARS protest in the North African country. Dabiri-Erewa, who disclosed this on her Twitter handle, said the
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