National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has hailed the incumbent Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu for laudable achievements and putting the state on the path to progress. He, therefore, urged citizens to continue to keep faith in the APC. Tinubu made the remarks on Friday during the flag-off of the long-awaited
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The Minister of Defense, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), has said it is the responsibility of every citizen to be at alert amid the insecurity in Nigeria. Magashi made the disclosure during a chat with journalists as relayed in a video shared on social media. He said people should show that they are not cowards
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The executive director, National Primary Health Care Development (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, on Monday announced that registration of Nigerians for COVID-19 vaccination will begin this week. Shuaib said a URL link will be deployed this week for the online registration of health workers and other eligible Nigerians aged 18 years and above to appropriately schedule them
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Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has urged Nigerians to be ready to take the pains of increased petrol pump price as crude oil price goes up above $60 per barrel. Sylva explained that with no provision of subsidy in the 2021 budget, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) couldn’t continue to
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The Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Saturday revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos. Gbajabiamila, who undertook the exercise at his Surulere Constituency in Lagos, urged Nigerians to take advantage of the exercise to join the party. According to him, APC is the only party committed to the
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The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, said on Thursday Nigerians would vote out the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the central government in 2023 because of its inability to tackle insecurity and corruption in the country. Wike, who stated this when he visited his Adamawa State counterpart, Ahmadu Fintiri, said Nigerians have realized they made
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The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, said on Wednesday Nigerians would vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election. Uzodinma, who stated when he featured in Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today, added that APC would remain formidable after President Muhammadu Buhari leaves office in two years’ time. The governor described the ongoing
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420 irregular Nigerian migrants returned from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. The Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit at the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mr. Abdul-Rahman Balogun, who disclosed this in a statement, said the returnees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, on Wednesday afternoon. According to him, 27 of the
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The Federal Government will evacuate 802 Nigerians from Saudi Arabia this week. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Gabriel Aduda, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, said the returnees would return to the country on Thursday and Friday. He said the returnees would be airlifted by two Saudi Arabian Airlines. According
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The presidency has defended the performance of the four service chiefs who retired from service on Tuesday, saying they did not fail Nigerians. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, stated this when he featured in a Channels Television programme, Politics Today on Tuesday. He said the quartet of former
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The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said on Friday the Federal Government would evacuate 600 Nigerian irregular migrants from Saudi Arabia next week. Dabiri-Erewa, who disclosed this on her Twitter handle, said the returnees would be airlifted to Nigeria in two batches. 400 returnees, according to her, will be evacuated to
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has urged Nigerians to disregard any news circulation on conventional or social media that it is contemplating another lockdown. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), who is also the Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on
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The President, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, said that the insurgency and all forms of criminality will soon be a thing of the past in the country The President made the remarks at the Special Juma’at Prayer for the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration at the National Mosque, Abuja. Buhari, who was represented by the
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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said that Nigerians now wait earnestly to have the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) take over power at the federal level in order to enshrine good governance. The governor called on the current ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to be courageous enough to accept defeat in 2023. A
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Professor Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has advised President Muhammadu Buhari and Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to allow ordinary Nigerians to bear fire arms in order to protect themselves. Speaking exclusively with Daily Independent in Lagos, Sagay, who said the Federal Government was overwhelmed by various security challenges
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