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Oct

2023

FG To Start Farming With Tertiary Institution Vacant Lands – Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister Of Agriculture And Food Security

FG To Start Farming With Tertiary Institution Vacant Lands The Federal Government has revealed its plan to utilise idle acres of land in tertiary institutions for farming as part of measures to boost food supply across the country. Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, made this known at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Eastern Nigeria Union Conference Centenary Public Lecture and Food Summit with the theme ‘”Ending Food Shortage in Nigeria, How to Apply The Surplus Concept’, in Port Harcourt on Friday. Kyari, who was represented by the ministry’s Deputy Director, Nutrition and Food Safety, Nuhu Kilishi, stated…

Oct

2023

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FGN Fulfils One Of Its Promises To NLC

Abuja, FGN, News Flash

FGN Fulfils One Of Its Promises To NLC The Federal Government of Nigeria has initiated the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI), which involves establishing seven conversion centres throughout the country. As reported by Daily Trust, the official launch of this initiative took place at the State House in Abuja on Friday, October 27, with Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila leading the ceremony. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, unveiled the new arrival of CNG buses. Zacch Adedeji, the Chairman of the Presidential CNG Initiative Steering Committee, represented by Mr Farouk Ahmed, the…

Oct

2023

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Federal Government Set To Reactivate The Steel Sector, Revive MTI Onitsha

Economy, FGN, Manufacturing

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SET TO REACTIVATE THE STEEL SECTOR, REVIVE MTI ONITSHA Anambra State Governor, Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo CFR on Thursday, October 26, 2023 received in courtesy visit the Honourable Minister of State for Steel Development, Uba Maigari Ahmadu at the Governor's Lodge Amawbia, Awka Anambra State. The Honourable Minister, Hon. Uba is on a 2-day official tour of the National Metallurgical Training Institute (NMTI) in Onitsha which is under the purview of his office. The Minister during his speech held that it is difficult to discuss Nigeria industrialization without putting Anambra State into consideration as the state prides as…

Oct

2023

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FG Begins Registration Of Veterans, Others For Palliative

Abia State, FGN

FG Begins Registration Of Veterans, Others For Palliative Federal Government on Saturday evening, flagged off enrollment of veterans for palliative to reduce the effect of fuel subsidy removal by the federal government. This was done through the Steering Committee on Social Safety NET, of the Ministry of Defence. Speaking on the occasion held in Umuahia, the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who was represented by his Director in Joint Service Forces, Dr. Jude C. Alozie, said the veterans “deserve the best they can get”, hence the desire of the Ministry of Defence to put smiles on the faces of…

Oct

2023

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Sacked EFCC Chairman, Bawa Coughs Out N580 Million

FGN, Crime

N580 Million Recovered From Sacked EFCC Chairman, Bawa Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), has reportedly recovered over N580 million from former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa. Bawa has been in DSS custody since June 2023 following his removal from office by President Bola Tinubu. Sources say that the former EFCC chairman has coughed up over N580 million illegally acquired during his time as the head of the agency. “Over N580 million has been retrieved from the incarcerated former chairman of the anti-graft agency, EFCC,” one of the sources told SaharaReporters.…

Oct

2023

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FG Starts Full Automation And Home Delivery Of Passports Will Commence Next Year – Minister Of Interior

FGN, Immigration

FG to start home delivery of passports next year The Federal Government has announced that Nigerians will have the option of getting their passports delivered to them at home, offices, and other places of choice from the beginning of next year. Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the 2023 University of Lagos International Week. “We have commenced the automation of our end-to-end passport application process, and we have given a timeline from which Nigerians will begin to experience the ‘sweet experience. “By implication, Nigerians will not need to wait longer than two weeks before…

Oct

2023

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Ibe Kachikwu, Benedict Peters Mentioned In Criminal Charges Leveled Against Diezani Alison-Madueke

FGN, Judiciary, Oil & Gas

Ibe Kachikwu, Benedict Peters Mentioned In Criminal Charges Leveled Against Diezani Alison-Madueke Ibe Kachikwu, a former minister of state for petroleum resources, has been mentioned in the criminal charges leveled against Diezani Alison-Madueke. In the court process seen by TheCable, Kachikwu was mentioned alongside Benedict Peters, Aiteo chief executive officer (CEO), and Haruna Momoh, a former managing director of pipelines and product marketing company (PPMC). According to the court process, Kachikwu was bribed in August 2015 “with the intention of influencing with his capacity as a foreign public official”. Other Nigerians mentioned in the court process are Olatimbo Bukola Ayinde…

Oct

2023

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Chicago State University: Tinubu should Have Voluntarily Asked Them To Publish His Academic Credentials Than This National Embarrassment – Oby Ezekwesili Speaks Out

FGN, Judiciary, Politics

Chicago State University: How President Tinubu Embarrassed Nigeria, Oby Ezekwesili Speaks Out A former Nigerian minister, Oby Ezekwesili, has questioned why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not "instantly and voluntarily" ask the Chicago State University to publish his academic credentials. Mrs Ezekwesili stated that President Tinubu should have "led by example" to remove all doubts. Tinubu has been under public scrutiny for months over the certificate he obtained from the Chicago State University. The former minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said President Bola Tinubu embarrassed Nigeria “by not instantly and voluntarily asking the Chicago State University to publish his…

Oct

2023

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Independence Day Celebration Address By Dr. Alex Otti OFR, Executive Governor Of Abia State

Abia State, FGN

Fellow Nigerians, Today, we celebrate 63 years of our independence as a nation. This is a day to remember the sacrifices and struggles of our heroes who fought for our freedom and dignity. This is also a day to reflect on our journey as a nation and the challenges we face. A lot of factors have been blamed for Nigeria's inability to live up to the heights expected of it since independence. My estimation however is that Nigeria has not made much progress in its journey of transformation for reasons of greed and narrow-mindedness. The desperation for power, unending pillaging…

Oct

2023

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NLC, TUC Agree To Suspend Planned Strike

FGN, Labour

NLC, TUC agree to suspend planned strike The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Union (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has agreed to consider the offers by the Federal Government with a view to suspending the planned strike. The NLC and TUC agreed to suspend the planned industrial action to allow further consultations on the implementation of the resolutions reached with the government. This was contained in a statement issued by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, following a meeting between the federal government and the leaders of the NLC and the TUC at the Presidential…