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Senate expresses concern over discrepancies in 2019 elections budget figures
- August 16, 2018
- Posted by: Godwin Elijah
- Category: National News
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The Senate has expressed concern over alleged discrepancies in the 2019 elections budget figures presented by President Muhammadu Buhari and chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission -INEC, Mahmood Yakubu. The Senate Committee on INEC made the observations during its meeting with the commission at the National Assembly saying that while the INEC chairman presented
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Federal government disburses 821.86 billion naira for July allocation
- August 16, 2018
- Posted by: Godwin Elijah
- Category: National News
The Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, has disbursed the sum of 821.86 billion naira to the three tiers of government in July, from the revenue generated in June 2018. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, the amount disbursed comprised N687.35 billion from the Statutory Account, N85.34 billion from Valued Added Tax and N7.32
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Presidency dismisses reports of President Buhari extended London vacation
- August 15, 2018
- Posted by: Godwin Elijah
- Category: National News
The Presidency has dismissed reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his London vacation. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu who said there was no such extension, added that the president’s ten day working vacation will elapse on Friday, having commenced Monday last week. The presidency also confirmed
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Presidency denies report that foreign powers were putting pressure on President Buhari not to seek re-election
- August 15, 2018
- Posted by: Godwin Elijah
- Category: National News
The Presidency has said there was no truth in a media report that some foreign powers were putting pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said this in a statement made available to journalists. Adesina was reacting to a
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Federal government to train 13,000 Nigerians in vocational skills
- August 15, 2018
- Posted by: Godwin Elijah
- Category: National News
The Director-General, Industrial Training Fund -ITF, Joseph Ari, says the fund will train 13,000 Nigerians on 11 vocational skills in order to achieve the Federal Government’s policy on job and wealth creation. Ari made this known in Abuja during a news conference, saying that numerous vacancies still exist in several sectors of the economy that
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo orders IGP Ibrahim Idris to re-organise SARS
- August 15, 2018
- Posted by: Godwin Elijah
- Category: National News
The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to immediately begin the overhaul of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad-SARS. He has also directed the National Human Rights Commission to set up a panel to probe allegations of rights abuse by the Police unit. The Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President
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National Assembly leaders say no date has been fixed for National Assembly to reconvene
- August 14, 2018
- Posted by: Godwin Elijah
- Category: National News
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara have said no date has been fixed for the National Assembly to reconvene to consider the 2019 budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission -INEC. The leaders of the two chambers disclosed this in a statement signed by their media aides, Yusuph Olaniyonu
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Federal Government urged to remove VAT on cooking gas
- August 14, 2018
- Posted by: Godwin Elijah
- Category: National News
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers has urged the Federal Government to remove Value Added Tax, VAT on liquefied petroleum gas, popularly known as cooking gas in Nigeria. The association while disclosing this at its recent annual general meeting also distributed about 500 cylinders to some residents of Lagos, stressing that commercial quantity
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President Buhari seeks new technologies to address Nigeria’s power challenges
- August 14, 2018
- Posted by: Godwin Elijah
- Category: National News
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Nigeria was in dire need of new engineering technologies to address its power supply and metering challenges. Speaking at the 27th Engineering Assembly of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN, Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu also emphasized the
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Appeal court stops arrest of INEC chairman, Mahmoud Yakubu
- August 14, 2018
- Posted by: Godwin Elijah
- Category: National News
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has ordered a stay of execution of the arrest warrant issued against the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission – INEC, Mahmood Yakubu. Justice Abdul Aboki, who gave the stay of execution order also adjourned the hearing of the suit filed by the INEC Chairman to September