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Nigeria to stop importation of agric products soon – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the country would soon stop importation of agricultural products as a result of the inauguration of Dangote Fertilizer Plant. Buhari said this on Tuesday at the commissioning of the plant in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos State. The newly commissioned fertilizer plant has an installed capacity of 3.0 million metric tonnes of Urea per annum. The president said…
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New Lagos international airport terminal will create 3,000 jobs for youths – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, commissioned the newly built international terminal at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), creating a new travel experience for air passengers passing through the Lagos international airspace. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu joined the president to unveiled the new MMIA Terminal 2, designed and built under the rehabilitation programme of the Federal Ministry of Aviation. Buhari said…
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OAU’s invasion by ‘Ife traditionalists’ shows pervasive rot in academia – Akeredolu
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has condemned the invasion of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife on Monday by “Ife traditionalists”. The Ondo governor who is also the chairman of the South West Governors’ forum said the action showed the “pervasive rot in the academia”. Akeredolu in a statement he personally signed, said the appointment of a vice chancellor was meant…
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Lagos, FAAN partner to develop new access roads to Lagos airport
The Lagos State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to construct ancillary road infrastructure to the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) through Alimosho axis. The new road network is expected to create seamless vehicular connectivity to the airport. The agreement was signed on Tuesday as President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the…
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President Buhari directs railway link to Lekki Deep Sea Port
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to make plans towards linking the Lekki Deep Sea Port to the railway network. The president said this when he inspected work done at the Deep Sea Port located in Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos on Tuesday. In a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on…
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Pay late Bamise’s family N100m compensation, lawyer tells Lagos govt
Lagos-based lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, has urged the Lagos State government to pay the family of late Oluwabamise Ayanwole a N100m compensation after she was allegedly raped to death in a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus. Adegboruwa in a post on his Facebook page, said with evidence showing that the BRT was used to commit the crime which led to…
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UPDATED: See new DStv, GOtv subscription rates
MultiChoice Nigeria have announced an increase in the DStv and GOtv subscription packages. The South African-owned company announced this in a statement on Tuesday. The company said the increase was as a result of the “rising costs of inflation and business operations”. According to MultiChoice the new pricing regime will take effect from April 1. “In light of the rising…
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I inherited over N100bn debt in Anambra – Soludo
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, says the state’s debt at the end of December 2021 was over N100billion. Speaking on Arise TV Morning Show, the former Central Bank of Nigeria governor said the figure was from the audited accounts of the state which was published at the end of 2021. He, however, said his team will sit down to…
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President Buhari arrives Lagos to inaugurate new Lagos airport terminal
President Mohammadu Buhari arrived Lagos on Tuesday around 10am to inaugurate the newly built International Terminal at Murtala Muhammed International Airport. He will also commission the Dangote Fertilizer Plant. Details later…
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Saraki meets PDP senators over 2023 presidential ambition
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki would meet with Senators elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) today. The meeting is not unconnected with Saraki’s ambition to be Nigeria’s president in 2023. WESTERN POST had earlier reported that Saraki picked his expression of interest and nomination forms to contest in the PDP presidential primaries on Monday. Saraki was…
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