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Nigeria to experience dust haze, NiMet warns
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and sunshine from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook on Monday in Abuja predicted slight dust haze across the North with prospects of moderate dust haze in Borno, Yobe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina and Kaduna. “Sunny skies with patches of clouds are envisaged over the inland of the south…
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Buhari will leave Nigeria safer than he met it, says Adesina
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina says President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Nigeria a safer country than he met it when he took over in 2015. Adesina was speaking while appearing on Channels TV Programme Sunday Politics. Adesina who listed the president’s achievements, said the country was approaching collapse before Buhari came into power. “No…
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Tinubu charges Nigerians not to allow PDP near nation’s commonwealth again
…Urges Lagosians to vote Sanwo-Olu/Hamzat for second term All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has called on Nigerians not to allow the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) anywhere near Nigeria’s commonwealth again because of the destruction the party wrought on the country. Tinubu made the call on Saturday in Lagos at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere venue of…
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Drug war: NDLEA, French police commend partnership as Marwa seeks more support
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig. Gen. Mohamed Marwa (Retd), has commended the support from the Police Nationale (RAID) of France especially in the areas of training and equipment. The NDLEA boss spoke in his office in Abuja on Friday when the Police Attaché at the French Embassy in Nigeria, Emmanuel Verin, led a…
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Buhari in Niamey, commissions road project, unveils French version of biography
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for greater cooperation among neighbouring countries with Nigeria to better combat escalating volatilities and multiplicity of threats across West Africa and the Sahel. The President was speaking on Thursday in Niamey, the capital of Niger Republic, at the launch of the French version of his biography, Muhammadu Buhari: the Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria, after…
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BREAKING: Buhari nominates Lauretta Onochie as NDDC Chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Lauretta Onochie as the substantive chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The president forwarded Onochie’s name to the Senate for confirmation on Wednesday. Senate President Ahmed Lawan read Onochie’s name and that of 14 other nominated members of the board at plenary on Wednesday. Onochie, who is currently the Special Adviser to the…
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Buhari reveals $3bn investment into Kolmani oil field, restates net zero carbon emission by 2060
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that his administration attracted over $3billion investment in the oil and gas sector at a time of near-zero appetite for investment in fossil energy. He spoke on Tuesday in Bauchi at the flag-off ceremony of the Kolmani Integrated Development Project, a fully integrated in-situ development project comprising upstream production, oil refining, power generation and fertilizer.…
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Osinbajo commends Nigerians abroad, says majority honest, hardworking, thriving
*10-year passport option now in UK, USA, coming to Canada Although a few do damage to the reputation of the country, the vast majority of Nigerians abroad are honest, hardworking and straightforward people who are making positive impact all over, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo made this assertion in Ottawa on Monday evening during an interactive…
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Nigeria, Canada deepening bilateral relationship as Osinbajo, Freeland meet in Ottawa
With a focus on improving trade, deepening ongoing educational collaboration, continuing dialogue on the global energy transition issues and climate change, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, and Canadian Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, have agreed on the need for deepening bilateral relations between Nigeria and Canada. This was the highlight of the meeting between both leaders in Ottawa, the capital…
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PHOTO NEWS: Osinbajo arrives Canada on 3-day official visit
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo arrived Canada on Monday on a three-day official visit to the North American country. While in Canada, Professor Osinbajo will meet with the Canadian Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, and other top parliamentarians and members of the Canadian government in Ottawa to discuss issues and events around educational collaboration, technology, creative industry and climate justice among…
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