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82 Division GOC prioritises troops’ welfare
General Officer Commanding 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, says the welfare of troops under his command will be his priority. Maj. Gen. Lagbaja said this while commissioning key intervention projects completed by the Division in Abakpa Cantonment Enugu on Tuesday. The GOC who commended the Commander 82 Division Hospital for ensuring the projects were completed…
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Osinbajo working selflessly to bring government closer people, Buhari celebrates VP at 65
President Muhammadu Buhari has praised his vice Yemi Osinbajo for his support in making Nigerians have a feel of the administration. In a statement signed by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Buhari, celebrating Osinbajo on his 65th birthday, said the VP has been “working selflessly and sacrificially to bring government closer to the people,…
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IWD 2022: Aisha Buhari celebrates Nigerian women for breaking barriers
Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has celebrated with Nigerian women on the occasion of the 2022 International Women’s Day. Posting on her Facebook page, the first lady celebrated Nigerian and indeed African women for “breaking barriers, shattering the glass ceilings and supporting the fight against gender violence and inequality”. She also called on all women to support and promote gender…
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Judicial ruling won’t stop Electoral Act amendment, says Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the ruling by the Federal High Court in Abuja, won’t stop the National Assembly from amending the Electoral Act. The court in a ruling delivered on Monday by Justice Inyang Ekwo, on an ex-parte application by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), barred President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney General of the Federation…
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IWD 2022: Women can no longer be deprived for too long, says President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated Nigerian women as the mark the 2022 International Women’s Day. The president in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said though Nigerian women are yet to be where they should be, they can no longer be deprived for too long. The president equally praised all women in his…
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FG’s Sukuk Bond issuances to take away deposits from bank, non-bank, say analysts
A group of analysts at Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) said 2022 may witness an intensified competition for deposits not only between banks and non-bank competitors but also with the federal government as a result of FGN Sukuk Bond issuances and possible pick up of the e-naira, effectively taking away deposits from banks. They expressed that the discretionary Cash…
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Court restrains NASS from amending new electoral act
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday temporarily restrained the National Assembly from deleting or taking any further steps regarding Section 84 (12) of the newly-amended Electoral Act, 2022. Justice Inyang Ekwo made the order while delivering ruling in an ex parte application brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the legality or otherwise of the National Assembly to…
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Nigeria must do away with prejudice against women-Oluremi Tinubu
The senator, representing Lagos Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Oluremi Tinubu said Nigeria must jettison institutionalised bias and laws against women. Senator Tinubu, in a message on Monday to commemorate the International Women’s Day, 2022, said women must continue to fight for their rights, especially in view of last week’s votes in the National Assembly on Gender Equality…
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VIDEOS: Niger Governor Abubakar Bello takes over APC secretariat as national chairman
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello on Monday took over the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Secretariat as the Caretaker Committee Chairman to midwife the party’s convention scheduled for March 26 after Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni was reportedly sacked.
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APC denies change in party’s leadership
The All Progressives Congress, APC, says there is no change in the party’s leadership. In a statement by the National Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, the party described news making rounds on the leadership change as “fake news”. “Our attention has been drawn to sponsored media reports on an imaginary leadership change in the…
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