The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says the ongoing probe by the National Assembly into loan agreements being entered into by the Federal Government with China may frustrate various rail projects in the country. The House of Reps had earlier resolved that it will investigate all the loans recently gotten from China and other countries...
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IMO TRADITIONAL COUNCIL NOT TERMINATED, SAYS CHAIRMAN
Chairman the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, HRH Eze Samuel Ohiri has dismissed recent media reports on the dissolution of the council as false and grossly misleading, insisting that he is still in charge as Governor Hope Uzodimma has not sacked him and his team. Ohiri, who is the traditional ruler of Obi Orodo...
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MY PRIMARY GOAL IS COACHING BARCA, SAYS XAVI
Xavi Hernandez, who is coaching Al-Sadd in Qatar, says his “primary goal” is to coach Barcelona where he won a host of trophies, but he is focused on his current job. Xavi also said he was “fine” after testing positive for COVID-19. “I do not hide, and I have always said, that my primary goal,...
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APC FACTIONS IN CROSS RIVER, RECONCILES
The two factional chairmen of the Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, John Ochala and Etim John, have resolved to bury the hatchet, close ranks, and work for the victory of the party in the forthcoming Northern Senatorial District and Obudu State Constituency by-elections in the state. The two men, in a...
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AKEREDOLU CHOOSES EX-NDDC BOARD MEMBER AS RUNNING MATE
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has confirmed Lucky Ayedatiwa as his running mate for the October 10 governorship election in the state. The governor made the confirmation on Tuesday at the swearing-in ceremony of a new commissioner, Idowu Otetubi, in Akure, the state capital. Ayedatiwa, a former representative of the state on the board...
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OSUN REPRIMANDS PRIVATE SCHOOLS OVR PLANS OF REOPENING
Osun State Government on Wednesday warned private school owners in the state against illegal reopening of schools. A statement by the State’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, said the government had been informed that some private schools were planning to reopen under the cover of the partial reopening of schools to students in exit...
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NIGERIA SAVED N21BN USING IIPPIS, SAYS FG
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced that it saved N21bn by implementing the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System across ministries, departments and agencies. It also stated the government was saving about N4bn daily as a result of the deployment of IPPIS across 602 MDAs. The Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, explained that with the...
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FIIRO BOARD DEMANDS REFU D OF FRAUDULENT SALARIES FROM FORMER ACTING DG
The governing board of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, Lagos, has asked a former acting Director-General of the agency, Chima Igwe, to refund the salaries he collected for the period he gained fraudulent promotions. This was contained in a letter served on Igwe affirming his demotion and asking him to revert to the...
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FG SUPPORTS UNIPORT’S JOB MISCONDUCT, SAYS ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Port Harcourt branch, has accused the Federal Government of fuelling the current secret employment of academic and non-academic workers in the institution. The union said the Federal Government’s failure to inaugurate a governing council for the institution, despite doing same for 13 other federal universities, was a...
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BANKS SHAKE AS CBN SHORES UP NAIRA
The Central Bank of Nigeria has debited about N900bn out of the local banking system since raising the cash reserve ratio by five per cent to 27.5 per cent in January, according to analysts’ calculations. Reuters quoted Nkemdilim Nwadialor at Tellimer Capital on Tuesday as saying that those debits also hampered wider lending, going against...