Buhari: How Africa’s Free Trade Area can succeed
President Muhammadu Buhari says the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will succeed if African governments demonstrate a higher level of commitment to tackle the slow pace of physical integration,…
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Day-old-baby dumped in waste bin recovered alive
……by LAWMA officials in Ikoyi The Lagos state Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) officials have retrieved a day-old-baby in a dumpster while evacuating waste in a street in Ikoyi, Lagos. The…
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FEC approves N27bn for road project linking Ondo, Edo
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N27 billion for the rehabilitation of a 27km road linking Ondo and Edo. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed revealed this…
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Picketing: Minister, PS plead with protesting military veterans
Dr Ibrahim Kana, Permanent Secretary (PS), Ministry of Defence, has brokered peace with veterans protesting over issues on the Security Debarment Allowance (SDA). This is contained in a statement in…
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NAF chief on critical steps to operational success
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, said that the dynamism of air power employment was critical to operational successes in any military outfit. The Director of…
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N ‘West Govs, Niger Rep seek review of ECOWAS Article
Governors of the Northwest and their counterparts in Niger Republic call for a review of the ECOWAS Article on movement of persons and arms to tackle the lingering security challenges in the…
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Presidency to Ondo Gov, no state has approval for automatic weapons
The Presidency says there is no State in the federation that has been authorised to procure automatic weapons for its security outfits. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s media aide, who…
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ASUU: FG withdraws directive to VCs reopening varsities
The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission (NUC) has recalled an earlier directive to Vice Chancellors of public universities to reopen the institutions in obedience to an order of…
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NEMA deploys mobile water treatment plant to flood ravaged areas
……in Jigawa, Benue, Kogi The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has deployed mobile water treatment plants in Jigawa, Benue and Kogi states. NEMA’s Head of Water Purification in Jigawa State,…
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RMAFC: Mining companies owe N2.7bn, fail to pay royalties
……inspects mining activities in Ondo The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says it is verifying and reconciling revenue collections in the Solid Minerals Sector of the economy. The…
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