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President Muhammadu Buhari has described as unfortunate the way and manner the initial genuine and well-intended protest of youths in parts of the country against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was hijacked and misdirected. A statement by Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has put on hold all its political and electioneering activities. The party disclosed this in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Friday. Ologbondiyan said that the decision was a further mark of honour for Nigerian youths who
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) has confirmed 77 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The agency made this known via its verified wedsite on Friday. The NCDC said that the 77 new cases brought the nation’s confirmed cases to 61,882. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that as the
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By Tony Obiechina, Abuja Nigeria, on behalf of Angola and South Africa Constituency, has called for global solidarity in upgrading the digital space in Africa so that the continent can benefit from new jobs. Minister of Finance, Budget & National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed stated this at a virtual International Monetary Fund
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By Tony Obiechina, AbujaThe Development Committee of the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Annual Meetings 2020 has called on the multilateral organisations to support and accelerate a resilient recovery centered on jobs and economic transformation. In a communique released on Friday at the end of its
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From Samson Zanunga, Jalingo The National leadership of the Women Wing of Christian Association of Nigeria (WOWICAN) on Friday, presented award of service to the Taraba state Governor Darius Ishaku and the Speaker, Taraba state House of Assembly, Dr Joseph Albasu Kunini and other stakeholders for their contribution towards the good
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From Alfred Babs, Ilorin. Following the restiveness and unrestrained looting of public and private properties in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, the state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has imposed a 24 - hour curfew as a way of restoring calm and sanity to the society. Governor AbdulRazaq disclosed this in a statewide broadcast monitored
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By Adeoye O. Akinola On October 6, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) lifted the sanctions on Mali, to the relief of Malians and the leadership of the conflict-ravaged country. Despite the traditional pessimism about ECOWAS, it successfully mobilised against the military incursion into power in Mali. The ECOWAS
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By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Federal Government has called for synergy between West African leaders in monitoring and halting illegal trans-border trade of solid minerals within the West African Sub-region. The Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Dr Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah made the call on Thursday when he spoke at the
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By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The #EndSARS protests across some major cities in the country has compelled the Board of Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), to postpone its 26th Summit tagged “Building Partnership for Resilience.” The group announced the postponement on Thursday via its official Twitter handle. The tweet reads, “In the past, deliberations and
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