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…Writes NASS for Companies Act Amendment …Leaves Abuja for Equatorial Guinea By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President, Muhammadu Buhari has sought the approval of the Senate to borrow about $30 billion for infrastructural development in the country, which he tagged: “Economic Stimulus Infrastructure Fund.” The President’s request was conveyed in a letter to the Senate President, Ahmed
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Wednesday Column with Danusa Ocholi Phone: 08072213753[SMS only] The November 14 governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states were two polls that brought the county’s democracy to its lowest ebb. The elections almost made me to lose my patriotism fervour with what someone sent
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the visiting President of the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA), Nigeria's Prof Tijani Muhammad-Bande to help make the nation's challenges with the Internally Displaced Persons known tothe world. Buhari who received the UN Chief in Aso Rock Villa regretted that
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari Monday, restated that his government has been committed to a number of justice sector reforms such as review of extant laws and enactment of new laws that would improve the lives of Nigerians.The President said that he worked closely with the Chief Justice
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu has ordered for the arrest and prosecution of those behind the killing of Madam Achejuh Abuh, Woman Leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Wada/Aro campaign council, in the just concluded gubernatorial election in Kogi State. According to President Buhari, any descent to barbarism,
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The 40-year-old moribund Ajaokuta Steel Company is at the verge of reincarnation as the Federal Government has given the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, the marching order for the completion of the nearly moribund company. The company, established in 1979 with a starting capital of $4.6bn, was to run
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By Jude Opara, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged lawmakers in the lower and upper houses to put the interest of the people first by adhering strictly to the provisions of the constitution. Buhari restated the vivacity of the country to which its laws must be adhered to or altered to reflect some dynamisms
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday, signed Executive Order 009 entitled, “The Open Defecation-Free Nigeria by 2025 and Other Related Matters Order.”The order was necessitated by the recent ranking of Nigeria as second globally amongst countries with the highest number of people practicing open defecation estimated at over
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that a whopping N1 trillion has been spent on National Assembly constituency projects in the last ten years without convincing impact. The President said this yesterday in Abuja at the National summit on ‘‘Diminishing Corruption in the Public Service’’ organised by the
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday congratulated the Kogi . state Governor, Yahaya Bello on his re-election in the November 16 gubernatorial poll. The President described the election and emergence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate as “a race well run and a victory well won.” He commended APC supporters
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