December 2019

Enugu Free Transport: Beneficiaries Thank Gov. Ugwuanyi

December 24, 2019 1:54 pm
Indigenes of Enugu State residing in other parts of the country who returned home for the festive season through the free transportation programme offered to them by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration have expressed deep appreciation to the governor for his magnanimity and commitment to the wellbeing of the people.

A cross-section of the beneficiaries who returned safely from Zamfara and Jigawa State said they were delighted and proud of Gov. Ugwuanyi for extending such a rare gesture to them to celebrate the festive season with their loved ones.

The jubilant returnees disclosed that they had lost hope of coming home

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Buhari Hasn’t Forgotten Party Supporters –Onu

December 24, 2019 10:27 am

Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has appealed to members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State to remain faithful to the party and continue to support President Muhammadu Buhari.

Onu gave the charge at the state secretariat of the party, yesterday, when he stopped over to felicitate with members of the state executive committee (SEC) after commissioning some projects at the Projects Development Institute (PRODA) Enugu.

He admitted that the times were hard but assured that the president had not forgotten his supporters.

“I asked myself how can I visit PRODA in Enugu and now …

2022 World Cup Qualifying Draw: Super Eagles In Top 10 Rows

December 24, 2019 10:27 am
The Super Eagles are among the 10 top seeded teams for next month’s 2022 World Cup qualifying draw after they finished among the top 10 countries by the latest FIFA Rankings.

Nigeria finished 2019 as the third ranked team in Africa behind Senegal and Tunisia.

The other top seeded teams are 2019 AFCON champions, Algeria, Morocco, Ghana, Egypt, Cameroon, Mali and DR Congo.

These 10 teams will, thus, head the 10 qualifying groups.

The draw will be staged on January 21, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, from 6pm.

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Edo CAN intervenes in Oshiomhole, Obaseki feud

December 24, 2019 10:27 am

The EDO chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), yesterday, intervened  in the disagreement  between the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole and Governor Godwin Obaseki.

Addressing a press conference at the Secretariat of the Christian body in Benin City, Chairman of the group, Bishop Oyonnude Kure, said CAN has been intervening in the case since October 2019 and that after inviting the two actors, the association was able to identify eight issues they feel were responsible for the crisis.

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Kure said even though they …

Buhari Is Poised To Reposition NDDC –Minister

December 24, 2019 10:26 am

President Muhammadu Buhari is determined to reorganise the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to ensure it fulfills its mission, Minister of State for Niger/Delta Development, Tayo Alasoadura, said.

Alasoadura said the crisis rocking the NDDC was as a result of graft perpetrated by some top officials of the commission in the past.

He said the present administration would sanitise the commission to ensure it achieve its goals.

Alasoadura, who spoke with journalists, yesterday, in Akure, said the present administration had committed huge funds to the development of the Niger Delta, especially in the construction of roads which gulps more …

Ganduje Vs Sanusi: Emir Sanusi Bars Sokon Kano From Palace

December 24, 2019 10:25 am

Emir of Kano Malam Muhammad Sanusi ll has barred Sokon Kano, Alhaji Ahmadu Abdulwahab from the palace.

The action prohibiting Sokon Kano from access to the palace came 24 hours after an elders’ committee led by former Head of State, General Abdussalami Abubakar appealed to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and the emir to refrain from taking any further action in connection with the creation of new emirates in the state.

Sokon Kano was said to have made some derogatory comments on Emir Sanusi at the graduation of Police cadet officers held at the Police Academy, Wudil last week.

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19 Things to Remember About 2019

December 24, 2019 7:05 am

For allegedly deviating from the master plan for Lagos State put in place by former Governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the immediate past governor of the state, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode went down with the unenviable reputation of being the first chief executive of the state since the current cycle of civilian administration to be denied a second term.

There had been persistent rumour about the conflict between Ambode and Tinubu on one hand and between Ambode and the Lagos State House of Assembly on the other hand. Things became so …

Boko Haram/ISWAP: UN Reacts To Killing Of Travellers

December 24, 2019 7:04 am

Boko Haram/ISWAP: UN reacts The United Nations (UN) has reacted to the killing of travellers by Boko Haram in Borno State.

NAN had reported that the sect members on Sunday at Burimari village between Monguno and Gajiram mounted a roadblock where they attacked their victims.

A similar attack occurred at the Babbangida-Gashua-Damaturu axis when suspected fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) Sunday attempted to infiltrate Damaturu, Yobe.

The UN Humanitarian Office in Nigeria, in a statement signed by Antonio Jose Canhandula, condemned the violent incidents and the increasing practice by armed groups to set up

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The Delayed NLNG Train 7 FID

December 24, 2019 7:03 am

The failure of shareholders to sign the lingering NLNG Train 7 Final Investment Decision after a two-day marathon meeting last week in Abuja, is beginning to generate concerns, writes Peter Uzoho

In about seven days, the December 2019 deadline for the signing of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited’s Train 7 Final Investment Decision (FID), will come to an end. But, the signing of the landmark FID is still being delay for reasons not clear to outsiders.

Between Thursday and Friday last week, the shareholders of Nigeria LNG Limited, comprising the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Shell, Total, and Eni, …

NERC: Why Some Nigerians Don’t Pay Electricity Bills

December 24, 2019 7:03 am

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has given reasons why some Nigerians don’t pay the 11 electricity distribution companies (Discos) for power supplied to them.

The NERC, in its latest quarterly review of the sector’s activities for the second quarter of 2019, stated that the Discos have largely failed to provide meters to their customers which would have enabled them to account for their electricity consumption patterns.

“The metering gap for end-use customers is still a key challenge in the industry. The records of the commission indicate that, of the 8,881,443 registered electricity customers, only 3,811,729 (42.92 per cent) …

Border Closure: Nigerian Govt Speaks On Date Of Reopening

December 24, 2019 5:35 am

Nigeria’s government has said there is no fixed date for the reopening of the country’s land borders, which were closed in August this year.

President Muhammadu Buhari had explained that the borders were closed, to prevent smuggling of banned items.

Speaking with journalists on Monday, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mariam Katagum, stated that a date for the borders to be reopened would be fixed after a joint patrol team set up by Nigeria and its neighbours submit its recommendations.

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The Minister said the recommendations …

African Alliance Restates Support for Recapitalisation

December 24, 2019 5:34 am

Shareholders of the African Alliance Plc have pledged their support to the board and management of the company in the ongoing quest to reposition the firm and scale the recapitalisation hurdle specified by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM).

The shareholders gave the support at the 50th annual general meeting (AGM) of the company held recently in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

Speaking to the shareholders the Chairman of the company, Dr Anthony Okocha, thanked the shareholders for their continuous faith in the business over the years.

According to him, despite the odds, the firm was rapidly on the path to …

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