December 2020

CBN Interventions In Agriculture For All Nigerians – Emefiele

Nigeria Must Discontinue Dependence On Crude Oil – Emefiele

December 6, 2020 4:56 am

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said that Nigeria must discontinue its dependence on crude oil to guarantee public revenue and foreign exchange.

Emefiele sad this on Saturday in Abuja during a ceremony to mark the end of the 2020 CBN Governor’s Golf Cup tournament.

The governor said that the country needs to utilize other economic potentials in order to move out of economic recession.

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He also stated that sports cannot be left behind while utilizing available tools to ensure the development of …

Insecurity: Government Doing Its Best – Buhari

AfCFTA: Buhari Issues Warning On January 1 Agreement

December 6, 2020 4:34 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) must not abuse the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement.

The trade deal commences January 1, 2021.

Buhari spoke at the 13th Extra-Ordinary Summit of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government held virtually on Saturday.

Represented by Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, Buhari expressed excitement about the start of the agreement.

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The Nigerian leader said it was a fulfillment of the collective dreams of Africa’s founding fathers.

He stressed that any violation …

India Fails To Reach Agreement With Farmers

India Fails To Reach Agreement With Farmers

December 6, 2020 4:23 am

India’s government on Saturday failed to break a deadlock with farmers who are protesting over new agricultural reforms and will meet again on Wednesday to continue talk to end the weeklong protest, the agriculture minister and union leaders said.

Thousands of Indian farmers are demonstrating against the laws, which they say threaten their livelihoods, by camping on the outskirts of the capital New Delhi and blocking highways.

According to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, the new laws are meant to overhaul antiquated procurement procedures and give growers more options to sell their produce.

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US Appeals Court Rejects Bid To Block Georgia Win For Biden

US Appeals Court Rejects Bid To Block Georgia Win For Biden

December 6, 2020 4:19 am

A Federal appeals court has on Saturday rejected a bid by a conservative lawyer to block President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Georgia despite the fact that Georgia has certified the result. The court also left in place procedures that will make it easier for voters to cast absentee ballots in January when two Senate seats are up for grabs.

U.S. District Judge Steven Grimberg, a Trump nominee rejected attorney L. Lin Wood’s arguments and found in a Nov. 20 opinion that the lawyer had no standing to sue.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta also …

UN Chief Guterres, UK MPs, Support India Farmers’ Protest

UN Chief Guterres, UK MPs, Support India Farmers’ Protest

December 6, 2020 4:15 am

The United Nation chief, Antonio Guterres and a group of 36 cross-party UK parliamentarians have come out in support of the agitating Indian farmers, saying people have a right to demonstrate peacefully and authorities should let them do so.

These reactions followed after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated his support for the protesting farmers despite India’s strong reaction to his earlier remarks that Canada will always be there to defend the rights of peaceful protests.

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‘As to the question of India, what I would say to …

US Cancels Reciprocity Fees For Nigerian Visa Applicants

US Cancels Reciprocity Fees For Nigerian Visa Applicants

December 5, 2020 2:49 pm

The United States has removed the reciprocity fee imposed on visa applications from Nigeria. In a statement on Friday, the ministry of foreign affairs said the reciprocity fee will no longer be effected from December 3, 2020.

‘The ministry of foreign affairs wishes to inform that the United States government has removed all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerian citizens seeking visas to the United States,’ the statement signed by Ferdinand Nwonye, spokesman of the ministry read.’

‘The positive development is in line with the removal of excess visa application, processing and biometric fees for United States citizens applying for Nigerian

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Lagos-Ibadan Train Ticket Pegged At ₦3,000 to ₦6,000 - FG

Lagos-Ibadan Train Ticket Pegged At ₦3,000 To ₦6,000 – FG

December 5, 2020 3:30 am

The Nigerian Government on Friday unveiled the price range for travellers on the Lagos-Ibadan rail line route.

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed that rail passengers are to pay ₦3,000 per economy seat, ₦5,000 for business class and ₦6,000 for first class seats.

Amaechi, who disclosed this at the inauguration of the Governing Council of the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria, CIOTA, in Abuja, said the rates are for Ibadan to Lagos.

He stated that the railway line will commence operation before the end of the year while its commissioning will be in January 2021.

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Maryam Sanda Must Die By Hanging - Appeal Court

Maryam Sanda Must Die By Hanging – Appeal Court

December 5, 2020 3:27 am

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, upheld the conviction and death sentence by hanging that was handed to Maryam Sanda, by a lower court for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello.

Delivering judgment, Justice Stephen Adah, who read the decision on behalf of the three-member panel of justices held that the trial judge was right in his decision.

‘I have gone through the record before the court and I am fully certain that the learned trial court did not engage any investigation outside the evidence before it,’ he said.

‘The appellant did not point out where the trial judge

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Easter: Jonathan, Gov Ishaku, Sani Felicitate With Christians

It’s Too Early – Jonathan Speaks On Return As President

December 5, 2020 3:19 am

Former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has said that it is too early to talk about returning to office in 2023.

Speculations have been flying about, linking the Bayelsa-born politician to a possible return to the office he left 5 years ago.

But the speculations may have to continue as Jonathan could not give a definite position on his rumoured ambition.

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Speaking briefly with reporters on Friday after attending an event organised by the Commonwealth Community Choir in Abuja, the nation’s capital, Jonathan was asked if he would be joining the presidential …

Nigeria Government Won’t Shutdown Internet – Lai Mohammed

Nigeria Government Won’t Shutdown Internet – Lai Mohammed

December 5, 2020 2:36 am

Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has stated that the Federal Government is not planning to shut down the internet.

He put to bed reports going around that the Nigerian Government was planning to shut down the country’s internet services in Nigeria.

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The minister made this known at a meeting with editors of newspapers on Friday in Lagos. Mr. Lai Mohammed, who complained bitterly about the dangers of Fake news and how it was used during the #EndSARS protests, said the government would seek ways to …

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Buhari, APC Leaders Encourage Terrorism In Nigeria – PDP

December 5, 2020 2:34 am

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has indicted the President Muhammadu Buhari government and the All Progressives Congress, APC, of encouraging terrorism in Nigeria.

This came two days after Chief of Defence General Burutai stated that terrorism in Nigeria will last for the next 20 years. PDP’s spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan maintained that the Buhari-led APC is responsible for the killing of innocent Nigerians by terrorists. He stated that APC members in a bid to frustrate the efforts of former President Goodluck Jonathan once sympathised with terrorists.

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Ologbondiyan in …

Osun: Police Command Warns Against Unlawful Assembly

Police Officers Are Now Afraid To Wear Their Uniforms – FG

December 5, 2020 2:33 am

The Federal Government has stated that men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) are now afraid to wear their uniforms due to the ill-fated events that led to the death of some police officers during the End SARS protest.

This was made known by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, during an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Friday 4the December.

Read Also: Police Withdraws Lawsuit Filed To Stop Judicial Panels

He admonished Nigerians to empathize with and appreciate personnel of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies instead of victimizing them.

The minister went further …

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