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Nigerian Kemi Badenoch Reappointed Trade Minister By Sunak

Nigerian Kemi Badenoch Reappointed Trade Minister By Sunak

October 26, 2022 4:20 am

British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak on Tuesday confirmed the re-appointment of British lawmaker, Kemi Badenoch as trade minister and also given the role of equalities minister. 

Recall that Badenoch was one of the biggest supporters of Sunak in the most recent race to replace an outgoing leader, Liz Truss. She was also a contender earlier this year in a Conservative Party leadership contest to replace then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Sunak had just on Sunday announced that he will run to …

Intrigues As Rishi Sunak Declares Bid To Become Next UK PM

Intrigues As Rishi Sunak Declares Bid To Become Next UK PM

October 24, 2022 5:20 am

Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday announced that he will run to be UK’s next prime minister, making it the second bid to lead the country in months.

‘The United Kingdom is a great country but we face a profound economic crisis. That’s why I am standing to be leader of the Conservative Party and your next prime minister,’ he said on Twitter.

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Former British PM, Boris Johnson yesterday dramatically pulled out from what will have been an audacious bid to return to power within …

FG Engaging Other Countries To End Insecurity – Lai Mohammed

FG Engaging Other Countries To End Insecurity – Lai Mohammed

August 31, 2022 4:01 am

Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture has announced that the federal government of Nigeria was presently engaging in positive and meaningful dialogue with allied countries, ECOWAS member states, and other international bodies in order to deal with the country’s security concerns in a resolute and appropriate way.

The fight against insecurity, he stressed, shouldn’t be left to the government entirely, and that all hands must be on deck if Victory is expected in the end.

The minister made these remarks during the inauguration ceremony of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation, (NICO), which hosted a two-day national convention …

Real Reason I Won’t Resign As Minister, Keyamo Opens Up

Real Reason I Won’t Resign As Minister, Keyamo Opens Up

August 15, 2022 4:29 am
Following strong calls for his resignation, the current spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Festus Keyamo, (SAN) Presidential Campaign Council, and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, has accused the rival party Peoples Democratic Party, PDP of being behind for the charge.
In a message he delivered last night which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York, Keyamo claimed that he has not violated any law throughout his service as a Minister and the spokesperson of the APC, as projected by their prime opposition, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Additionally, he noted that his obligation as the APC
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Germany Getting ‘Ready’ To Ban Russian Oil - Economy Minister

Germany Getting ‘Ready’ To Ban Russian Oil – Economy Minister

May 3, 2022 2:30 am

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Monday disclosed that Berlin was ready to support a gradual, EU-wide embargo on Russian oil imports which could come in place before the end of the year.

Speaking on Germany’s ARD television which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York which was monitored, Baerbock said; ‘And we are preparing this in such a way, that we could if necessary keep it up over the coming years’.

Her statement comes a few days after Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck disclosed that he expects Germany could be fully independent of Russian crude oil …

Why Nigeria Cannot Continue Subsidy From 2022 – Minister

Why Nigeria Cannot Continue Subsidy From 2022 – Minister

November 24, 2021 3:43 pm

The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has revealed that with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) remitting almost zero Naira to the federation, the government can no longer sustain petroleum subsidy cost which currently stands at about ₦250 billion monthly.

Speaking to State House Correspondents on Wednesday shortly after the week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the Minister insisted that subsidy must be removed by 2022 and replaced with ₦5000-a-month transportation grant to the poorest Nigerians, saying that subsidy was no longer sustainable.

Ahmed

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Security Agencies Requested Zamfara Telecom Shutdown - Pantami

Security Agencies Requested Zamfara Telecom Shutdown – Pantami

September 8, 2021 1:14 pm

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has explained that security agencies were actually the ones that requested the shutdown of telecommunication services in Zamfara to curtail banditry.

The Minister clarified that the directive did not originate from his ministry and that the Federal Government did not object to the request either.

Pantami gave this clarification on Wednesday while fielding questions from State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

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When asked if the network shutdown will be extended to Katsina, Kaduna, and other bandit-prone …

Ex-Justice Minister, Petitions AGF Over Police Disobedience

January 19, 2020 2:32 pm
Former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), has petitioned the current AGF and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) over the continued disobedience to lawful court orders by the officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force.

NAN learnt that Agabi in the 7-page petition already served on Malami expressed disgust on police attitude to court judgments and asked the AGF Malami to compel the Nigeria Police Force to obey court orders.

The petition came on the heels of fresh clampdown on members of the Peace Corps of Nigeria PCN and

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Iran Minister Hints On New Deal With World Powers

January 15, 2020 2:20 pm
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, said on Wednesday that an existing nuclear deal the country struck with world powers was not dead

He said he was unsure if any new pact agreed by U.S. President Donald Trump would last.

“The United States didn’t implement (the existing deal’s) …commitments, now it has withdrawn.

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“I had a U.S. deal and the U.S. broke it.

“If I have a Trump deal, how long will it last?’’ Mohammad Javad Zarif said at a security conference in New Delhi.

Zarif added that Iran is

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Buhari Overrules Power Minister, Mamman Again

January 10, 2020 2:18 am
President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled the dismissal of Marilyn Amobi as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company Limited (NBET).

Sale Mamman, Minister of Power, had asked Amobi to step down with immediate effect. He also ordered her probe.

Buhari’s decision was contained in a memo by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).

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The agency has also been moved from the Ministry of Power to the Ministry of Finance.

Nnaemeka Ewelukwa, who had assumed office as the Acting Managing Director

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Foreign Minister Explains Why Iran Must Retaliate

January 7, 2020 1:50 pm

Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian Foreign Minister has again warned the United States that its days in the Middle East are “numbered.”

Zarif had issued a similar threat earlier when he declared that the work to end “US malign presence in West Asia had begun.”

The Minister described the US assassination of a top Iranian military commander, Qassem Soleimani and others last week as “an act of war. “

In an interview with Al Jazeera on Tuesday, Zarif said Iran’s response to Soleimani’s assassination would come in due course.

“Iran will respond because there was an act of war –

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