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Buhari Grants Nigerian Citizenship To 286 Foreign Nationals

Buhari Grants Nigerian Citizenship To 286 Foreign Nationals

September 16, 2022 6:11 am

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday awarded Nigerian citizenship to 286 nationals, calling on them to be good citizens of the country to enjoy all the rights and privileges bestowed on them.

‘You have pledged your allegiance to Nigeria. When you give your love and loyalty to Nigeria, she returns her love and loyalty to you,’ the president told the awardees during an event at the State House.

The president explained that out of the 286 foreign nationals presented with certificates of Nigerian citizenship, 208 received certificates by naturalisation, while 78 got certificates by Registration.

According to a …

Queen Elizabeth tweet My life under threat over – Uju Anya

Queen Elizabeth Tweet: My Life Under Threat – Uju Anya

September 14, 2022 7:45 am

Nigerian-born American professor, Uju Anya, has said her life has been under threat since her Thursday tweet on the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Anya, who is a Professor of Second Language Acquisition, Department of Modern Languages, Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America, spoke while speaking to reporters.

Anya, on Thursday, at the news of the Queen’s ill health wrote, “I heard the chief monarch of a thieving raping genocidal empire is finally dying. May her pain be excruciating.”

Although the tweet had since been deleted for violating ‘Twitter rules’, Anya confirmed to Africa Daily News, New York that …

How Nigeria Loses $700 Million Monthly To Oil Theft - NNPCL

How Nigeria Loses $700 Million Monthly To Oil Theft – NNPCL

September 12, 2022 7:05 am

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has asserted that it lost 470,000 bpd amounting to $700 million monthly due to oil theft couple with security challenges that hindered oil production in some terminals.

This is even as it has disclosed that it has assembled an array of security measures, all coordinated by the digital control system to curb the ugly trend.

The Group General Manager, National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPMS), Bala Wunti, made the disclosure during a tour of the facilities of the NNPCL at the weekend, explaining that the pipelines particularly those around Bonny terminal cannot be …

2023 The Kind Of President Nigeria Needs – Atedo Peterside

2023: The Kind Of President Nigeria Needs – Atedo Peterside

September 10, 2022 6:18 am

The founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, Atedo Peterside, has asserted that Nigeria needs an individual with high energy and vitality to hit the ground running and tackle the problems facing the country as president in 2023.

Peterside disclosed this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York on Friday.

The founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC said the country needs somebody who has the capacity and definitely understands the problem facing the country.

He said, ‘First of all to be Nigerian president, I think the candidate must have high …

2023 Buhari’s Spirit Will Drive APC To Victory — Adamu

2023: Buhari’s Spirit Will Drive APC To Victory — Adamu

September 9, 2022 4:38 am

Ahead of next year’s general elections, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu has asserted that the leader of the party, President Muhammadu Buhari will not be on the ballot in 2023, however, his spirit will drive the party’s campaign to victory. 

Adamu made this known on Thursday while receiving the wife of the APC presidential candidate, Remi Tinubu who had stormed the national secretariat of the party. She was accompanied on the visit by the wife of the party’s vice presidential candidate, Hajiya Nana Shettima, at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.

He …

2023 Polls Stop Disgracing Nigeria, Fashola To Politicians

2023 Polls: Stop Disgracing Nigeria, Fashola To Politicians

September 9, 2022 4:35 am

Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Thursday, condemned certain actions and comments which has been attributed to Nigerians and politicians ahead of the 2023 elections.

The former Lagos State governor appealed to citizens of the country to stop exaggerating Nigeria’s problems while putting the country up for ridicule.

Fashola made this assertion yesterday in Lagos in an address at TheNiche Annual Lecture themed ‘2023 Elections and the Future of Nigeria’s Democracy’.

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‘We can win elections without exaggerating our problems. We can do so by …

2023 Nigeria May Break-Up If North Retains Power– PANDEF

2023: Nigeria May Break-Up If North Retains Power– PANDEF

September 7, 2022 5:38 am

Ahead of next year’s election, the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has vowed to do everything within its power to mobilise Nigerians to reject the emergence of another northern president in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election saying that Nigeria may cease to exist if that is allowed to happen.

The National Publicity Secretary PANDEF, Ken Robinson, made this disclosure on Tuesday when the Leadership of the organisation paid the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Prince Adewole Adebayo a consultative visit on Tuesday in Abuja.

PANDEF disclosed that it has concluded plans to organise people from Niger Delta …

2023 Obi Enjoying Genuine Goodwill, PDP Chieftain Confesses

2023: Obi Enjoying Genuine Goodwill, PDP Chieftain Confesses

September 6, 2022 6:22 am

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Emmanuel Jonathan has asserted that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi is the only candidate in the race to become Nigeria’s next President that is enjoying genuine goodwill from Nigerians.

Jonathan made this known while speaking with newsmen in Nsukka while reacting to verbal attacks on the LP’s presidential candidate and running mate, Datti Baba-Ahamed by candidates of other political parties and their faithful.

Jonathan pointed out that the Obi/Datti presidential awareness movement across the nation and Nigerians in the diaspora was causing goose pimples in the …

How Buhari, Amaechi Tried To Rig Rivers 2019 Election – Wike

How Buhari, Amaechi Tried To Rig Rivers 2019 Election – Wike

September 1, 2022 5:26 am

River State Governor, Nyesom Wike has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi of making efforts to rig the 2019 governorship election in Rivers State.

Governor Wike made the allegation on Wednesday while speaking during the flag-off ceremony of the construction of internal roads in Igwuruta, Ikwerre local government area of the state.

He said the president through the former minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi had used the security agencies to attempt to scuttle the governorship election.

The governor said the people of the state stood against the action of the security agencies.

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You Will Appreciate APC In 6 Months, Buhari Tells Nigerians

You Will Appreciate APC In 6 Months, Buhari Tells Nigerians

August 31, 2022 5:31 am

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has asserted that Nigerians will appreciate the All progressives Congress (APC)-led government of the country in six months going by the plans that have been put in place.

The President, who received members of the Progressive Governors’ Forum led by its Chairman and Governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, stated this at the State House on Tuesday, where he also noted that there would be non-interference in the 2023 elections.

Buhari pointed out that Nigerians would be allowed to vote for who they wanted.

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Flood 115 Nigerians Killed, 500,000 Displaced In 2022

Flood: 115 Nigerians Killed, 500,000 Displaced In 2022

August 31, 2022 3:52 am

The heavy wave of flooding which began at the start of the year has claimed the lives of no fewer than 115 Nigerians, Africa Daily News, New York has learnt.

As confirmed by the presidency on Tuesday, at least 73,370 people have been displaced and 277 injured due to the ugly natural disaster.

A statement submitted that President Muhammadu Buhari is receiving regular updates on the situation which has affected over 500,000 Nigerians.

His spokesman Garba Shehu promised that the federal government will continue to provide assistance to individuals and communities hit by the disaster.

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6,068 Nigerian Doctors Have Moved To UK Since 2015 - Report

6,068 Nigerian Doctors Have Moved To UK Since 2015 – Report

August 31, 2022 3:30 am

No fewer than 6,068 Nigerian medical doctors have moved to the United Kingdom since 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari, ‘s administration came into being according to a report. 

According to data obtained by Africa Daily News, New York from the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom on Wednesday, the total number of Nigeria-trained doctors who moved over to the UK as of August 30, 2022 stood at 10,096.

This number was arrived at without the inclusion of Nigerian doctors who got medical qualifications in schools outside the country.

The data revealed that 233 Nigerian doctors passed the examination …

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