Month: November 2017

N431m Whistleblower Money Ready For Payment- Adeosun

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The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has said a total of N421.33m is ready to be paid to whistleblowers for the November batch. She said the amount included that of the whistleblower for the cash recovered from a building in Osborne Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. Adeosun disclosed this on Wednesday while answering questions from State House correspondents after the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. She said the money would be paid to the whistleblower who signed…

PMB, FIVE OTHER LEADERS DEMAND ROADMAP ON RESOLUTION OF POLITICAL IMPASSE IN TOGO

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President Muhammadu Buhari and five other concerned West African leaders have called for an immediate roadmap to pave the way for negotiations between the Togolese government led by President Faure Gnassingbe Eyadema and the opposition movement. The urgent demand by the leaders came at a meeting to discuss the situation in Togo, which ended early on Thursday in Abidjan, on the sidelines of the African Union-European Union Summit. According to a release signed by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, the Presidents of Cote…

PRESIDENT BUHARI TO PARTICIPATE IN COUNTER-TERRORISM MEETING IN JORDAN

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President Muhammadu Buhari will December 2-3, 2017, join other Heads of State in Aqaba, Jordan, to review strategies in fighting terrorism, and reinforce joint security structures that will be more proactive in preventing attacks. Tagged, AQABA RETREAT, the meeting, hosted by His Majesty, King Abdullah II of Jordan, is expected to be attended by West African Heads of State, representatives of governments of 48 countries and a number of key Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). At the meeting, the President is expected to share Nigeria’s experience on terrorism and its spread across…

25 Nigerians Die In Sahara, 20 Girls Sold Off, Nigerian Returnee From Libya Reveals

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A Nigerian returnee from Libya has revealed that 25 compatriots, ferried from Nigeria to Libya by a trafficker identified as Charles, perished in the Sahara Desert, in the course of the journey. The returnee, who identified himself as Alex Otoide, from Edo state, said seven members of the group also died inside a Libyan jail. “We were 55 that traveled from here to Libya, 25 people died in the desert.More than seven people died from hunger and thirst inside the prison”, Otoide said in a report published by TheNation newspaper…

INSTABILITY IN TOGO MAY HAVE DEVASTATING REGIONAL CONSEQUENCES – PRESIDENTS BUHARI, OUATTARA WARN

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President Muhammadu Buhari and his Ivorian counterpart, Alassane Ouattara on Wednesday expressed concern that political instability in Togo, if not averted, could have regional consequences. Both leaders expressed the view during a bilateral meeting in Abidjan on the margins of the 5th AU-EU Summit. “We must have a solution in Togo. The friends of the opposition and authorities must talk to them on the steps to jointly take to achieve stability. They must work towards gaining the trust of each other. ‘‘There will be regional consequences for instability in Togo…

ADEOSUN SUSPENDS GWAZO, 2 OTHERS.

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The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has suspended the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr. Mounir H. Gwarzo, from Office, to allow for an unhindered investigation of several allegations of financial impropriety leveled against the Director-General. According to a statement signed by Patricia Deworitshe, Deputy Director, Press, Federal Ministry of Finance The suspension was in line with the Public Service Rules (PSRs) 03405 and 03406. .The Honourable Minister has set up an Administrative Panel of Inquiry (API) to investigate and determine the culpability of the…

PRESIDENT BUHARI ORDERS REPATRIATION OF NIGERIANS STRANDED IN LIBYA …. Vows To Reduce illegal migration To Europe

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night in Abidjan declared that all Nigerians stranded in Libya and other parts of the world will be brought home and rehabilitated. The President while speaking when he addressed Nigerians in the Diaspora, vowed to reduce the number of Nigerians heading for Europe illegally through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea by providing basic social amenities such as education, healthcare, and food security at home. In an interactive session with members of the Nigerian Community in Cote D’ Ivoire, on the margins of the…

MAWLUD NABIYY: MUSLIM MEDIA PRACTITIONERS CALL FOR TOLERANCE, MODERATION

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ABUJA:The Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN) has felicitated with Nigerians and non-Nigerians alike on the occasion of the Mawlud Nabiyy (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) which coincided with Friday December 1, 2017. This was contained in a Mawlud Nabiyy message by Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Balogun, National President of MMPN wherein he canvassed for tolerance, patience and moderation at all levels. Balogun said in line with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad of moderation, patience and tolerance, Muslims and non-Muslims alike are implored to emulate these attributes of the Prophet of Allah as…

GOV SANI-BELLO CALLS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF WEIGHBRIDGE POLICY ON ROAD MAINTENANCE

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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has called for the implementation of weighbridge policy across the country to prevent road damages by overloaded vehicles. The Governor made the call in Minna the state capital when he played host to the House Committee on Works. Governor Sani-Bello who expressed dismay over the consistent damages done to roads across the state and in the country at large by heavy duty vehicles called on the House Committee on Works to help in ensuring that the weighbridge is implemented as soon as possible. “We…

FG DECLARES FRIDAY 1ST DECEMBER, 2017 AS PUBLIC HOLIDAY TO MARK EID-EL-MAULUD CELEBRATION

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The Federal Government has declared Friday, 1st December, 2017 as Public Holiday to mark the Eid-El-Maulud Celebration. The Honourable Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, Ph.D, CFR, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, enjoined all Muslim faithful and Nigerians to use the Eid-El-Maulud Celebration to pray for peace, progress and unity of the nation. He further urged all Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration towards building the nation. The Honourable Minister wish Nigerians a happy Eid-El-Maulud Celebration.