Year: 2017

UN,AU,ECOWAS MUST STOP SLAVE TRADE,TORTURE,KILLINGS IN LIBYA- Amb Obinna Sixtus Nwoke

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The Global President, Independent Pan African Youth Parliament ( IPAYP Ambassador Obinna Sixtus Nwoke. has called on UN, AU, ECOWAS and other African regional blocks to urgently act and free young Africans held in ‘Slave Markets’ in Libya. Ambassador Nwoke. condemned the recently footage of live auction in Libya where black youths were presented to North African buyers as potential farming tools and sold off for as little as $400, $500, $600 respectively. is disturbing and worrisome. Speaking in a Press conference at Rock View Hotel Owerri, Ambassador Obinna Sixtus…

PMB ORDERS MORE MONEY TO STATES BEFORE CHRISTMAS

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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed key finance officers of his administration to sit down with representatives of Nigeria Governors Forum to determine how much of their unpaid debts can be released to them before Christmas. Responding to pleas by the Governors who came to the State House on Monday under the leadership of Abdul-Aziz Yari, the Chairman of the Forum asked that the President should give a commitment to pay all outstanding debts owed the states from London and Paris Club deductions to ease their financial hardships, President Buhari said…

SPEECH BY MR. PRESIDENT ON THE INAUGURATION OF THE TRIPARTITE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE COMMITTEE ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2017 AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ASO ROCK PRESIDENTIAL VILLA, ABUJA

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We are gathered here today to address issues concerning the welfare of the Nigerian people. Like his counterpart all over the world, the Nigerian worker is a vital element in the growth and development of modern nations. I therefore welcome the nominees of the Tripartite National Minimum Wage Committee who have been selected for the very important task of renegotiating the National Minimum Wage for our workers. 2. We all know that the last Minimum Wage Instrument has expired, and it is in recognition of the need to ensure a…

PRESIDENT BUHARI DEPARTS FOR EU-AU SUMMIT IN ABIDJAN

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President Muhammadu Buhari today departed for Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, In statement signed by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Buhari would attend the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit scheduled to hold in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, on November 28-29, 2017. President Buhari while in Cote d’Ivoire, will participate in working sessions on the Summit theme: “Investing in the Youth for a Sustainable Development,” and on the margins of the Summit, meet with a number of African Heads of State and their European Union counterparts. The…

SPORTS DEVELOPMENT: Dangote Group Receives Certificate of Appreciation

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President/CEO , Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has earned a certificate of appreciation from the Organising Committee of Dala Hard Court Championship for helping to maintain its status as the only national Tennis championship in the region, by donating N10 million for this year’s event. The Africa richest man was honoured for his unalloyed support to sports development and Lawn Tennis in particular, The Conglomerate received the Certificate of Appreciation for the commitment during the closing ceremony of the championships held at the Kano Club, Kano state. The most outstanding players…

NUJ PRESIDENT LAUDS STAR TIMES ON JOURNALISTS CAPACITY BUILDING .

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The National President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists,NUJ, Comrade Waheed Odusile has expressed his delight with the Management of StarTimes on the sponsorship of the two day workshop on Gender Equity and Safety for members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. The workshop the 3rd in the series, is currently holding in Abuja. NUJ President said “There is need for people in profession like ours, the Journalists to always embark on capacity building for our colleagues. There is no gainsaying that, at a time like this, what we need…

BRING KILLERS OF FULANI TO BOOK MURIC URGES SECURITY AGENCIES

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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has strongly condemned the wanton waste of human life that occurred in Numan.Taraba state. MURIC described the killing as horrendous, heartless and barbaric act, which was nothing short of ethnic cleansing and a crime against humanity. About sixty Fulanis including women and children were allegedly massacred six days ago in Shaforon, Kikem and Kodemti villages in Numan. Fingers are pointing at Bachama militia men. It will be recalled that over 130 Fulani people were also killed in June this year as hundreds of Fulani villages…

Ghana Parliament Passes African Union Import Levy Bill

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The African Union Import Levy Bill, 2017 has been passed by Ghana’s Parliament. The Bill sought to impose an African Union Import Levy of 0.2% (zero point two percent) on imports to finance the activities of the African Union. The Memorandum to the Bill stated that currently African countries pay their assessed contributions through the national budget. It added that the Union took the view that such an arrangement made the payment of subscriptions unreliable. It further indicated that Heads of Government of the Union subsequently passed a resolution which…

Suicide Attacks: Last Acts Of Dying Terror Group -PMB

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President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration has taken the necessary measures to end the suicide bombings by Boko Haram terrorists, saying the attacks were like the last kicks of a dying horse. Speaking at the commissioning of the Pulaaku Radio in Yola, Adamawa State, on Sunday, the President, who was represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said Boko Haram has been massively degraded and its surviving members put on the run. ”Instead of being hunters, they are now the hunted. In their…

ABU Best Graduating Student Bags NNPC Scholarship…. As Baru Reiterates Corporation’s Commitment to Educational Development

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the award of a full postgraduate scholarship, up to doctorate level, to the 2016/17 best graduating student of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, who made the announcement while speaking at the University’s 40 th convocation ceremony held in Zaria on Saturday, said Al-Amin Bashir Bugaje, would be sponsored by the NNPC to further his education up to Ph.D level in any institution in the world. Twenty Three year old Bugaje bagged a…