Day: November 1, 2019

Nigeria’s Border restrictions In National Interest, says Omo-Agege

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The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has said that current restrictions in the movement of goods across Nigeria’s borders were in national interest and enjoy the backing of Federal Lawmakers, In his keynote address at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Conference in Abuja on Friday, Senator Omo-Agege emphasized that there was no rationale for breaching ECOWAS’ protocol, attacking Nigerians or allowing unjustified risks against Nigeria’s security and economic well-being. The event, organised by the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation, was themed: ‘The Role of Parliaments in Supranational Communities: An ECOWAS Perspective’. Represented by…

Gov Sani-Bello Applauds State Legislature ,Pledges To Improve on Existing Relationship

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The Niger state Governor, Alhaji Sani-Bello has commended the state legislature for the timely passage of the supplementary and revised budget which which he said promoted transparency and accountability in governance. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Mrs Mary Noel Barje, the governor said effort of the state legislature especially as it affects deliberation by the law makers on the medium term expenditure framework which gave insight into the next budget and highlights economic objectives of the estimate. The governor who also expressed his appreciated the continued support…

Niger Govt Set To Sign Bilateral Agreement With Socialist Republic of Vietnam

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Niger State Government and the Nghe An Province of Vietnam have opened up discussions on how to enter into a mutual-benefitting bi-lateral relationship. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello,and the Alternate Member of the Party’s Committee of the People’s Committee of Nghe An Province, Thai Thanh Quy met on the side lines events, after the opening ceremony of the Nigeria- Vietnam Trade and Investment forum in Abuja. The two leaders, while opening up discussions on how to go about the bilateral relationship,Governor Abubakar Sani Bello disclosed that the state has enormous potentials…