Jegede, in a statement, explained that his exit was to enable him to focus more on his desire to seek higher office to serve his people, which would demand a lot of energy, time and sacrifice
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Of course, in developing countries, particularly within Africa, there is little hope of people enjoying government-provided internet access any time soon, as focus still remains on the provision of other necessities such as power generation, construction of roads and other distribution networks and promoting local industry growth
In the same vein, the All-Share Index, which opened at 27,997.29, dipped 337.85 points or 1.21 per cent to close at 27,659.44 posted on Thursday.
An analysis of the price movement chart indicated that Dangote Cement topped the losers’ chart, dropping by N8 to N179.50 per share
The minister said most Nigerians doing businesses in the crisis-ridden country have returned to their location due to the ceasefire agreed upon by the warring parties
He said the election would be conducted in 11 registration areas, 126 polling units and 32 voting points across the local government area.
Buratai, however, warned the officers and soldiers to avoid untoward incidents that could tarnish the image of the Nigerian Army in particular and that of the nation in general.
Raymond said: “We urge the two governors to settle our lecturers to enable our university reopen for the harmattan semester examination.
“Programme that should ordinarily complete in five years is being delayed to seven years due to incessant strike occasioned by the inability of the government to pay workers salary
“Why did it take him this long to tell Mr. President that the Speaker dines with his enemies?” Kurfi queried and insisted that the former chairman of the Appropriation Committee should thank his stars that his sack came when members were on recess
“An authentic programme that is suitable for our (FRCN) operation must be developed,” he said, noting especially the need for a leadership re-orientation for news media gatekeepers in the corporation
The company’s revenue stood at N342.59 billion against N308.76 billion achieved in 2015, representing a growth of 10.96 per cent
Oduoza said: “I realised that it was important to explore means of bridging this gap to a comfortable extent to ensure businesses run smoothly, remain profitable and contribute to the economy within which they operate
He said: “It is pertinent, therefore, to note that the development of this facility began with an approval in 2013 with the aim of providing Business Intelligence for the movement of vessels and cargoes as well as providing improved and secured communications within our waterways for enhancement of efficiency within the nation’s seaports
Trains from all directions around the Bavarian capital were stopped before they could enter the city
The statement indicated that the President of football’s world governing body and the organisation’s Secretary General, Fatma Samoura, will arrive in Abuja on Sunday for a two-day working visit
The re-composition of the Senate Committees was one of the conditions offered by Unity Forum Senators for peace to return to the troubled assembly.
Marafa noted that the changes in the leaderships of Senate committees was part of the ongoing efforts by the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress to address the fragmentation among its members in the Senate
Peterside, who was reacting against the backdrop of Wike’s outburst against the Nigerian Police Force and the person of the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, said that it is unbecoming of Wike to arrogate to himself the powers to determine and decide which officer should be posted to Rivers State or any other state for that matter
Onwu said: “The latest manifestation of this worrisome habit has cropped up at the National Film Corporation (NFC), Jos where the staff have staged a so called protest only that it is not a protest that was driven by national interest
Suswam is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission along with his Commissioner of Finance, Okolobia Okpanachi, on a nine-count charge bordering on conspiracy, abuse of office and diversion of state funds to the tune of N3.1 billion
The interdenominational service, held at the Rt. (Rev) Dr. S. I. Usunaele Hall at Emokpae Primary School premises in Benin City, attracted Christians, Muslims and pagan worshippers united for a single course that their arrears be paid
Giving a breakdown, Banu disclosed that the government got a statutory revenue allocation of N1,964,362,872.63; Value Added Tax of N621,720,038.40; Exchange Difference of N473,821.529.00; and proceeds from solid minerals, N57,729,715.55, totaling N3,117,634,155.58