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The MoU was signed between the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture of Nigeria and the State Council Information Office of China.

Klintsevich, first Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Federation Council Committee on Defence and Security, made this known while reacting to remarks of President Donald Trump.

The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Isah Misau, in an interview granted to a newspaper report published on August 10, alleged that police officers pay bribe for special promotion.

The NYCOP President, Dr Young Nkpa, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt on Friday.

The VAIDS Scheme which was launched by the acting President, Yemi Osibanjo, on the 29th June 2017 to last for nine months is platform created for all eligible tax payers to rise up to their civic responsibilities of paying their taxes promptly.

The Permanent Representative of UK to the UN, Ambassador Matthew Rycroft, stated this at the Security Council briefing on ‘Peace and Security in Africa’ with focus on Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In a statement released to the Press by the Corps Public Education Officer of the FRSC, Bisi Kazeem, he stated that the Corps Marshal used the opportunity to express his gratitude to the Guild for the zeal with which they have used to help the Corps promote its safety messages through different online platforms.

This is further backed by a recent report by Quantitative Financial Analytics which estimated that Nigerian mutual funds attracted the sum of N42 billion inflows in Q1, 2017 as against the N49 billion inflow recorded the entire 2016. Nigeria’s mutual funds’ assets also grew to N318 billion as at the beginning of H2, 2017, up by 42 percent on a YTD basis from the 2016-year end value of N223.6 billion.

Naidu, 68, a federal minister in Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s cabinet until recently, was elected by lawmakers of both houses of parliament on August 5.

Nwakodo, 56, died in a London hospital on Thursday evening, his younger brother, Obidike Nwakodo, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Umuahia.

Babura said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse on Friday.

Amaechi gave the directive while inspecting the Abuja-Kaduna rail stations on Friday in Abuja.

Obaseki charged the committee to carefully scrutinize the financial books, admission process, quality of the training programmes, lecturers, administration, the ratio of students to lecturers and come up with resolutions that will guide his administration in repositioning the institution.

Addressing members of the Center for Civil Society and Justice, a civil society coalition, who staged a rally in support of President Buhari at the precincts of the Aso Rock Villa on Thursday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, dismissed the the “return or resign” agitation as an illegal assembly stealthily organized to deliver a body blow to the war against corruption

The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, gave the assurance on Thursday while speaking at the First Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers held at Renaissance Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos

The Governor spoke at the Golden Jubilee anniversary of Eko Club, with the Theme: “Sustainable Development Drive, beyond Lagos @50 celebration.”

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the aircraft landed at 5.35p.m at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

OCFRN’s convener, Pelumi Olajengbesi, who briefed newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, said that the action had shown that the Federal Government was responsive and responsible.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the resolution of the dispute that had lingered for 20 years, was achieved following the intervention leaders of Igbo community in the 19 northern states and Abuja, who visited Gusau.

Col. Aminu Iliyasu, the Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 6 Division, announced this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday.