Director of Road Transport in the Ministry of Transportation, Ibrahim Musa, yesterday, disclosed that the Federal Government has approved the re-opening of the Seme border for the importation of vehicles.Speaking at the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, meeting, organised between officials of Nigeria and Benin, Musa said the
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A Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja has issued an order restoring Mr. Mahdi Gusau as the Deputy Governor of Zamfara.The court ruling comes after Gusau’s impeachment by the state’s House of Assembly on February 23, 2022, despite an existing court order.Justice Inyang Ekwo, delivering the judgment, declared all actions
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the return of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to the Office of the Vice President for supervision, in compliance with their various establishment Acts.Prior to now, NEMA was under the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management
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Some documents requested by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) at the 2023 election, Peter Obi to be presented as exhibits at the Presidential Election Tribunal are non-existent, according to the Nigeria Electoral body.Mr Obi and the Labour Party (LP) are challenging the February 25 election of President
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Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party will on Thursday, June 22 close their case in the petition they jointly filed challenging the declaration of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election.The petitioners, according to a pre-hearing report
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Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said that efforts will be strengthened to implement extant policies on tree planting and greening in the nation's capital.The administration therefore called on residents of the FCT, especially estate developers to make sure that provisions are made for tree planting and that green areas
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No fewer than 700 candidates are participating in ongoing interviews for the overseas scholarship scheme (OSS) of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) across the six geopolitical zones of the country.The OSS team lead for South-South geopolitical zone, Sobomabo West, disclosed this yesterday while speaking to newsmen shortly after the
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The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has berated the immediate past minister of state for budget and national planning, Prince Clem Agba, for not extending the benefits of his appointment to the Benin people.Responding to Agba's stewardship as a minister from Edo State during President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, the eminent
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Gombe State governor Inuwa Yahaya has launched the 2023 farming season in the state with the distribution of 160 trucks of fertiliser worth N2.8 billion to farmers.At the event held at Lawanti Farm Centre in Akko local government area, the governor explained that in last year's farming season, government distributed
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The new inspector-general of police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun has vowed to tackle crime head on and rid the nation of criminality.He disclosed this to State House correspondents yesterday after he was decorated by the vice president, Kassim Shettima at the Presidential Villa.He revealed his enthusiasm for the challenges that lie
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