The Nigerian government said on Monday it is investigating the cancellation of the visas of all the 264 passengers who were airlifted to Jeddah from Lagos and Kano on Sunday by the Saudi Arabian authorities.The Nigerian citizens aboard Air Peace were denied entrance into Saudi Arabia.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have directed all workers in Nigeria to withdraw their services effective midnight today, November 13, 2023.The decision, an outcome of the Joint National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of NLC and TUC, was conveyed in a joint statement on Monday
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Aliko Dangote has said his refinery has secured a license to refine more than 300,000 barrels of Nigerian crude per day and will begin to process gasoline soon.“We don’t want to start our refinery with foreign goods; we want to start with Nigerian crude,” Dangote said in an interview in
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The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has disclosed that the Red Chamber will consider the diaspora voting rights this week as part of the ongoing review of the Constitution.According to a statement on Monday, Bamidele said this at a virtual diaspora dialogue at the weekend, pointing out the resolve of the
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared incumbent Governor Douye Diri as the winner of the Bayelsa State governorship election held on Saturday.Diri scored 175,196 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chief Timipre Sylva, who got 110,108 votes.The results and declaration were announced by the State Returning Officer
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The African Development Bank has said that arrangements are in the pipeline to disburse $618 million for the implementation of Nigeria’s investment in digital and creative enterprise programme.AfDB’s country Director-General for Nigeria, Lamin Barrow, made the disclosure on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Marrakesh,
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The deputy speaker, House of Representatives, Hon Benjamin Kalu said the National Assembly will soon launch an application known as 'NASS Eyes' to monitor budget transparency and implementation by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).According to him, the monitoring will also include, adherence to the principle of federal character by
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