The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved port development projects worth $4,713,841,477 in Ondo, Lagos and Delta States.The council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday gave the go ahead for the development of Ondo Multi-Purpose Port, Ilaje, Snake Island in Lagos and
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Ado Doguwa, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, and five other aspirants have stepped down from the speaker and deputy speakership race.The aspirants stepped down at a meeting of members-elect under the auspices of the ‘10th Joint Task’ on Wednesday night in Abuja.The speakership aspirants, Doguwa (APC-Kano), Abdulraheem
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The Federal Government has announced that the Federal Ministry of Aviation has been renamed the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace of Nigeria.The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.Sirika said the change became
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Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, President-elect Bola Tinubu and his Party have asked the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to dismiss the motion filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential flagbearer in the February 25, general election, Atiku Abubakar, seeking live broadcast of the PEPC
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To strengthen activities and ensure integrated development, Niger Basin Authority (NBA) has set up an ad-hoc committee to discuss mechanisms for the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Fund and the Payment for Environmental Services (RCCF/PES).At its 11th Summit held in Cotonou in 2016, NBA had approved the establishment of a Regional
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Former head of state and founder of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), General Yakubu Gowon, has appealed to all Nigerians, corporate organisations, agencies of government and others to support the Scheme to consolidate on the successes recorded in the last 50 years.Gowon spoke in Abuja yesterday at the commissioning
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Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) said the National Assembly Complex will not be ready till August, despite pressure for the remodelling of the complex to be completed before the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly.The executive secretary of FCDA, Engr. Shehu Ahmad, who made this known during a press briefing
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The newly established African Aviation and Aerospace University (AAAU), Abuja, under the Ministry of Aviation, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nile University of Nigeria as the final step to kick off academic activities in the institution.The MoU which is aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two institutions
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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Baba Aliyu Haruna as the rector, Federal Polytechnic, Bida in Niger State.His appointment was contained in a letter signed by the minister of education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu and made available to newsmen in Bida yesterday.Haruna’s appointment takes effect from May 21 for a five
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The senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has vowed to challenge the $800 million loan sought by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.The President had sought Senate approval for $800 million loan to finance the National Social Safety Network Programme.According to the President, the loan from the World Bank is
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