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Glass production plant: A revolutionary fillip to Nigeria’s industrial development-Adebayo

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

  The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo has described the newly commissioned Evonig Glass Production Factory of the Julius Berger Nigeria Plc as a revolutionary fillip to Nigeria’s industrial development. Speaking at the commissioning of the Abumet production

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Lagos Assembly bars removed principal officers, suspended members from House, offices sealed

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

The turmoil and uncertainty that engulfed the Lagos Assembly over Monday’s removal of two Principal officers of the House, Hon. Olumuyiwa Jimoh Deputy Majority Leader and Rotimi Abiru, Chief Whip and suspension of two others, Hon. Moshood Oshun from Mainland Constituency 2, and his colleague, Kazeem Raheem Adewale from Ibeju Lekki Constituency 2, may not […]

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Anambra as pride of Nigeria Police

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

On Saturday, February 15, I set out from my house in Ajah in Eti-osa Local Government Area for my son’s school in Epe, also in Lagos State, to bring him home for the mid-term break. While approaching Ibeju Local Government Area, a police team on stop-and-search duty flagged down my vehicle and asked me to […]

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Makinde signs ‘Amotekun’ bill into law

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state on Tuesday signed the Oyo state Security Network Agency (Amotekun) bill, 2020 into law. Governors in the south-west region under the chairmanship of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state had on January 9, in Ibadan, launched the ‘Amotekun’ initiative. The launch necessitated the process of giving legal backing to […]

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Buhari seeks Senate approval to amend Finance Act 2019 

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

The Senate on Tuesday received an executive bill from President Muhammadu Buhari to amend the Finance Act 2019 recently passed by the National Assembly. The Act which was passed by the Senate on November 21, 2019, received presidential assent on January 13. The executive bill, accompanied with a formal letter dated March 6, was read […]

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APC crises: Oshiomhole divide party across states

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

The present travails of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole which has seen him being removed from office by one court and reinstated by another may have a huge negative effect on the party, as the development seem to have divided some state chapters of the party into a […]

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Edo APC crisis: PDP silence is strategic, says party chieftain

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

A frontline member of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Prince Osobase Lewis, has said that the assumed seeming silence of the main opposition party the state, the PDP, over the current crisis rocking the state chapter of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, is strategic. Lewis who […]

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We must make deliberate efforts to tell Nigerian stories to the world-Expert

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

Communication professionals, governments and all stakeholders in brand Nigeria have been enjoined to make conscious, deliberate  and organised efforts to tell the many positive stories of  the country, if we truly desire to expand Nigeria’s  reputation index globally. This call was made by top advertising mogul,  Lanre Adisa, CCO, Noah’s Ark Limited, in a keynote

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Delta Assembly tasks Okowa on areas under Fulani herder’s siege

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

The Delta State House of Assembly has urged Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa to direct security agencies to mount surveillance in Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state and other areas under the siege of Fulani herders. The call was contained in a resolution passed by the Assembly, which came through a motion moved by the […]

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Adopt Artificial intelligence, others in tax collection, Nami charges tax administrators

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

The Executive Chairman Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr Muhammad Nami, has charged tax administrators in developing countries especially Africa to adopt technology especially in the area of tax collections. He said the disruptive tendencies embedded in the Fourth Industrial Revolution as currently being driven by powerful Information and Communication Technology

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FG assures SMEs of continuous engagement, collaboration with private sector

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

Due to the importance of the private sector in the development of any economy, especially in creating employment, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said the Federal Government will continue with a regular interface and collaboration with the private sector. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Tuesday when he received on a courtesy visit to the Presidential […]

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25 persons arrested over Dutsen-Alhaji Market violence

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

No fewer than 25 people have so far been arrested in connection with the violence in Dutsen-Alhaji Market which resulted in setting ablaze of the office of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB). Following the violence which started in the early hours of Tuesday, the Federal Capital Territory Administration has ordered the immediate shut down […]

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New Kano emir visits mother, ancestor’s tomb

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

The new Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero on Tuesday visited the grave of his late father, Ado Bayero and other past monarchs who were buried at the Nasarawa royal house, located in Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state. The  new emir left his personal residence at Mandawari Quarters of Kano Municipal Local […]

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Buhari approves appointment of NIMASA, NPA governing boards

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday approved the appointment of members of the governing board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Sabiu Zakari and made available to journalists in Abuja. The NIMASA

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Police arrest 9 vigilante members for homicide in Kogi

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

The police in Lokoja have confirmed the arrest of nine members of the Kogi state Vigilante Service for allegedly torturing a man to death in Ofabo Egabenebe community in Ofu Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesman in the state, William Aya, who confirmed the arrests, told newsmen on Tuesday that the victim was […]

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2020: Ize-Iyamu states why he wants to govern Edo

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

A foremost governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, yesterday, explained that he wants to be governor to enable him impact on the people of the state through the provision of social amenities.   He stated this when a group, Safe Edo Movement met him to […]

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Umahi offers scholarship to children of slain couple

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

The Ebonyi state government has taken over the education of the three surviving children of the slain Abia state-based business couple murdered by armed robbers.   The victims, Darlington Uzonwa and his wife, Chinyere Uzonwa were brutally murdered by a robbery gang along the Secretariat Road Umuahia, Abia state on January 25.   They were dispossessed of their

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Court dismisses suit seeking to sack Gov. Diri

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

A Federal High Court sitting in Owerri on Tuesday dismissed a suit challenging the emergence of Sen. Duoye Diri as governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the September 3, 2019 governorship primary. In his judgement,  Justice Tijjani Ringim said that Diri, who is the incumbent governor of Bayelsa state, was duly elected […]

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Imo lawmaker alleges firm used as conduit to siphon N3.1bn

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

A member of Imo state House of Assembly, Kennedy Ibeh has disclosed how his company, White Label International company Limited accounts were used to siphon funds to preferred individuals and companies.   Ibeh, who was special assistant to then state Commissioner for Finance and now a member of the House of Representatives for Okigwe South, […]

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Covid-19: Proactive measures yielding result in Ogun

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

The Ogun state government has said the proactive measures being put in place to contain and prevent the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak popularly known as coronavirus in the state is yielding positive results.   Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, who made this known while speaking with news men in Abeokuta on the second […]