Federal, states, local govts shared N4.55 trillion in nine months – NEITI

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Revenue allocation from the federation Account to the three tiers of government summed up to about N4.55 trillion between January and September 2017, the latest edition of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Quarterly Review has showed. The publication issued on Wednesday in Abuja showed that of the total amount, about N1.76 trillion was shared in the third quarter of 2017, as against the N1.377 trillion and N1.41 trillion disbursed in the second and first quarters of the year respectively. Information and data on FAAC disbursements for the third…

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Man City restore gap, Arsenal crush Huddersfield

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Raheem Sterling scored a stunning 96th-minute winner as Man City dramatically edged Southampton 2-1 on Wednesday to preserve their eight-point lead at the Premier League summit. Pep Guardiola’s side looked set to drop points after Oriol Romeu cancelled out Kevin De Bruyne’s opener, only for Sterling to give City a 19th straight win in all competitions and a club-record 12th successive win in the league. It was Sterling’s third late winner in as many games and will have sickened second-place Manchester United, who had closed to within five points of…

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2019: President Buhari hints at seeking re-election

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President Muhammadu Buhari has given the clearest hint so far that he will seek re election in 2019. He gave the hint in far away Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire where he is attending the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit. He was accompanied on the trip by a leader of the governing APC, Bola Tinubu, and governors Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom and Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi states among others. The president arrived late to an interactive session with the Nigerian community in Cote d’Ivoire Tuesday night and said he had…

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North Korea: Donald Trump calls for more military, govt funding

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The North Korean recent missile launch has reaffirmed the need to allocate more funding for the needs of the U.S. government and army, President Donald Trump said Wednesday. Early on Wednesday, North Korea launched the Hwasong-15 ballistic missile, which flew 950 km and reached an altitude of 4,475 km. The flight has lasted for 53 minutes, after which the missile fell into the Sea of Japan, within the Japanese exclusive economic zone. “After North Korea missile launch, it’s more important than ever to fund our gov’t and military! Dems shouldn’t…

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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin signs up for Juan Mata’s Common Goal project

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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has joined Juan Mata’s Common Goal project. The 50-year-old, who took over from Michael Platini in 2016, has pledged to donate one percent of his salary to charity. He is the 31st member of the football industry to sign up. Manchester United midfielder Mata was the first to donate a portion of his wage to support football projects around the world in August. He has been followed by a host of other professionals, including Mats Hummels, Giorgio Chiellini, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, as well as Hoffenheim…

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NNPC Retail to promote consumption of cooking gas

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The retail arm of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), NNPC Retail Limited, has declared it determination to promote the consumption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, otherwise called cooking gas. The Managing Director of the subsidiary, Mr. Yemi Adetunji, disclosed this in Abuja today at a press briefing to herald the commissioning of the new ultra-modern mega filling station near Sagamu, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. Mr. Adetunji stated that presently his Company enjoyed between four and five per cent of the country’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) market share,…

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Federal govt declares Friday public holiday

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The federal government has declared Friday as a public holiday in commemoration of the Muslim Eid-El-Maulud celebration. Abdulrahman Dambazau, the minister of interior, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, according to a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement was signed by Abubakar Magaji, the permanent secretary of the ministry of interior. It said Dambazau urged all Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general to use the occasion to pray for peace, progress and unity of the nation. He further urged all Nigerians to support the President…

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West Bromw confirm Alan Pardew as new coach

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English Premier League strugglers have appointed Alan Pardew as replacement as manager for the sacked Tony Pulis. “West Bromwich Albion today confirm the appointment of Alan Pardew as the Club’s new Head Coach,” the club announced on their official website on Wednesday. “Alan, a former Premier League manager with West Ham, Newcastle and Crystal Palace, has agreed a two-and-a-half-year contract. “He will be adding his former assistant at Newcastle, John Carver, to his backroom staff at The Hawthorns. “Alan, who was named both Premier League and LMA Manager of the…

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Will Buhari deliver on new national minimum wage?

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Last Monday, November 27, 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated a 30-member tripartite National Minimum Wage Committee for the negotiation of a new National Minimum Wage for Nigerian workers. The inauguration held inside the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, had in attendance governors and senior government officials. Some All Progressives Congress governors, Rochas Okorocha of Imo, Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi and Simon Lalong of Plateau as well as the Peoples Democratic Party’s Nyesom Wike of Rivers and Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe, are members of the…

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Nigerian NGO wins 2017 Mental health award

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Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative (MANI), a non-governmental organisation, has won the 2017 Nelson Mandela-Graça Michel Innovation Awards in mental health, according to a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Mr Grant Clark, Senior Media Advisor to 2017 International Civil Society Week, said in the statement issued on on Wednesday that MANI was selected from among 300 nominations across the globe as the winner in the Civil Society Organisation category. “The awards seek to recognize outstanding bravery and achievement towards social change. “From humble beginnings,…

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