Osinbajo makes surprise stop at Abuja market, interacts with traders

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As part of activities to mark two years of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, acting President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday visited the Garki market in Abuja. The acting president who was accompanied by the Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Aisha Abubakar and some other senior presidential aides arrived the market at about 3:10pm and interacted with the traders for about 40 minutes before leaving. Traders and shoppers who were visibly happy and surprised to see the acting president followed him as he moved round the market. Osinbajo interacted withsome of…

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US trains 60 Nigerian anti-bomb policemen

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The US embassy in Nigeria, on Friday concluded training for 60 Nigerian anti-bomb policemen in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the one-month training included four sessions of 15 participants who will become Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) mentors. In his remarks, Mr Scoitie Blancett, the Regional Security Officer in the US Embassy, said they were happy to share their expertise with the officers. He expressed optimism that the effects of the training would bring about safety for people in the country. The police officers, drawn from different…

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Police declares Biafra sit-at-home illegal; warns IPOB, MASSOB, BIM

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The Nigeria Police Force on Friday afternoon declared illegal, protests and order of market closure in the south-eastern states planned to hold on May 30, 2017 by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Biafra Independence Movement (BIM), and other like groups. “The Nigeria Police Force is deeply concerned with the security implications with regards to the renewed hostilities and subversive propagandas aimed at undermining law and order in some states of the Federation by these groups, their associates, sponsors,…

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17 Years After, Senate Passes Petroleum Industry Bill

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The Senate yesterday passed the first part of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), a modified version of the much anticipated Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), after 17 years of consideration. The passage of the PIGB, which is just a quarter of the four components of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), followed the final consideration and adoption of the report of the Senate joint committee on petroleum (upstream, downstream and gas). According to chairman of the committee, Senator Tayo  Alasoadura (APC-Ondo) who presented the report at the plenary, the Senate had…

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Global online attack raises security consciousness in Nigeria

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Following the increasing global cybercrime threats and the recent target on Nigerian banks by online hackers, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) last week alerted all telecoms operators (Telcos) and their respective subscribers of the recent outbreak of a Ransomware Virus known as “WannaCry.” The NCC advised the operators and all subscribers to apply security measures that would help them avert the spread of the virus. Director, Public Affairs at NCC, Mr. Tony Ojobo, said: “The Ransomware is capable of infecting and encrypting all files on a system or any smart…

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New WHO head seeks U.S. bipartisan support for global health

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The new head of the World Health Organization (WHO) voiced hope on Wednesday that bipartisan support would prevail in the U.S. Congress to fund global health initiatives, despite deep budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration. But Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a former Ethiopian health and foreign minister elected as the first African WHO director-general on Tuesday, also said the United Nations agency would be seeking new donors. U.S. President Donald Trump proposed cuts on Tuesday of about 32 percent from U.S. diplomacy and aid budgets, or nearly $19 billion. His…

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Military allays fears of coup

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The military yesterday dismissed rumours of impending coup in the country, saying  Nigerians should not panic as there was no such attempt to topple the government of the day. The Director of Information in Defence Headquarters, Major General John Enenche  stated this at a press conference attended by spokesman of the army, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman and a representative of the spokesman of Navy. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai had recently warned officers of the Nigerian Army against fraternizing with politicians, an admonition which had been interpreted to…

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Fasting and prayers will not grow Nigeria’s economy-Osinbajo

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Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has stated that the economy of Nigeria cannot be grown by engaging in fasting and prayers but only by the hard work from the country’s civil servants. Osinbajo disclosed this during an interaction with civil and public servants on transparency and efficiency on Ease of Doing Business on Wednesday in Abuja, where he also stated that, “no matter how long we pray and fast, our nation won’t grow until some of us decide to do the hard work that will make our nation work.” He added that Nigeria…

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How Man United won Europa League, snatched Champions League ticket

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Paul Pogba propelled Manchester United towards a 2-0 victory over Ajax on Wednesday in a Europa League final rendered heavy with emotion by this week’s terror attack in Manchester. A night that began with a moment of silence, then applause, in memory of the 22 people who died at Manchester Arena on Monday ended with United completing their trophy collection through goals from Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Reminders of the attack were everywhere at Stockholm’s Friends Arena, from United’s black armbands to the chants of “Manchester!” from their fans, while…

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Nigerian elite are greedy – Sultan of Sokoto

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Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has described elite Nigerians as greedy. According to him, ordinary Nigerians only needed government support to make live meaningful for themselves. He, therefore, called on the 19 northern governors to invest on the Small Scale Enterprises, to make life better for people in the region. The Sultan spoke at the opening ceremony of the second Kano Economic and Investment Summit with the theme, ‘Transforming the Economy of Kano: Turning Challenges into Opportunities’. Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who declared open the summit, was…

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