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Obaseki reforms: Edo ranks high on ease of doing business, job creation, others
On the back of far-reaching reforms and programmes by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration, Edo State has been ranked as one of the best and safest states to do business in the country.
According to a new report by…
APC Sweeps Borno Council Elections
The candidates of All progressives Congress (APC) have won all the positions on offer in all the 27 local government areas of Borno State, the State Independent Electoral Commission (BOSIEC) declared on Tuesday.
Announcing the…
Northeast Governors support engagement of mercenaries against Boko Haram
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
Governor of North East states on Tuesday said the thought of bringing mercenaries to fight Boko Haram should be taken seriously.
The governors call came a day after Borno State Governor, Prof.…
ECOWAS Commission calls for prosecution of killers of rice farmers
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has called for the prosecution of the killers of rice farmers in Borno.
A statement by ECOWAS Commission on Monday, also called for regional, continental and…
Buhari has prerogative to either sack or retain Service Chiefs says Presidency
Amidst growing calls for the sack of Nigeria’s Service Chiefs as a result of the collapsing security situation in the country, the Presidency on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari reserved the right to either sack or retain…
Buhari appoints Sulaiman-Ibrahim as new NAPTIP DG, sacks Okah-Donli
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP), Julie Okah-Donli.
In her place, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim was named as the new DG of the…
Reps to summon Buhari over worsening security situation
Irked by the worsening security situation plaguing the country especially last weekend’s massacre of hapless farmers in a rice farm in Borno State by insurgents, the House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to invite President…
US Election: Arizona, Wisconsin certify Biden’s victory
Even as President Donald Trump continues to make baseless claims of vote fraud, Arizona and Wisconsin certified the victories of President-elect Joe Biden,
The latest development further put the nail on the coffin for Trump who…
Adamu: ‘We need enabling legal framework to attract investors to Water Resources sector’
By Michy Abraham
Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu on Monday said the nation needs to work out an enabling legal framework for proper regulation of the Water Resources sector to attract investors.
The Minister made the…
Buhari urges military to completely rout Boko Haram from Northeast
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday has commanded the military to completely rout out the Boko Haram insurgents from all their hideouts in the Northeast.
He asked that the battle should be taken to them.…