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FG to Disburse N72b Vessel Financing Fund-Amaechi

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… ‘Only Contributing Shipowners Eligible’ Ahead of a planned commencement of the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF), the Federal Government has set up a committee to develop guidelines for the distribution of the fund. Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, established the committee at a meeting on Thursday in Lagos […]Continue Reading
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Brexit bill Becomes Law, Allowing Britain to Leave the EU

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 (dpa) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit legislation was given royal assent on Thursday, paving the way for Britain to begin the formal withdrawal from the European Union on January 31. The formal approval from Queen Elizabeth II followed final passage of the EU Withdrawal Bill through the British parliament late Wednesday. Johnson said the […]Continue Reading
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OpEd: The Rise and Fall of Alassane Quattara-Foreign Policy

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By Jessica Moody Arresting and expelling opposition politicians and seeking an unconstitutional third term in office are moves typically associated with the types of authoritarian leaders who have little regard for the rule of law, freedom of speech, or human rights and who often come under fire by Western democracies and international aid agencies. But […]Continue Reading
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FG,Malami Right on Amotekun-AGF office

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The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said the U-turn made by legal icon, Mr Femi Falana, justified Federal Government’s stance that the establishment of operation “Amotekun” was illegal. A statement issued on Thursday by Dr Umar Gwandu, Malami’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Relations, reiterated that Nigeria’s constitution Continue Reading
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Travel Ban: Nigeria to Engage US as Anxiety Mounts among Nigerians

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The plan by President Donald Trump to include Nigeria on travel ban list is unsettling Abuja,Nigeria’s seat of power.Nations being considered for new rules include Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania. The news is also generating disconcerting discourse among Nigerians especially in the southern part of the country known to be closely Continue Reading
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Boko Haram: Nigerian Military Loses Seven Soldiers in Mainok

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…Scores of Terrorists Killed, Wounded A Nigerian Army officer and seven soldiers have been killed in a fierce battle against Boko Haram terrorists in Mainok, 60 kilometres from Maiduguri, Borno State, North-East Nigeria. PRNigeria gathered from security sources that the deadly encounter which occurred at about 1pm on Tuesday before the troops repelled an ambush […]Continue Reading
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Killings: Amotekun, A Vote of No Confidence on Buhari Presidency-PDP

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……Says Buhari Cannot Guarantee National Security, Unity The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), following a wide consultation and after an extensive meeting onthe security situation in the country today, states that Amotekun andsuch other security apparatus in various parts of the country are directvote of no confidence on the Continue Reading
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I.3m Refugees: Nigeria Plans Resettlement Cities

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Federal Commissioner of National Commission for Refugee Migrants andInternally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Senator Bashir Mohammed hassaid that resettlement cities will be built by government to   returndisplaced persons to communities. The resettlement cities of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), are tobe constructed across the country to return about a million IDPs. Continue Reading