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Senate Sets Up Committee To Plan National Security Summit

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ABUJA – As part of efforts to address Nigeria’s persistent insecurity challenges, the Senate on Thursday setup a 20-member committee to plan the proposed national summit on security. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, announced the…

Reps Warn CBN On Potential Fallout Of Elevated Interest Rates

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ABUJA – The House of Representatives Committee on National Planning and Economic Development has raised concerns over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) persistent high interest rate policy, cautioning that it may have adverse ripple…

Coalition Demands EFCC Prosecute Ex-Chairman, Bawa, Over Alleged Corruption

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ABUJA – A coalition of anti-corruption activists has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to urgently prosecute its former Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, over several allegations of corruption leveled against him.…

RPD: We’re Pushing For Home-grown Democracy – Foreign Affairs Minister

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ABUJA – The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maitama Tuggar has said that one of the focus of the Regional Partnership for Development (RPD) is to push for home-grown democracy and strengthen the continent’s democratic institutions and…

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Dismiss Calls For Stoppage Of Quarrying Activities In Benue, Construction Company Tells Court

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ABUJA – Rockbridge Construction Limited has urged a Benue State High Court sitting in Otukpo to dismiss a suit filed by three aggrieved Indigenes of Awulema-Alaglanu-Oglewu Community of Ohimini Local Government Council in Benue over…

Nigerian Regional Youth Leaders Coalition Advocates Appointment Of Youth Officers In Regional Commissions

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The Nigerian Regional Youth Leaders Coalition has called on the Federal Government to appoint Youth Capital Development Officers in each of the six regional development commissions across the country. This, the coalition emphasised, has…

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