Timipre Sylva reveals that signing of PIB into law effectively ends petroleum subsidies in Nigeria

NIGERIA'S minister of state for petroleum resources Chief Timipre Sylva has revealed that government subsidies in the sector have effectively ended with the passing of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) by the National Assembly.

 

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Abubakar Malami welcomes Ohaneze Ndigbo committee set up to monitor Nnamdi Kanu's trial

NIGERIA'S attorney-general Abubakar Malami has welcomed the legal monitoring team set up by the Igbo socio-cultural group Ohaneze Ndigbo to monitor the trial of Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu.

 

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Senate refuses to approve Buhari's spokeswoman Lauretta Onochie as Inec commissioner

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's controversial spokeswoman Lauretta Onochie has had her bid to be appointed as an electoral commissioner rejected after the senate refused to endorse her for the position.

 

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Taiwo Awoniyi eyes playing in the Premier League after joining Liverpool's pre-season training camp

SUPER Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi is in pole position to feature in the English Premier League this season after he joined his club Liverpool for its pre-season training session at Salzburg in Austria yesterday.

 

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If I had my way I would condense Africa into 10 nations that have the capacity to compete on the global stage

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[1] Songhai
Nigeria
Cameroon
Sao Tome & Principe
Benin Republic
Niger Republic

[2] Arab North Africa
Egypt
North Sudan
Morocco
Tunisia
Algeria
Western Sahara

[3] Cocoa Coast
Ghana
Togo
Ivory Coast

[4] Western Africa
Senegal
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Gambia
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Cape Verde

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Prince William and Prime Minister Johnson join in condemnation of racist abuse of Saka and others

BRITISH dignitaries including Prince William and Prime Minister Boris Johnson have rallied to the defence of Bukayo Saka and two of his team mates who have become the subject of racist abuse since yesterday for missing their penalties in the Euro 2020 final.

 

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Federal government signs agreement with Brazilian firms to open tractor assembly plants in Nigeria

NIGERIA'S federal government has signed an agreement with several Brazilian firms to come and establish tractors’ assembly plants in the country as part of a major agricultural expansion programme.

 

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Governor Obaseki refuses to get into spat with Oba of Benin over return of stolen artefacts

GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has pledged that his administration will not engage in disrespectful exchanges with the Oba of Benin Oba Ewuare II over stolen artefacts that are currently being retrieved from across Europe.

 

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Gan Allah Fulani Development Association says ban on open grazing will cause enmity between north and south

 

ETHNIC body the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (Gafdan) has warned that the recent decision by the Southern Governors Forum (SGF) to ban open grazing across the country will lead to a breakdown of peace between north and south Nigeria.

 

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Central Association of Nigerians in the UK constitutes passport liaison committee

CENTRAL Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) has put together a seven-man passport liaison committee made up of representatives of its member organisations to help address the perennial problem of obtaining travel documents from the high commission.

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