Emir of Kano accepts Governor Ganduje's offer to chair council of traditional rulers

EMIR of Kano Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi has accepted the offer of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to serve as the chairman of the Kano State Council of Emirs after a protracted delay as the ongoing dispute the two men simmered.

 

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France's President Macron to spend the Christmas period visiting troops across West Africa

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron is to spend Christmas in West Africa where he will celebrate the end of the year with France's troops serving in the region as part of his government's fight against the rise of Islamic militancy.

 

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EFCC obtains court order to detain former justice minister Mohammed Adoke for 14 days

FORMER attorney-general of the federation Mohammed Adoke is to be held in custody for 14 days after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) obtained a court order today authorising it to detain him for two weeks.

 

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Arteta set to offer Leicester £40m plus Xhaka in exchange for Ndidi in his first act as Arsenal boss

ARSENAL have offered Premier League rivals Leicester City a cash sum of £40m in addition to Granit Xhaka in an audacious bid to lure the Super Eagles midfielder to the Emirates season during the forthcoming transfer window.

 

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I await a radical Nigerian pineapple production policy in 2020

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) We will seek to increase production from the current 1.6m tonnes to 3m tonnes by 2024

(2) Each of our major nine producing states must have a processing and canning factory. These include Abia, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Cross River, Edo, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo and Ondo

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High court orders forfeiture of oil tanker after it was caught exporting crude oil illegally

SHIPPING firm Sagwe International is to forfeit one its vessels MV Shirley to the Federal Government of Nigeria after it was found guilty if using the ship to illegally convey 145,000 litres of petroleum products.

 

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Nigerian Governors Forum agrees to fully implement new national minimum wage as from January

NIGERIAN Governors Forum (NGF) has agreed to start paying the new minimum wage of N30,000 a month as from January after holding a meeting in Abuja where its members accepted that they are now legally obliged to honour the new figure.

 

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Nigerian catfish farmers want border closure to remain indefinitely as it has helped its members

CATFISH farmers have urged the federal government to keep Nigeria's borders closed because the current closure is a blessing to their industry as it has protected them from cheap foreign imports.

 

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Former justice minister Adoke returns to Nigeria from Dubai after being held for five weeks

FORMER attorney-general of the federation Mohammed Bello Adoke is on his way to Nigeria to face possible corruption charges after he was released from Interpol custody in Dubai today and caught a flight to Abuja.

 

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Spurs, Chelsea and Liverpool all plot January move for Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen

SUPER Eagles striker Victor Osimhen could be on his way to England early next year as at least three Premier League clubs are considering putting in a bid for him during the January transfer window.

 

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