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Jan

24

2023

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By Adaji Daniel

Lekki deep sea port roars to life as President Buhari observes historic offloading from container ship

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INAUGURATES RICE MILL; BESTAF LUBRICANT PLANT FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND IN WEST AFRICA CHINESE AMBASSADOR: LEKKI DEEP SEA PROOF INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN NIGERIA CAN BE TRUSTED By Daniel Adaji President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday officially inaugurated the Lekki Deep Sea Port located in Itoke village, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, observing the offloading from CMA CGM Mozart at the Quay. This project with an investment in excess of $1.5 billion is a Joint Venture between the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Nigerian Ports Authority, Lagos State Government, the Tolarams Group (the owner of the Lagos Free Zone), and China Harbour Engineering Company. In Lagos, the…

Aug

25

2022

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By Adaji Daniel

‘Buhari welcomes cooperation on vaccine production’

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By Daniel Adaji President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja welcomed the exploratory interactions, between Nigerian biomedical scientists, officials of the Federal Ministry of Health and BioNTech company, to support the production of messenger RNA vaccines in Nigeria. The President met wit Mr. Holm Kellerh , the Executive Chairman of KENUP Foundation and representative of the CEO of BioNTech, the mRNA vaccine patent holder, in Africa. The President expressed confidence that the interactions between the parties would be productive, leading to collaborations at many levels, from clinical trials to research and development of new vaccines and eventually support vaccine manufacturing facilities…

Aug

25

2022

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By Adaji Daniel

Osinbajo launches Energy Transition Plan as Nigeria seeks $10B Initial Support Package

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*World Bank, US EXIM Bank pledge $3b implementation support *VP says “it is time for decisive action, we cannot afford to delay” By Daniel Adaji Africa’s increasing energy gaps require collaboration to take ownership of the continent’s transition pathways and the action should be decisive and urgent, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in his remarks delivered at the global virtual launch of Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan, a roadmap to tackle the dual crises of energy poverty and climate change. For Africa, the problem of energy poverty is as important as our climate ambitions…

Aug

20

2022

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By Adaji Daniel

2022 Judiciary Games: CJN unveils trophy in Kogi

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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Sports Association for Judiciary (NASAJ) would hold from Aug. 17 to 27 in Lokoja. Ariwoola, who was represented by the state Acting Chief Judge, Josiah Majebi, unveiled the trophy at the premises of the State High Court, on Wednesday in Lokoja, The CJN described the trophy as a ‘trophy of unity’ designed to foster unity among the judiciary staffers across the federation. The CJN commended Gov. Yahaya Bello for hosting the competition and for the security and hospitality enjoyed by the participants. He encouraged the organisers and participants to play…

Apr

11

2022

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By Ifah Sunday Ele

Why Prof Osinbajo is Most Experienced and Best Prepared For Presidential Responsibilities

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In this piece, Kayode Ajulo emphatically asserts that having contributed significantly to the success of four great Nigerian Moslem personalities, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is the best candidate for the position of President & Commander-In-Chief of the Armed of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As Nigerians at home and abroad - as well as the entire world - eagerly await Prof Yemi Osinbajo’s acceptance speech to run for the office of the President & C-in-C Armed Forces of the Federal Republic, in the exercise of his right of first refusal as the Vice President of Nigeria; a little bit of…

Jul

24

2020

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By Theophilus Abbah

Over 130 killed in Kaduna in 6 months

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No fewer than 130 persons have been killed in Kaduna State this year, according to media reports. Data mined by this website show that most of the killings took place in Kajuru Local Government Area in Southern Kaduna. As a result of the killings many women of Southern Kaduna came out in their numbers to protest on the streets on Thursday, some of them half-naked. Their action was to register their displeasure over the unabated massacre of the people of Southern Kaduna. Some of the protesting women wore black cloths with patches of black all over their bodies. The ended…

Jun

27

2019

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By Theophilus Abbah

Federalism, local government autonomy and the crisis of identity in Nigeria

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By Austin Emaduku Local government councils, counties, prefectures, cities, boroughs, municipalities, etc., the world over, are regarded as vehicles of grassroots development because of their closeness to the people. It is for this reason that it is often argued that they be granted enough financial strength and space to operate. However, the question of municipal autonomy—the extent of autonomy that they should be granted—remains a key question in public administration and governance the world over. In some countries that operate a proper federal system, local government councils are granted enough powers by the federating units to establish and maintain their…

Mar

22

2019

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By Theophilus Abbah

[Explainer] Why high turn-out in Borno elections despite 20 Boko Haram attacks

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The February 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections showed a strikingly impressive voter turnout nationwide as some 955,205 citizens voted at the presidential election in Borno State. The March 9 Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections showed a strikingly depressive voter turnout nationwide; 1,298,027 citizens voted at the governorship election in Borno State. Early morning of February 23 about 16 mortars were fired at Maiduguri, reportedly by the Boko Haram terrorists. The terrorists also reportedly attacked Magumeri and Gajiram, both in Northern Borno, a day before the Presidential and National Assembly elections. All the attacks aimed apparently at scaring…

Mar

16

2019

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By Theophilus Abbah

Why Buhari should not impose leaders on NASS

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Each Assembly, from 1999 to 2019, presents a lesson why imposition of leaders on National Assembly always boomerangs In the morning of power struggle for the leadership of the National Assembly, Nigerians heard the loud voices of some elected members of the National Assembly, saying the third arm of government, the Legislature, was waiting on re-elected President Muhammadu Buhari to dictate who should occupy leadership positions in the two Chambers. Such thinking, sounding ordinarily altruistic, may be self-serving and another approach to the power struggle in the National Assembly, as elements who surrender their independence to the Executive may be…

Mar

03

2019

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By Theophilus Abbah

Let’s adopt 6-year single term – Robert Audu

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Chief Robert Audu is a former permanent secretary who served in several ministries, including being the Permanent Secretary (Political) in The Presidency. He was a member of the 2005 and 2014 political conferences. In this interview Chief Audu argues in support of restructuring in aspects of control of mineral resources, police, prisons, term of office for the executive arm of government, etc. Below are excerpts: As a former permanent secretary in several ministries, what, to you, does restructuring the country mean? The restructuring of this country formally began in 1914 after the amalgamation of the southern and northern protectorate by…

Jan

19

2019

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By Theophilus Abbah

Limits of The Principle That No One is Above The Law Or That All Citizens Are Equal Before The Law

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By Professor Ben Nwabueze The principle stated above is a salutary one, but its application is necessarily limited by inevitable exceptions. We take, first, the power given by section 89(1)(c) of the Constitution to the Senate or the House of Representatives to “summon any person in Nigeria” to appear before it to address it on the state of the nation and to answer questions relating thereto. Relying on its power in that behalf, the House of Representatives on 25 January, 2018 summoned President Buhari to appear before it. I immediately decried the summons in a public statement, pointing out…

Jan

19

2019

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By Theophilus Abbah

Daily Trust: Official Secret, Terrorism and press freedom

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The fiery wave of the army’s anger swept through Daily Trust last week, leaving behind a kind of devastation that keeps the media and the entire nation wondering if the terrifying days of military dictatorship had returned with its fury. The impact of the horror was apparent in the arrest of Uthman Abubakar, the Regional Editor in Maiduguri, Ibrahim Sawab, a reporter, and the sealing off of the newspaper’s headquarters in Abuja and regional offices in Kaduna, Lagos and Maiduguri for some hours. The siege was an ugly smoke from the decade-long but frustrating war against Boko Haram. Over the…

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