Mandate

Turkey’s parliament has extended the military’s mandate to launch cross-border operations in Syria and Iraq by two more years.

Turkey extends Syria and Iraq military missions by two years

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The Lagos State House of Assembly

Lagos Assembly: Consumer protection agency bill scales second reading

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Detained leader of the Indegenious People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has arrived the Federal High Court Abuja for his re-arraingment.

IPOB: Nnamdi Kanu excited over UN ‘urgent appeals’ to Nigeria, Kenya

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja lauded the Nigerian Armed Forces for maintaining peace, unity and stability in the country.

President Buhari asks Nigerians to take pride in armed forces

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A suppoter tries to display All Progressives Congress (APC) party flag on a pole, during incumbent President Mohammadu Buhari's presidential campaign rally at the Sanni Abacha Stadium in Kano, on January 31, 2019. - Buhari has flag off campaign in Kano, the commercial nerve centre of northern Nigeria to seek re-election at the forthcoming February polls. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP) (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images)

Kano: APC appeal committee recognises Abdullahi Abbas

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The Turkish lira has weakened 1.6 per cent to a record low against the dollar in early Asian trade after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he had ordered the expulsion of the ambassadors of the United States and nine other Western countries.

Turkish lira drops to record low on president’s comments

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A member of the Board of Trustee (BOT) for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prof Sam Oyovbaire, has described the reasons put forward for defection to All Progressives Congress (APC), by the three (3) PDP governors as baseless, illogical and untenable to the doctrines of democratic principles, norms and values.

PDP reacts to court case against national convention

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A suppoter tries to display All Progressives Congress (APC) party flag on a pole, during incumbent President Mohammadu Buhari's presidential campaign rally at the Sanni Abacha Stadium in Kano, on January 31, 2019. - Buhari has flag off campaign in Kano, the commercial nerve centre of northern Nigeria to seek re-election at the forthcoming February polls. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP) (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images)

APC: Appeal committee affirms Osun congress

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A protestor gestures as he takes part in a demonstration in Durban, South Africa, on May 30, 2019 during a Freedom March for Biafra held worldwide and organised by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to mark the anniversary of the unilateral declaration of independence in 1967 that sparked a brutal 30-month civil war in Nigeria. (Photo AFP)

Anambra election: CSOs condemns IPOB sit-at-home order

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The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Pauline Tallen, has accused entertainers of promoting abuse of women’s bodies by employing vulgar lyrics and depicting female dancers in a most disdainful manner.

Minister: Nigerian government committed to gender equality, women’s empowerment

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The Senate spokesperson, Ajibola Basiru (APC, Osun), has said it was not public outcry that changed the mind of some senators on electronic transmission of results in the Electoral Amendment Bill, but the discovery of a section that addressed the concerns of the senators.

Senate: We didn’t reverse decision e-transmission of election results because of public outcry

3 days ago

National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)

NOUN vice-chancellor assures 14,953 newly admitted students of better welfare

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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN has appealed to the Federal Government to stay action on the implementation of the new ex-depot price.

IPMAN allays marketers’ fears about PIA, says claims in PEF intact

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2022 Budget: Nigerian government still within allowed deficit limit – FRC

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renewal of the appointment of Mr. Alexander Ayoola Okoh as the Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) for a second term of four years in accordance with the provision of Section 17 (1)(a) and (2)(a) of the Public Enterprise (Privatization & Commercialization) Act, 1999.

Alex Okoh: BPE to uphold core values

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