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The federal government has protested the visa restrictions imposed by the US as a result of malpractices during the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa. Mike Pompeo, US secretary of state, had in a statement on Monday, anounced the ban, adding that actions have also been taken against some persons in the run-up to the September…
FULL TEXT KGS/GO/ADM/25/II/XXX16 September 2020 The Ambassador Of The United States of AmericaEmbassy of The United States of America1075 Diplomatic DriveCentral Business DistrictAbuja, Nigeria. Your Excellency, RE: VISA RESTRICTIONS ON INDIVIDUALS AND INCLUSION OF THE 2019 KOGI STATE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS IN US STATE DEPARTMENT LIST OF ALLEGEDLY COMPROMISED ELECTIONS – A LETTER OF PROTEST I…
Ahead of Local Govermentment Election in Kogi state schedules to hold on the 12th December, 2020, information has emerged that a member of the Kogi State Independent Electoral commission who was inaugurated few months ago representing Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency on the commission, Mr. Funsho Olorunfemi has been alleged to be holding series of secret meetings…
The National Economic Council (NEC) says 15 states will benefit from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) funding for education. The fund is part of measures to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the sector. Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, announced the states when he briefed State House correspondents after Thursday’s virtual NEC meeting….
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Nigeria Police Bill, 2020. His spokesman, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He said the president in a memo dated September 16, 2020, communicated his assent to the National Assembly through the Clerk of the legislature. The new Police Act repeals Cap. P19. Laws…
The Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Chief Dr. George Moghalu has said that all Maritime Agencies in the country are looking for ways to harmonize their operations. Moghalu stated this while briefing Newsmen at the end of All Heads of Maritime Agencies Monthly Meeting hosted by NIWA at the Authority’s Headquarters, on…
***advocates specific roles for Traditional Rulers to tackle insecurity The Senate has indicated that the vacuum of intelligence gathering at the grassroots created by the 1976 local government reform is responsible for the wave of insecurity bedeviling the Nation particularly in the Northern part of the country was They insisted that the removal of traditional rulers…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has requested that all banks in the country submit the statements of domiciliary accounts of some high profile individuals. The apex bank issued the directive in a September 15 letter signed by Z. Markus for the director of banking supervision. The affected individuals include Adebutu Kessington, a businessman popularly…
El-Rufai Signs Law On Death, Castration Of Rapists Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai has signed into law the amended Penal Code Law 2020 that provides for stiff penalties for rape of a child including death, surgical castration for male convicts, and bilateral salpingectomy for female rapists. The state House of Assembly had last week Wednesday…
