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OGFZA Rejects Corps Member For ‘Lacking Political Connection’ 
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OGFZA Rejects Corps Member For ‘Lacking Political Connection’ 

Stella Ishiekwene Kpolugbo, an associate professor of English at Anchor University, Lagos State, has expressed dismay over the rejection of her daughter by the Abuja office of the Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA). According to Stella, Ejiro Kpolugbo, a First Class psychology graduate from Covenant University, Ogun State, appeared at the company on December 15, 2021, being her designated Place of Primary Assignment (PPA), with a posting letter from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), but was told Okon Umana, the managing director, was not available. “She was asked to go home and return after Christmas, precisely in January 2022,” Stella said. As instructed, Ejiro returned to the company on January 6, 2022, but she got the same narration of the MD’s absence. The...
Nigeria To Launch New Satellite Worth N2.5billion In 2022 – Pantami
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Nigeria To Launch New Satellite Worth N2.5billion In 2022 – Pantami

Nigeria is set to launch the second satellite (Sat 2) into the orbit to boost the nation’s satellite communications’ capacity. The announcement was made by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, at a one-day working visit and interactions with staff of Nigerian satellite Communications in Abuja. According to Vanguard, the minister hinted that he had secured the approval of President Mohammadu Buhari for purchasing of the satellite. He noted that he had gone further to lobby the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, to ensure this was included in the 2022 Budget. Read Also: Nigeria Better With Conditions Met, Keyamo Returns To Twitter The existing Sat1R, which was launched in 2011 with a life span of 15 years, wi...
Joshua Dumps Trainer McCracken Ahead Usyk’s Rematc
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Joshua Dumps Trainer McCracken Ahead Usyk’s Rematc

Anthony Joshua has confirmed he will ‘work with some good coaches’ in a ‘new environment’ before his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. This is coming after questions were asked over Joshua’s coaching team after his defeat to Usyk in September. Following the loss, AJ spent time in America visiting several gyms and coaches, ahead of his contracted rematch with the Ukrainian this year. Joshua has appeared to suggest he will switch up his training squad or base, having consulted Rob McCracken. He said in a Dubai interview: “I’m a loyal character. I believe loyalty’s important. Read Also: 2021 AFCON: Super Eagles To Depart For Garoua Today Via Charted Flight “I’ve been based in Sheffield and had a good chat with my coach and I wanna try some new things, I wanna try a new environment. “Maybe...
Debt Servicing Gulps 76% Of Revenue
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Debt Servicing Gulps 76% Of Revenue

The Federal Government on Wednesday disclosed that it spent N4.2tn on debt servicing between January and November 2021. This sum represents 76.2 per cent of the N5.51tn revenue generated during the period under review. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this in Abuja during the public presentation of the details of the 2022 Appropriation Bill, signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 31, 2021. The presentation, which included an overview of the 2021 budget implementation, revealed that oil revenue contributed N970.3bn to the total revenue generated within the period, while non-oil tax contributed N1.6tn. Other revenues amounted to N2.8tn. Ahmed said, “As of November 2021, aggregate revenue was N5.51tn which is 74 per cent of t...
No Plan To Sack Govt Workers – FG
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No Plan To Sack Govt Workers – FG

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says there is no plan by the Federal Government to lay off government workers. Ahmed said this on NTA’s ‘Good Morning Nigeria’ programme on Thursday. The minister denied claims that the government was planning on sacking workers in order to save funds. She said President Muhammadu Buhari, had said repeatedly that no worker would be sacked. The minister, however, said the government would encourage people to leave government jobs by giving them incentives. Ahmed said the government would reduce overheads by ensuring that government agencies are merged. She added, “Mr President doesn’t want to disengage staff. That is what he has directed from the beginning of his administration. He also directed that we pay sa...
AFCON: ‘Osimhen Told Me He’s Not 100% Fit To Play’ – Eguavoen
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AFCON: ‘Osimhen Told Me He’s Not 100% Fit To Play’ – Eguavoen

Super Eagles interim coach, Austine Eguavoen has disclosed the main reason why Victor Osimhen decided to withdraw himself from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Recall that the Nigerian international had sustained a nasty facial injury in late November, after colliding with Milan Skriniar in their 3-2 defeat to Inter Milan. Read Also: Qualify Eagles For 2022 World Cup Or Get Sacked –NFF Tells Peseiro However, he declared himself fit despite being ruled out for three months by Napoli doctor after successfully undergoing a surgery. In a chat with the Super Eagles media officer, Eguavoen stated that Osimhen’s health was behind his withdrawal from the squad. “Osimhen, it’s a pity that he will not be at the AFCON. He told me practically and pleaded with me, and I saw reasons. “I tried...
Ex-Imo Governor, Okorocha’s Son-in-law, Uche Nwosu Was Arrested, Not Kidnapped – Police
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Ex-Imo Governor, Okorocha’s Son-in-law, Uche Nwosu Was Arrested, Not Kidnapped – Police

The Imo State Police Command has said a former governorship candidate in Imo State, Uche Nwosu, was arrested and not kidnapped by gunmen as earlier reported. Nwosu is also the son-in-law of a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha. The incident led to apprehension on Sunday as Nwosu was whisked away by gunmen from a church service in his home town, Eziama Obieri in the Nkwerre Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred during the late Jemamah Nwosu’s Outing Service, which was also attended by the victim’s mother. Read Also: Uche Nwosu, Ex-Imo Governor, Okorocha’s Son-in-law Abducted In Imo Church During Service However, the spokesperson for the state police command, Michael Abattam, told SaharaReporters that Nwosu was arrested and not kidnapped. ...
Omicron: Sanwo-Olu Shelves Lagos Peace Walk
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Omicron: Sanwo-Olu Shelves Lagos Peace Walk

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has shelved the Lagos peace walk planned for December 2021. The Governor, in an address on November 30, 2021, had invited some known faces of the EndSARS protest in the state in October 2020 to a peace walk for “the healing of Lagos” later this month. But in a press statement on Thursday, November 9, 2021, Sanwo-Olu said he is “constrained to stand down all preparations for the Walk for Peace” so as not to “endanger the life of any Lagosian” amid the outbreak of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. He said, “Between Tuesday 30, November 2021 that I made my address and now, we have seen a significant rise in cases associated with the Omicron variant of this pandemic. See Also: Why We Didn’t Stop Ramaphosa From Entering Nigeria – FG “Given th...
Confusion as Buhari Sacks AEDC Management Over Workers’ Strike
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Confusion as Buhari Sacks AEDC Management Over Workers’ Strike

There was confusion among power sector operators on Tuesday after President Muhammadu Buhari, fired the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company as a result of the strike embarked upon by the AEDC workers the preceding day. Officials of the Federal Ministry of Power said the management of AEDC had been replaced with an interim governing council, stressing that the directive came from the Presidency. “Indeed, the management of the AEDC has been dissolved through the initiative of the BPE (Bureau of Public Enterprises),” the Deputy Director, Press, FMP, Austin Asoluka, told Punch in Abuja. He added, “A new interim management team formed by NERC (Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission) has been put in place.” But many operators in the sector viewed the move by ...
Lagos APC Faction Defects To PDP
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Lagos APC Faction Defects To PDP

Lagos4Lagos Movement, a faction of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, has formally defected to the Peoples Democratic Party. On Saturday, former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, led the group into the PDP at a ceremony held in Lagos, Daily Trust reports. The Lagos4Lagos movement under the leadership of Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has been reportedly having a running battle with the APC leadership in the state. Read Also: Anambra Election: APC Candidate, Uba Rejects Soludo’s Victory, Vows To Recover ‘Stolen Mandate’ The group conducted parallel congresses during the ward, local government and state congresses of the APC recently. But the congresses conducted by the Jandor-led group were not recognised as the national secretariat of the p...