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Sudafrica Nigeria
FG demands justice for Nigerians killed in South Africa
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Federal Government has asked the South African government to investigate and punish those involved in the killing of a Nigerian in Johannesburg in December last year. It also called on Pretoria to end extra-judicial killings, criminalising immigrants and xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The Special Assistant ...
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Nigeria
Senate screens 23 ambassadorial nominees
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday completed screening of 23 non-career ambassadorial nominees out of 46. Those screened were Goni Modu Zanna Bura (Yobe), Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (Bauchi), Ahmed Ibeto (Niger), Kabiru Umar (Sokoto) and Baba Madugu (Bauchi). Others were Baba Ahmad Jidda (Borno), Justice George Adesola Oguntade ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria Protests Extra-judicial Killings Of Its Citizens In S’Africa
…Demands speedy justice… Nigeria has frowned at the extra-judicial killing of its citizens in South Africa, even as it demands expeditious justice in the December 29th, 2016 killing of another Nigeria, Tochukwu Nnadi. The Senior Special Assistance to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Matters, Hon Abike Dabiri Erewa ...
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Nigeria
NEMA Partners With Family Physicians To Tackle Disasters
The National Emergency Management Agency is to partner with the Society for Family Physicians of Nigeria in providing health services to victims of disasters and emergencies in the country. The Director General, Muhammad Sani Sidi disclosed this when the President of the society led a delegation to the agency yesterday. ...
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Nigeria
‘Boss In Heels’ Initiative Begins In Abuja
Boss In Heels Initiative, an initiative of the Ambassadors For Enterprise, has commenced a programme which is a community of career and entrepreneurial women who support each other through conversation, online and event-based networking. As part of efforts to contribute to the development of the economy, co-founder of Ambassadors For ...
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Nigeria
FG Gives NAFDAC 2 Weeks Ultimatum To Register SMEs
The Federal Government on Tuesday directed NAFDAC to register all Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) exhibitors at the ongoing 1st Nigeria Food Safety and Investment Forum within two weeks. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, gave the order at the forum organised by the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) ...
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Nigeria
NLC, TUC, Threatens Strike Against Obaseki Over N11.3bn Parish Club Refund
Organized Labour in Edo State has threatened to embark on a mass protest and began an indefinite strike action following Governor’s Godwin Obaseki’s failure to use the N11.3 billion Paris Club Grant to upset unpaid local government workers salaries and other emoluments. The Labour movement made up of Nigeria Labour ...
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Nigeria
EttekambaDesigns: Taking Nigerian-made Clothing To The Next Level
Top Nigerian fashion Icon, Uche Nnaji, fondly called “Ouch”, recently visited Abuja-based Fashion entrepreneur /Creative Director, Victor Felix of the brand “EttekambaDesigns.” This auspicious stop-by at EttekambaDesigns’ Kwame Nkrumah street office in Asokoro District triggered a rubbing of fashion and business minds of some sorts to discuss the way forward in ...
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Nigeria
FG Withdraws Corruption Charges Against Supreme Court Chief Registrar, 2 Others
The Federal Government on Tuesday withdrew the corruption charges brought against the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Ahmed Saleh, and two others. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Saleh was charged alongside Muhammed Sheriff, the Director of Finance and Rilwanu Lawal, the Chief Accountant of the apex ...
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Turchia Regno Unito
France: Israeli 'Settlements Law' may heighten Mideast tensions
UK, Turkey also condemn approval of Israeli legislation that retroactively legalizes 4,000 settler homes on private Palestinian property.