Tag: delay
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Nigerian collects passport two weeks after calling out NIS for delay, extortion
A Nigerian man Fagemi Remi, unable to pay for his tuition abroad due to delays with getting his passport renewed, has now collected his travel document barely two weeks after he called out the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) FESTAC branch office for exceeding the average three weeks processing time for passport renewals/reissue. Remi had applied…
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NDDC Board inauguration: Any further delay is clear betrayal of trust, Ijaw National Congress tells FG
The umbrella body of the Ijaw nation, worldwide, Ijaw National Congress (INC) has demanded for the urgent inauguration of the NDDC Board, noting that “any further delay in the inauguration of the NDDC board is a clear betrayal of trust and display of State insensitivity on ljaw nation and Niger Delta region.” TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports…
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Obaseki explains reasons for delay in forming cabinet
Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has directed wards and local government areas in the state to submit names to be nominated as members of his cabinet, seven months after his inauguration. Addressing state house correspondents on Wednesday after a meeting with the chief of staff to the president, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Governor Obaseki explained…
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COVID-19 tests: ‘We accept full responsibility,’ NCDC apologises over delay in travellers’ results
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said recent complaints by travellers to Nigeria over their inability to obtain QR Codes and acknowledgement of COVID-19 test results was due to system failure. The Director General, NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that passengers…
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#TNGPIBConfab: Nigeria lost $235 billion to delay in PIB passage – Omo-Agege
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege Wednesday said Nigeria has lost a total of $235 billion to delay in the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). According to him, the nation loses $15bn yearly to the delay. The Deputy Senate President said this in his keynote address during the #TNGPIBConfab held…
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Postponement: Tinubu calls for calm, warns INEC against further delays
The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Co-Chair of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is urging continued commitment from all voters regardless of the pain caused by the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections. “Do not allow this delay to deter you from the expression of…
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PDP led NASS leadership responsible for delay in consideration of 2019 budget – Ndume
A senator, Ali Ndume (APC- Borno), has blamed the delay in consideration of the 2019 Budget of N8.83 trillion on the Senate leadership. Ndume told journalists in an interview on Wednesday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers were ready to commence work on the budget but the leadership was not willing. “Federal lawmakers on…
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Budget passage delay: INEC speaks on possibility of postponing 2019 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not postpone the 2019 general elections because of the delay in the passage of its budget. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the clarifications while fielding questions from State House correspondents on Friday in Abuja. He said that there was no provision under the law for…
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Judiciary contributing to delay in fight against corruption – Osinbajo
…Says ‘we won’t relent in fight against anti-corruption despite challenges’ The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will remain resolute in its fight against corruption in spite of the daunting challenges. Osinbajo said this in Lagos at the 5th Annual Christopher Kolade Lecture on Business Integrity entitled: ‘Prevention is better than Cure…
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Confusion as banks, JAMB trade blames over delays in registration
With Benue candidates encountering more difficulties in their bids to register for the 2017/2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), banks and the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) have continued to trade blames. While JAMB has accused the banks of causing the delays, the banks have shot back, arguing that JAMB was solely responsible for generating…