Tag: Minister
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Medical doctors, other health workers who train in Nigeria must serve for nine years before seeking greener pastures elsewhere – FG
The Federal Government has frowned at some medical doctors who flee the country after graduating from medical school without giving back
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BREAKING: Gunmen attack, kidnap ex-Minister of State, FCT
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted a former Senator and Minister of State in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Solomon Sunday Ewuga around Gudi in the Akwanga local government area of Plateau State. The incident is said to have happened on the evening of Tuesday, September 28th, 2021. The former Senator who represented…
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BREAKING: Buhari fires Agriculture, Power Ministers
Buhari fires Agriculture, Power Ministers
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‘He is no longer fit to represent our interest’; Kwara APC Elders demand suspension of Lai Mohammed from party, removal as minister
Some elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State on Thursday called for the immediate suspension of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alh Lai Mohammed, from the party. They equally demanded the removal of Mohammed as a minister from the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari. Addressing a news conference in Ilorin, the…
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Attacks on oil, gas facilities drop from 623 to 94 in seven years – Minister
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr Timipreye Sylva, on Monday declared that attacks on oil and gas facilities across the country had reduced significantly since 2014. The minister made the declaration at a Town Hall meeting on Protecting Oil and Gas Infrastructure in Abuja, on Monday. Sylva, who was represented by Mr Mele Kyari,…
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The Minister’s Code – Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene There’s a growing feeling in high political circles that the media is too free for its own good, and maybe also, for the good of the country. As a result, there are attempts on multiple fronts to save the media from what, for lack of a better description, may be called…
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Minister attacks Twitter over new social media rules
India’s information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad hit out at Twitter on Wednesday, accusing it of not complying with new regulations for social media sites that came into effect last month. The new “intermediary guidelines” were aimed at regulating content on large social media platforms and messaging services like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter that had…
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FG in ongoing discussions with Twitter over suspension —Minister
The federal government said it is in discussions with Twitter after it suspended the social media giant’s operations in the country, foreign minister Geoffrey Onyeama told reporters Monday. “There are discussions ongoing with Twitter, we will see how that progresses, so I cannot say for now the duration of the suspension,” Onyeama said after a…
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We’ve used 98% of COVID-19 vaccine in FCT- Minister
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello, has said his administration had used 98 per cent of the COVID-19 vaccines allocated to the territory. Bello made the disclosure shortly after he took the second jab of COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday in Abuja. The jab was administered on him alongside the FCT Permanent…
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FG to intensify diversification of energy sector – Minister
The Minister of State for Power, Mr Goddy Agba, says the ministry will continue to support the Federal Government’s policies on diversification of the energy sector. Agba said this on Friday during the inauguration of the 60kwp Solar Hybrid Mini Grid in Ikangha Mkpansi Community in Ikom Local Government Area in Cross River State. The…