Tag: Second Term
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Edo 2020: Why Obaseki does not deserve second term – APC guber aspirant
An aspirant in the forth coming Edo State Governorship election under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), Engineer Chris Ogiemwonyi has said that Governor Godwin Obaseki should not be allowed again to fly the party’s flag during the September 19 election. He said the governor was foisted on the state in 2016 through the…
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Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello takes oath-of-office for second term today
KOGI State Governor Yahaya Bello and his deputy Edward Onoja will be sworn in today for a second term in office. The inauguration, scheduled to hold at the Lugard House, is to show the low tone disposition of the government, which said it will focus on revenue drive and improvement in the civil service. The…
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AfDB Presidency: ECOWAS endorses Adesina for second term
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed the candidacy of African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina for a second term at the helm of the institution. The decision was announced at the end of the fifty-sixth ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, held on Saturday…
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Second Term: We won’t cause more hardship for Nigerians – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja assured Nigerians that the Federal Government will not inflict additional hardship on citizens. He said it will rather keep seeking ways to ameliorate their sufferings and create a more enabling environment for everyone to thrive. The President spoke while receiving the new executive of Trade Union Congress (TUC)…
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Buhari highlights eight new ways he’ll tackle corruption in second term
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday listed eight priorities he will give more attention to give his anti-corruption agenda a big bite in the next four years. He also said the governments will soon device new strategies to win the war. He said he will press for a crackdown on safe havens for corrupt assets, abolition…
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Emefiele begins second tenure as CBN Governor
…To unfold new 5-year Road-map Following the confirmation of his re-appointment as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by the Senate, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Monday, formally assumed duty after subscribing to the relevant Oath of Office administered by the Bank’s Secretary and Director, Corporate Secretariat Department, Mrs. Alice Karau. A statement from…
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Buhari promises better governance for all Nigerians in second term
President Muhammadu Buhari says he will put in his best for the country and her citizens during his second term in office on May 29, while appreciating all those that voted him during the elections. The president stated this when he received the Board of Trustees and Advisory Council of Gidauniyar Jihar Katsina (Katsina State…
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Okowa reveals second term agenda
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has promised that he will surpass his first term’s achievements in the next four years. Okowa stated this on Tuesday when he received members of the Christian Association of Nigeria and the Nigeria Labour Congress at the Government House in Asaba. He said, “In the last four years, we received…
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Target points for Buhari’s second term, By Carl Umegboro
By Carl Umegboro “TO whom much is given, much is expected” is a universal maxim. The Bible in the third of the four canonical gospels; Luke 12:48 affirmed it. By Section 130 (1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, which established the office of President, the first…
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NLC President, Wabba wins second term unopposed
Mr Ayuba Wabba, President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has promised to double his efforts in protecting the interest and rights of the Nigerian workers. Wabba made the promise in his acceptance speech, which he read at the end of the 12th Delegates Conference of NLC on Wednesday in Abuja. Wabba was returned as the President…