Tag: south east
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Photos: Wike attends South-South, South-East Governors meeting
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State on Sunday attended the South-South and South-East Meeting held in Enugu State. See pictures from the meeting below: Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, being welcomed by the Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi at the Government House in Enugu for the South-South and South-East Meeting on Sunday evening…
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We fully support calls for restructuring of Nigeria – South East leaders
South East leaders and stakeholders have reiterated their commitment to a united Nigeria where peace, fairness and equality of opportunities are paramount to citizens irrespective of ethnicity or political affiliation. The leaders also threw their weight behind the call for full restructuring of the country on the platform of fairness and equity. The Chairman of…
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IPOB frowns at Osinbajo over meeting without Kanu
Indigenous People of Biafra on Thursday berated the acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, for holding a South-East peace and conflict resolution meeting without involving its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement in Awka, Anambra State, by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, on yesterday, IPOB said those who attended the meeting had no major…
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South-East not marginalised in rail lines development – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Thursday said that the South-East has not been denied the opportunity of using the rail services, and also not excluded from the 2016-2018 external borrowing plan. Amaechi made this clarification before the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, while responding to allegation on the outright omission of…
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$5.9bn China Exim Bank rail loan: Senate summons Amaechi over exclusion of South-East
The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to explain why the eastern rail corridor was omitted in current government borrowing plan. The Senate said the minister should appear before its Committee on Foreign and Local Debts to explain details of the loan to be obtained from China Exim Bank. The invitation…
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South-East region to get more meters – EEDC
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), on Monday said it was committed to providing its customers in the South-East region with smart meters in 2017 to reduce complaints about high bills. The Head, Communications Department, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Eze, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba on Monday.…
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I did not snub South-East Summit – Buhari
The presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari did not snub organisers of the recent South-East Economic and Security Summit held in Enugu. In a statement, Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said in Abuja on Friday that the President did not, and he absolutely had no reason to snub anyone.…