Tag: Visit
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Alleged corruption: Fayose reveals when he will visit EFCC office
…says he is not afraid of investigations The outgoing Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said he is ready to face the investigation team of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. According to a media report, the EFCC had already set up a special team to grill the governor for allegedly receiving over…
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Naira depreciates by N3 against Pound Sterling 24 hours after May’s visit
The Nigerian Naira lost N3 against the Pound Sterling a day after the British Prime Minister, Mrs Theresa May, visited Nigeria, closing at N467 at the black market. Recall that May was in Nigeria on Wednesday as part of her three-nation tour of Africa comprising South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. The British PM is looking…
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Forex: Emefiele pays unscheduled visits to First Bank, UBA, Zenith, insists on $1/N360 benchmark
Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday paid an unannounced visit to First Bank, UBA and Zenith banks offices in Abuja to inspect sales of foreign currencies to customers. He said that the visit was to ascertain banks compliance with the new directive by the CBN to sell foreign currencies to…
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Osinbajo arrives Ondo on two-day visit
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday arrived Akure, the capital of Ondo State, for a two-day official visit. Osinbajo’s aircraft touched down at the Akure airport at about 2.30 p.m, although locals had been waiting for him since 10 a.m. During the visit, Osinbajo will launch the Ondo State Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, (MSMEs)…
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Buhari’s minister hints on Donald Trump’s visit to Nigeria
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama on Tuesday hinted that Nigeria may consider inviting the President of the United States, Donald Trump after the conclusion of the 2019 general elections. Recall that Trump had during a joint press briefing with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday at the White House said he would love to…
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Buhari’s visit: U.S. to commence repatriation of over $500m looted funds to Nigeria
The visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to U.S. President Donald Trump has yielded the finalisation of negotiations to repatriate more than 500 million dollars (about 190 billion Naira) of Nigeria’s looted money traced to the U.S. Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malamin said he and the Attorney-General of the U.S. would be meeting…
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Bauchi declares public holiday for Buhari’s visit
The Bauchi State Government has declared Thursday, April 26, 2018, a public holiday in honour of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state. The Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to the state governor, Mohammed Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen. He said the work-free day was part of the effort…
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2019: PDP reacts to Arewa pastors’ visit to Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party has said the recent visit by some northern pastors to President Muhammadu Buhari won’t stop his imminent defeat in the 2019 presidential elections. The party described the visit as an “exercise in futility.” It said that desperation was making the Presidency to procure the support of individuals who “masquerade as religious…
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Buhari’s visit: Massive security measures sign of president’s ‘sinking image’ — PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said resulting to use heavy security presence during President Muhammadu Buhari two days working visit to Lagos State on Thursday showed the level of the president and the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) ‘sinking image.’ The party in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbodiyan, on…
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What a historic visit! Lagos in chains for Buhari, By Adekoya Adebola
By Adekoya Adebola Lagos and its residents would live to tell the story of their pains and sufferings as their lives is abruptly disrupted and put on hold with grave economic and social loss because the person they voted, campaigned and some of them even starved to put in power through the ballot came visiting…