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Breaking: Senate Approves Buhari’s N850b Loan Request

Hamilton Nwosa — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 13:16:07 +0000

The Senate has given accelerated approval to President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to raise a fresh loan of N850bn from the domestic capital market to fund projects in the 2020 budget. He made the request in a letter read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday on the floor of the upper chamber of the […]

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BREAKING: Buhari Officially Presents Nigeria Visa Policy

Hamilton Nwosa — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:35:04 +0000

President Muhammadu Buhari has officially presented to the public the Nigeria Visa Policy (NVP) for the year 2020. He presented the document at the State House in Abuja, on Tuesday. President Buhari said the review of the visa policy is intended to attract innovation, specialised skills and knowledge from abroad to complement local ones. The […]

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Tough Competition As Entries For Hymnodia 2020 Open!

Hamilton Nwosa — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 21:16:47 +0000

By Hamilton Nwosa, Head, The New Diplomat Business Desk The organizers of Hymnodia have announced the commencement of entries for the second season of the award-winning program, which is the first-ever reality TV show created around hymns and worship. Speaking on this initiative, Mr Kufre Ekanem, Managing Director of Philosoville the initiators of Hymnodia, “entries opened at midday on […]

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New Year Message: Buhari Names 12 Projects For 2020 [Full List]

'Dotun Akintomide — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 08:58:34 +0000

2019 and its general elections are finally behind the country and President Muhammadu Buhari on new year day restated commitment to deliver on electoral promises as he listed 12 projects that his administration will be embarking on in 2020. Buhari in a letter he wrote to Nigerians to commemorate the new year, said the new […]

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Ondo 2020: Lawmaker Predicts APC’s Defeat

Hamilton Nwosa — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 07:51:11 +0000

The Senator representing the Ondo South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Nicholas Tofowomo, has predicted that the Peoples Democratic Party will defeat the All Progressives Congress in the 2020 governorship election in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Tofowomo in a statement by his media aide, Mr, Olumide Akinrinlola on Tuesday […]

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Lai Mohammed Declares: “ Buhari’s Govt Winning The War Against Insecurity”

Hamilton Nwosa — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 15:40:42 +0000

.FG to Withdraw Troops from Some Parts of Nigeria 2020 By Hamilton Nwosa( Head, The New Diplomat Business Desk) Despite an upsurge in Boko Haram activities in the North-East zone, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has maintained that President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is winning the war against insurgency. The Minister who said […]

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Edo 2020: Concerns Soar As Obaseki, Oshiomhole launch fierce War of Words, Escalate Crisis!

Hamilton Nwosa — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 00:44:00 +0000

Obaseki: Oshiomhole’s dangerous to APC, NDDC, if… Oshiomhole: Obaseki ungrateful, doesn’t want peace, truce.. Oba of Benin, diplomats, Others step in. By Dotun Akintomide, The New Diplomat Online Editor Political concerns surged at the weekend as Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole […]

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