Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and the Czech Republic Ambassador to Nigeria, Pavel Mikes, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the provision of light rail (electronic train) system for Kano city metropolitan area using the power generated from the Independent Power Project at Challawa-Gorge and Tiga dams. The objectives of the MoU which was signed at Kano Hovernor’s Lodge, Aminu Kano House, Asokoro, Abuja, include designing, manufacturing and assembling low-flow trams, electric locomotives, subway train units and or trolley buses as the need arises: construction of standard gauge tracks within Kano metropolitan city. Others are developing and…
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Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State, says his administration has cut down overhead costs by 60 per cent as part of measures to rescue the state from its precarious financial situation. El-Rufa’i, in a broadcast to the people of the state on Wednesday night, said that the state was broke and had a debt burden of more than N74.297 billion, comprising N28.840 billion domestic and N45.44 billion foreign debts. He said that the administration had also taken radical steps to reduce costs of governance, shore up its internal revenue and block all revenue leakages. “It was obvious that running Kaduna…
The Chairman, Nigerian Governors’ Forum and governor of Zamfara State, Abdulazeez Yari, has disclosed that banks have withheld the share of the $2.1bn Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company’s dividend due to some states of the federation. He stated this in an interview with State House correspondents shortly after meeting Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. The NGF chairman noted that states whose shares of the NLNG funds were confiscated by the banks, were debtor-states. He said, “No money is released yet, but I think the NLNG money that was given some states, some states’ own…
Triple MG superstar, Iyanya, has opened up in a recent interview with MTV Base VJ, Ehiz, Iyanya. The Kukere master shared details on his relationship with his ex-girlfriend and Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson. On if they dated, Iyanya said “Big time. Big.. proper relationship. Back on forth.” On why they broke up, the singer said “Now this is the problem..famous guy, famous girl. It’s hard man.” On Aftermath of their breakup “When that Yvonne Nelson thing happened, I was not happy but then I will look like superwoman out there, I was not happy because everybody thought I was the…
Veteran Nigerian comedian, Basketmouth has been on an American tour and later invited his family to join him. The superstar stand-up comic who is married with two kids is spending quality time with his family. Yesterday (July 29) Basketmouth shared photos of himself, his wife and kids at Magic Kingdom Park in Miami. They have been on vacation for a week now, and are definitely having a good time. Basketmouth will be back on TV screens again as the host of The Big Friday Show. The new season of MTV Base’s Friday night comedy show introduces Falz The Bahd Guy as…
Ghanaian 2015 BET winner, Stonebwoy is currently in mourning as he has just lost his mother, Mrs Catherine Satekla. Her demise which has saddened Stonebwoy is reported to have occurred on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Stonebwoy’s mum passed away at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra where she had been admitted since Sunday, July 26, 2015 for an undisclosed ailment. The singer has posted a dark image on Instagram with the caption: MAMA!! Only Jah Know!!. Identifying with the sad development, his manager, Black Cedi has also changed his profile picture to a dark image, signifying a state of mourning.
Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo on Thurday stressed the need for investors and public officers to shun corruption in all their engagements just as he asked the Bayelsa State Government to establish culture of zero-tolerance for corruption as a guide for attracting foreign and local investors to the state. He made the call at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Yenagoa, while declaring open the second edition of the Bayelsa State Investment and Economic Forum with a theme: “Unfolding Bayelsa State Industrial Future”. The summit attracted investment experts from different parts of the world, captains of industries, traditional rulers and political office…
The gulf within the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State widened on Wednesday as the Elders Forum and local council chairmen of the party in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, passed a vote of confidence on the embattled chairman of the party, Chief Idowu Faleye. The All Progressives Congress in the state was also accused of orchestrating the suspension of Faleye by the Tunde Olatunde-led group, describing the latter’s action as barbaric and unconstitutional. The Chairman of the Elders Forum, Clement Awoyelu, said Mr. Olatunde and his faction rejected pleas from the Forum to allow peace reign as he went…
Pioneer chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, Engr. Charles Dorgu, Thursday, declared that President Muhammadu Buhari is too decent to rig the forthcoming governorship election in the state. Dorgu, who stated this in an interview with journalists in Yenagoa, the state capital, therefore, urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to drag the president’s name into the plot to rig the forthcoming polls in the state. He said though Buhari and the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC have the political right to go to Bayelsa and assist in the campaigns ahead of the election,…
The All Progressives Congress Senators from the North, who were among the 81 members of the Red Chamber that sponsored the vote of confidence passed on Senate President, Bukola Saraki and principal officers, on Thursday, denied working against the interest of President Muhammadu Buhari. The senators stated this at a news conference addressed by the Chairman, Senate ad hoc committee on Media and Publicity, Senator Dino Melaye. They described the publication in a national daily, which alleged that 22 Northern senators, who signed the vote of confidence motion on Saraki, were actually those working against the president’s interest in the…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday afternoon returned to Abuja after a two day working visit to Cameroon. The president, who went to the neighbouring African country as part of efforts to strengthen regional cooperation against insurgency, was quoted as saying no country can win the war against Boko Haram alone. The post Buhari Returns After Working Visit To Cameroon appeared first on INFORMATION NIGERIA.
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, said the lower chamber of the National Assembly may legislate to compel multinational oil, gas and telecommunication corporations to list a certain percentage of their value on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The speaker said this when he received members of the Nigeria-United Kingdom Capital Market Project in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, there is no justification for the non-listing of multinational oil, gas and telecommunication companies on the NSE. He commended the Memoranda of Understanding between the stock exchanges of UK and Nigeria. He said that big companies in the listed…
The singer who is back in Nigeria stunned at iLLBliss’ industry nite yesterday. She’s sexy! Source: LIB The post Emma Nyra Displays Ccleavage In Short Outfit appeared first on INFORMATION NIGERIA.
Remember the pastor who made his members swallow snakes and eat cloth during one of his deliverance services? Well he is in the news again. Last Sunday while preaching in his church, he prayed the gay spirit into the young man pictured above. See more photos after the cut… Source: LIB The post Controversial South African Pastor Prays Gay Spirit Into Man | Photos appeared first on INFORMATION NIGERIA.
The Chelsea legend was mobbed by hundreds of fans as he arrived the Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Canada yesterday Wednesday July 29 after agreeing to join Major League Soccer side, Montreal Impact, believed to be 18-months in length. The 37 year-old Ivorian star left Chelsea in May after playing 381 games for the Blues and winning four Premier League titles with the London club. See the photos after the cut… The post Drogba Mobbed By Fans After Touching Down In Canada To Start New Chapter In MLS appeared first on INFORMATION NIGERIA.
Nigerian songstress, Cynthia Morgan is making waves for herself in the music industry as one of the hottest female singers right now. She already has hits like German Juice, Lead Me On, Come and Do and Don’t Break My Heart, making her one of the sought after babe in the industry. Cynthia is known for flaunting her sexiness in music videos and performances with well packed and inviting bo obs. The Jude Okoye’s Northwest Music Inc signed act revealed how s ex appeal have been working for her in an interview City People, she said; ‘It is in built, I…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says a series of spurious claims and allegations against the party by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is due to the opposition’s financial troubles at the moment. “We know that the psyche of the PDP has been badly affected by its loss of power at the centre. Even the party itself has admitted that much. That situation has now been compounded by the fact that the party is broke. It is therefore not a surprise that it is no longer able to think straight. The reality of its new situation is just beginning to dawn…
Governor Nasir el-Rufai on Wednesday announced the nomination of 12 commissioners to form the State Executive Council. He also nominated an adviser of the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban-Ki-Moon, Muhammed Sani-Abdullahi and 12 other persons as commissioners and members of the State Executive Council. This was disclosed in a statement by his Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Samuel Aruwan. The statement said Abdullahi, a former adviser to the UN scribe on Designing Sustainable Development Goals, was nominated for the Budget and Planning portfolio. The statement read in part, “In a letter to Aminu Shagali, Speaker of the Kaduna State House of…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday showered praises on the Enugu-based Catholic Priest of Adoration Ministry, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka on the occasion of his 20th year of priesthood. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the president commended the cleric for what he described as his “extraordinary intrepidity and remarkable patriotism”. He described Mbaka as a great priest, who is not afraid to speak truth, even at the cost of his own life or being hated by those in power. The president said the priest is a remarkable example that religious leaders are…
Former leader of the disbanded Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, Chief Government Ekpemupolo a.k.a. Tompolo, has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing a retired brigadier general of the Nigerian Army, Paul Boroh as the new coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme. According to Tompolo, the president’s action not only portrayed him as a listening leader, it also indicates he has the genuine interest of the Niger Delta at heart. The ex-militant leader also hailed Buhari for the choice of a retired military officer, rather than political jobbers, who had positioned themselves for the job. However, Tompolo…