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Governor Ayo Fayose’s Ekiti state government on Wednesday evicted the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) Ekiti State command and other Federal ministries and agencies from their various offices. The News Agency of Nigeria,(NAN) reports that they were evicted from Fayose Housing Estate, located along Afao Ekiti Road in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. The estate, which housed federal establishments such as NSCDC, Prisons Service, NAFDAC, NOA, NABTEB and others, was built by Fayose during his first term in office as a governor of the state and was named after him. The Public Relations Officer of NSCDC, Ekiti state…

China is investing additional $40 billion in Nigerian economy, its Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Wang Yi, said on Wednesday at a bilateral meeting with his Nigerian counterpart, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, in Abuja. The Minister said China has already invested up to the tune of $45 billion in the Nigerian economy. “ Nigeria and China are strategic partners; our relations have been developing well. China has already invested or financed a total number of $22billion projects here in Nigeria, another $23billion projects are on-going. “In addition, we are also following up another over $40billion of investments which is in the pipeline.…

Gov. Kashim Shettima on Wednesday commended the United Nations Fund for Population (UNFPA) for sustaining its humanitarian support towards rehabilitating Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Northeast. Shettima made the commendation when the Executive Director of the UNFPA, Prof. Babatunde Oshotimehin, visited him in Maiduguri. The governor said: “We want to thank you for your support on health care, reproductive health, population growth and your humanitarian concern for the people of Borno. “We appreciate you, we commend you and we celebrate you. “A recent World Bank peace building assessment showed that about 9 billion U.S. dollars worth of properties was…

The Kaduna State Government said on Wednesday that it would spend more than N45 billion on education as part of efforts to raise the standard of the sector in the state. Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i disclosed this when he received the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director, Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, in Kaduna. He said that the government would use part of the fund to improve the capacity of teachers. According to him, the government is also engaged in direct recruitment of 2,200 teachers to teach English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and ICT in secondary schools. “What we inherited was a situation…

Bournemouth are considering a loan move for out-of-favour Chelsea captain John Terry, 36. (Daily Telegraph) Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce is considering selling striker Christian Benteke, 26. Allardyce is reluctant to part with the club-record £30m summer signing but wants to raise funds to strengthen his squad. (Daily Mirror) Chelsea boss Antonio Conte wants versatile West Ham player Michail Antonio, 26, as well as Swansea striker Fernando Llorente, 31. (Daily Mail) The Blues also want Fenerbahce defender Simon Kjaer, 27. (Gazzetta dello Sport, via Daily Express) Listen: ‘Man Utd want a defender – but not Lindelof’ Arsenal are becoming increasingly…

The First Lady of Zimbabwe, Mrs Grace Mugabe, has lost $1.3 million to international fraudsters in a diamond ring deal. The wife of Robert Mugabe said on Wednesday after she ordered a diamond ring for her 20th wedding anniversary last year, Africa Review said. She made the admission in an affidavit filed at the High Court in Harare where she is challenging an order for her to return houses she allegedly seized from Jamal Ahmed after the diamond ring deal went sour last December. Mrs Mugabe, often mocked in Zimbabwe for her penchant for expensive tastes, said in April last…

The immediate past Leader of the Senate, Ali Ndume has decried the way in which he was removed as leader saying it could be anybody next. Relying on a point of order at plenary on Wednesday, Ndume in a thank you message said that his removal while he went to pray had given him grave concerns. Recall that the Senate on Tuesday announced the removal of Ali Ndume as the Leader of the Senate and he has been replaced with Sen. Ahmed Lawan. Ndume said that just as he was removed as Leader without being given a chance or confronted…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says it will collaborate with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to accelerate the transformation of the country’ economic landscape. The Director-General, NIMASA, Mr Dakuku Peterside, stated this in Abuja when he led a delegation from the agency on a visit to the Managing Director of NAN, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. Peterside said the visit was meant to enlighten the public more on the objectives of NIMASA and share with them some of the work the agency has done. He praised Onanuga for his virtues and NAN for the support it has been…

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) workers have commenced their nationwide three days warning strike. This has consequently disrupt the activities of fuel depots across the country. The strike is to protest against anti-Labour practices in the oil and gas sector. As a result of the strike loading of petroleum depots across the nation have been halted. An official of the union, however, told one of our correspondent that the leaders of the union would hold a meeting with the Federal Government by 1pm.

The Minister of Health and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe, has disclosed that a new strain of Avian Influenza virus, also known as bird flu, has entered the country and has spread to 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. He also revealed that over 3.5 million birds have been affected. He noted that neighbouring countries have proposed a ban on poultry and poultry products from Nigeria in order to prevent the disease from entering the country. He disclosed this in Abuja yesterday at a consultative meeting with commissioners for agriculture/livestock, states directors of veterinary services and major stakeholders…