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Friday, 3 May 2019

Nigeria must invest in human capital development to enhance growth – UK

May 3, 2019 newsheadline247

Head of the United KingdomÂ Department for International Development (DFID) in Nigeria, Mrs Debbie Palmer, has advised the Federal Government to investÂ in human capitalÂ to enhance growth and development in the country./newsheadline247

Head of the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) in Nigeria, Mrs Debbie Palmer, has advised the Federal Government to invest in human capital to enhance growth and development in the country. She gave the advice at the induction ceremony for new and returning governors organised by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) in Abuja. Palmer said that

Wednesday, 1 May 2019

Buhari: No part of Nigeria will suffer neglect during my tenure

May 1, 2019 newsheadline247

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday reiterated that no part of the country, regardless of its geographical location or political leaning, would suffer neglect during his administration. Mr Buhari disclosed this at the inauguration and handing over of Erosion/Flood Control and Road Improvement projects at the Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State. The president, who was represented

Saturday, 13 April 2019

Atiku not a Nigerian statement may impel Cameroon to lay claim of Adamawa: Omokri

April 14, 2019 newsheadline247

A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has reacted to the claim by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, is a Cameroonian and not Nigerian citizen. The APC had yesterday claimed this while filling a motion at the Presidential Election Petition

Friday, 12 April 2019

AFCON 2019: Nigeria’s Super Eagles draw debutants in a group tagged ‘comfortable’

April 12, 2019 newsheadline247

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been handed a seemingly easy group at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after they were drawn against Guinea, Madagascar and Burundi. The group seen by some football pundits as comfortable, in that Madagascar and Burundi are debutants at the AFCON, hence the Eagles are expected to get an

Fuel Subsidy cannot be removed at once – Zainab Ahmed

April 12, 2019 newsheadline247

Fuel Subsidy cannot be removed at once â€“ Zainab Ahmed/newsheadline247

The minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed says the federal government will implement fuel subsidy removal gradually. Addressing the press at the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group, Ahmed said fuel subsidy cannot be removed at once. In her address on Thursday, Christine Lagarde had advised Nigeria and other countries to

Friday, 5 April 2019

FIFA ranking: Eagles move up 4 places, third in Africa

April 5, 2019 newsheadline247

Nigeria’s Super Eagles are now ranked third in Africa after moving up four places to 42 in the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday. The three-time African champions earned wins against Seychelles and Egypt in the last international window, which pushed them up the ranking. Senegal’s national team, the Teranga Lions, are Africa’s top team

Saturday, 23 March 2019

Nigeria qualifies for first ever Cricket World Cup

March 24, 2019 newsheadline247

Nigeria’s Under-19 Cricket national team has booked the country’s first ever spot at the Cricket World Cup on Saturday after topping the weeklong qualifying series concluded in Windhoek, Namibia. The Junior Green Yellow defeated its Sierra Leone counterpart with two wickets in a tensed encounter adjudged as the highlight of the weeklong run of victories

Friday, 22 March 2019

Nigeria in danger, in worse situation than period of civil war – Obasanjo raises alarm

March 22, 2019 newsheadline247

Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has raised the alarm that nation is in danger and was more divided over the current state of disunity in the country. Obasanjo added that the country was in a worse situation at the moment when compared to the period of the civil war. The former President stated this on

Wednesday, 13 March 2019

FG bans Boeing 737 Max 8 planes from Nigeria’s airspace

March 13, 2019 newsheadline247

The federal government has banned Boeing 737 Max 8 airplanes from flying into Nigeria’s airspace following a fatal crash in Ethiopia over the weekend. Hadi Sirika, minister of state, aviation, disclosed this to state house correspondents at the end of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. “Regarding Boeing 737

Saturday, 9 March 2019

Nigeria’s election not credible says US congressman

March 9, 2019 newsheadline247

Gerald Connolly, an American Congressman has said the elections in Nigeria were not credible describing the process as a sham following alleged manipulations. The Democratic congressman and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee stated this at an interactive session yesterday when constituents from Virginia who paid him a visit on Capitol Hill, asked questions about

Wednesday, 27 February 2019

Buhari wins presidential election with wide margin

Posted on February 27, 2019 Authornewsheadline247

President Muhammadu Buhari was on Wednesday re-elected Nigeria’s president after a delayed poll that angered voters and raised political temperatures – but the opposition immediately vowed to challenge the “sham” result in court. It was the second victory at the ballot box for Buhari, a one-time military ruler who in 2015 was elected to lead

Friday, 22 February 2019

Nigerian Govt frowns as Ghana tortures, deports over 700 Nigerians

February 22, 2019 newsheadline247

The Federal Government of Nigeria has condemned the deportation of 723 Nigerians from Ghana on allegations of cybercrime, prostitution and illegal stay. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr George Edokpa, in a statement on Friday expressed deep concern over the development. The ministry, on Friday, stated that the Federal Government also kicked against

Sunday, 3 February 2019

Niger Republic governors at Buhari’s Kano rally-Fulani Caliphate’s grand plot to overrun Nigeria still in play – Nnamdi Kanu

February 3, 2019 newsheadline247

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has reacted to the presence of two governors from the Niger Republic at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), campaign rally in Kano State. According to Kanu, the visit of the two governors was proof of his earlier claim that President Muhammadu

Monday, 21 January 2019

Nigerian leaders are not well, our nation is sick! – Bakare

January 21, 2019 newsheadline247

Tunde Bakare, serving overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, says he is tired of speaking to the deaf about the issues bedeviling Nigeria as a country. Just before he delivered his regular state of the nation address in Ogba, Lagos, Bakare said he had initially decided not to give the customary address because those expected to

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