NNPP Expels Kwankwaso
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The National Executive Committee of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has expelled Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, following his alleged refusal to appear before the party’s Disciplinary Committee.
The Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Kwankwaso, the 2023 Presidential Candidate of NNPP, had been earlier suspended by the party’s leadership at the National Convention on August 29 in Lagos.
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Tinubu Departs For G-20 Summit
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, departed Nigeria for India to attend the G-20 Summit upon the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
DAILY POST had reported that Tinubu planned to travel for the G20 summit.
President Tinubu will deliver the keynote speeches at the Nigeria-India Presidential Roundtable & Business Conference on the summit’s sidelines. – Meetings with top business leaders & captains of industry from Nigeria and India to attract partnerships and foreign investments in Nigeria by showcasing Nigeria’s vibrant investment opportunities through the lens of the “Renewed Hope Agenda”.
NLC Locks Government Offices In Abuja, Oyo, Anambra, Other States Amid Nationwide Strike
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The Nigeria Labour Congres (NLC) has commenced the two-day nationwide warning strike against the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government’s failure to address the effects of fuel subsidy removal and devaluation of naira.
Meanwhile, the NLC locked the government offices in Enugu, Ebonyi, Anambra, Abuja, Oyo States as the strike commenced on Tuesday.
SaharaReporters reported on Friday, that President of NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, announced a two-day nationwide warning strike to protest against the government failure to address the economic crunch facing the country as a result of fuel subsidy removal.
Budgetary Allocation Affecting Road Construction- Umahi
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The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that the way Nigeria’s budgetary allocation is designed is not encouraging contractors to complete federal road projects across the country timely.
He also said contractors will not be stopped from making use of asphalt in their construction of roads but they must sign an indemnity agreement of 30 years duration of the roads with the ministry.
The minister said that construction of concrete roads would not be enforced on projects awarded already, adding that contractors would need to give assurance that roads built with asphalt would last up to 30 years even though the concrete roads would last longer.
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