Cuba
18 Mar
Cubans staged rare street protests Sunday over food and electricity shortages as the country suffered long outages that left parts of the island without power for up to 14 hours a day.
18 Sep 2023
Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Cuba on food security and agriculture advancement.
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A member of the House of Representatives, Abdusamad Dasuki, has called the current presidential system a faulty foundation, saying Nigeria is not working. Dasuki proposed a return to the parliamentary system used during the First Republic during an interview session on Channels Television on Friday. Dasuki, representing Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency in Sokoto State, argued that…
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Another Commissioner in Rivers State, Chukwuemeka Woke, loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Nyesom Wike, has resigned his appointment. Woke, who before his registration on Thursday was the Commissioner for Special Duties in the state. The commissioner's resignation was contained in a letter dated April 9, 2024, and addressed to…
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Deputy Chairman of House of Representatives' Committee on Delegated Legislation, Mr Dominic Okafor says there is no truth in thd claim that he demanded for a bribe amounting to $140 from the Binance Executives. Speaking at a press conference held at the National Assembly complex, Abuja, he threatened to take legal action against those bandying…
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A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has barred the Speaker of the Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the other 24 lawmakers from parading as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Amaewhule and the other 24 of his colleagues had defected from the People's…
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Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has made significant strides in addressing the backlog of gratuity payments to retired workers, disbursing over N4 billion to retirees with outstanding entitlements dating back to 2011. In a statement released on Friday, the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, outlined the progress made in clearing the backlog of gratuity for…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said its operatives and investigators in Ibadan, Uyo, and Ilorin commands have taken into custody 133 internet fraudsters between May 8 and 10 2024. The commission's Spokesperson Dele Oyewale who disclosed this on Friday in Abuja said the suspects were arrested during separate sting operations at various locations.…
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A former Senator representing Kaduna Central in the defunct 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has urged the State lawmakers to invite Ex-Governor Nasir El-Rufai to give an account of the finances under his government between 2015 and 2023. According to him, interrogating the former aides of El-Rufai will lead to nothing if he is not…
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Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) on Friday joined other distinguished Nigerians to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the first privately owned university in Nigeria, Igbinedion University Okada (IUO) in Edo State. Speaking at the 25th Anniversary, former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) who was…
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Officials of the National Emergency Agency (NEMA) have presented to the Kaduna State Government its shares of approved 42,000 Metric Tonnes (MT) assorted food commodities from the National Strategic Reserve under the custody of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMoA&FS) for the people in the State. The Director General of NEMA, Zubaida…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) said the quest of Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, to allegedly disobey Nigeria's constitution and govern in denial of the existence of the state legislature is, in and of itself, among other grounds, an impeachable offense. The party said this on Friday in a statement by spokesman, Felix Muoka, after…