Category: Politics

Buhari Mourns Karibi-Whyte
May 23, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Karibi-Whyte

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent his condolences to the government and people of Rivers over the passing of legal icon, author and law professor, Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, conveyed the...
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Assembly Speakers Laud Buhari Over Financial Autonomy For Legislature, Judiciary
May 23, 2020 No Responses

Assembly Speakers Laud Buhari Over Financial Autonomy For Legislature, Judiciary

Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria have lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Executive Order granting financial autonomy to legislatures and judiciaries of  all states. In a statement through their chairman, who is also the Speaker of Lago...
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Buhari Signs Executive Order On Voluntary Overseas Asset Declaration
May 21, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Signs Executive Order On Voluntary Overseas Asset Declaration

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2018 Amended Executive Order 008 on Voluntary Offshore Assets Regularization Scheme (VOARS). Dr Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on Media and Public Relat...
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Nigeria Seeks $1.2b Loan For Agric Mechanisation
May 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Seeks $1.2b Loan For Agric Mechanisation

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a loan facility of €1.2 billion to finance  the mechanisation of agriculture in Nigeria. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Sabo Nanono,  disclosed this on Wednesday while briefi...
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Sanwo-Olu Lauds Gambari’s Appointment As Buhari’s CoS
May 13, 2020 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Lauds Gambari’s Appointment As Buhari’s CoS

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has hailed the appointment of Prof. Ibrahim Gambari as the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, on Wednesday, congratulated Gam...
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Senate Wants Police Force Decentralized
May 5, 2020 No Responses

Senate Wants Police Force Decentralized

The Senate has called for the de-centralization of the Nigeria Police Force and the need for community policing as a way of addressing the country’s problem of insecurity.  This formed part of the recommendations of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on...
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Buhari Lauds Media Over Fight Against COVID-19
May 2, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Lauds Media Over Fight Against COVID-19

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the role of the Nigerian media in keeping people informed and educated on the pernicious Coronavirus pandemic in the country. The President gave the commendation in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in...
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Atiku Urges Prayers For Dokpesi, Family, Others
May 2, 2020 No Responses

Atiku Urges Prayers For Dokpesi, Family, Others

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians to pray for  speedy recovery of the founder of Daar Communications PLC, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, members of his family, and all others  who  tested positive for COVID-19. Abubakar in a stat...
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Nigeria Disburses N43.416b To 24 States
April 29, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Disburses N43.416b To 24 States

The Federal Government has disbursed N43.416 billion as performance-based grants to 24 eligible states on the basis of the results achieved in 2018. Mr. Hassan Dodo, the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and...
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Ikpea Condoles With Buhari Over Abba Kyari’s Death
April 28, 2020 No Responses

Ikpea Condoles With Buhari Over Abba Kyari’s Death

Chairman and managing director of Lee Engineering Group and Allied Companies Limited Chief (Dr) Leemon IKPEA has consoled with President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of his Chief of Staff Mallam Abba Kyari. Mr Kyari died from Covid-19 related complications....
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Nigeria Probes Alleged Abuse Of Nigerians In China
April 27, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Probes Alleged Abuse Of Nigerians In China

The Nigerian Government has launched an investigations into the alleged abuse and maltreatment of Nigerians in China since the outbreak of the dreaded Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.There have been a wave of outcry over the alleged attacks and abuse of Nigeri...
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Tinubu Mourns Anumudu, Commiserates With Family, Imo State, Others
April 22, 2020 No Responses

Tinubu Mourns Anumudu, Commiserates With Family, Imo State, Others

The National Leader of the APC, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with family members and associates of Chief Willie Anumudu on the death of the businessman. Anumudu, Chairman of Globe Motors Ltd., died in Lagos on April 21. Tinubu, in...
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Buhari Loses Personal Bodyguard
April 21, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Loses Personal Bodyguard

The Presidency on Tuesday announced the death of one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s bodyguards, Warrant Officer Lawal Mato, Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, who confirmed this in a statement in Abuja, sai...
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Cross River Test-Runs Cable-Car
April 20, 2020 No Responses

Cross River Test-Runs Cable-Car

In a bid to revive the Obudu Ranch Resort, the Government of Cross River has carried out repairs and maintenance of the cable-car at the resort. Mr Bobby Ekpeyong, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Obudu Ranch Resort, during...
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