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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 Relations disclosed...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

March 17, 2020 No Responses

Senate Mulls Downward Review Of 2020 Budget

The Senate on Tuesday said it may consider a downward review of 2020 budget of N10.5 trillion passed by the National Assembly and assented by President Muhammadu Buhari.The Senate resolution followed adoption of recommendations of its joint committees on Finan...

March 16, 2020 No Responses

Full Text of Tinubu’s Statement On APC crisis

By Asiwaju Bola Tinubu — Due to alert responses of Lagos and Ogun state governments, actively supported by the federal machinery, Nigeria was able to quickly identify and isolate the two cases of the novel Coronavirus 19. This action, thus...

March 11, 2020 No Responses

Babalola, Olanipekun Protest Apex Court’s N60m Penalty

Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, and Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, have formally protested against the fine imposed on them by the Supreme Court over the suit challenging the apex court’s ruling on the Bayelsa governorship matter.The lawyers, in two protest lett...

March 5, 2020 No Responses

Senate Approves FG’s $22.7b Loan Request

The Senate on Thursday, approved 22.7 billion dollars as external borrowing plan for Nigeria out of the 22.8 billion requested by President Muhammadu Buhari.This followed the adoption of the report of the Committee on Local and Foreign Debts on the...

March 4, 2020 No Responses

South-West Development Commission Bill Scales Second Reading In Senate

A bill seeking to establish the South-West Development Commission on Wednesday scaled second reading in the Senate.The bill, which was sponsored by Senator Ibikunle Amosun (APC – Ogun Central), “is an attempt to address the dwindling fortunes of the South....