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Herdsmen/farmer clashes: NEC sub-committee to visit affected states
Among other useful deliberations at its resumed sitting today, the Working Group set up by the National Economic Council, NEC, on the Herdsmen-Farmers violence in some parts…
More reactions trail Buhari, Obasanjo encounter in Addis Ababa
The coincidental encounter between President Muhammadu Buhari and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo at the ongoing African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has continued to attract comments…
Finally, INEC releases 2019 election time table
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has issued the time table and schedule of activities for the 2019 General Elections, fixing…
Senate Kicks As DPR Proposes N355 Million For Foreign Trips In 2018 Budget
Officials of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), yesterday stunned members of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream), with a bogus budget proposal of N355m for foreign trips in…
Kano spends N9bn monthly on salary payment, says Ganduje
Governor, Kano State, The Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has said his administration spends N9 billion monthly on payment of workers’ salaries. He added that this…
Buhari to face Disenchanted Lawmakers ….. As he presents 2018 Appropriation Bill today
President Muhammadu Buhari will today present the 2018 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly today The budget proposal presentation is scheduled to hold at…
Lawyers Question Legality Of Buhari’s N640b NNPC Contract Approvals While On Medical Leave
President Muhammadu Buhari in July this year while he was on medical vacation may not stand legal scrutiny, lawyers have said. With the powers of the presidency transferred…
BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2017
By NGOZI My dear Nigerians, October 1st remains a special date for all Nigerians as this marks the day when we attained one of the most precious of human…
Senate express Dissatisfied Over 2017 Budget Implementation
NGOZI Onyeakusi .... Saraki The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has expressed dissatisfaction with the implementation of the 2017 budget and rallied his colleagues for a push with the…
FG school Feeding: Over 19,000 schools in 14 states benefit
By Njideka Ude-Arinze Over 19,000 schools have so far been covered under the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme. In total, 2,918,842 schoolchildren from 19,881 schools in the 14…