President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday depart for Washington, USA to join other African leaders at the United States-Africa Leaders Summit. Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesman confirmed this in a statement on Saturday. Mr Shehu said: ‘The High Level Meeting which holds December 13-15 is at the instance of the United...
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has been awarded with the honourary fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors ( NIQS) for his commitment to transparency and good governance. Presenting the award to the Governor in Abuja, the NIQS President, Mr. Michael Shonobi maintained that after a dispassionate monitoring...
As Muslims hail appointment of Adubiaro as SSG Ekit State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has assured Muslims in the state of effective and adequate representation in his administration with a promise to consult with Muslim leaders before appointing anyone of them to position. The Governor, who made the assertion on...
The House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately suspend the planned implementation of its new policy on revised cash withdrawal limits for individuals and corporate organizations. The members of the lower house who appear unhappy, also summoned the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to appear...
VP says Nigeria is a fantastic opportunity for investment "We appreciate the gesture of your visit," Vietnam President tells him Nigeria is the best, most natural destination for investment in Africa and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam can leverage the cherished friendship with Nigeria to gain entry to the...
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says his detractors have no proof he gets a share of the revenue of Lagos State. The former Lagos governor stated this in an interview with BBC News on Monday shortly after his appearance at the Chatham House in...
A former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, eulogised his wife, Toyin, in commemoration of their marriage anniversary. The former Kwara State Governor on his Twitter page shared a picture of himself and his wife, adding an emotional note to her. He said, “To my beautiful wife, Toyin, you...
The Senate has raised concerns about the latest Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy on cash withdrawals. Senate Minority Leader Phillip Aduda in a point of order during plenary on Wednesday called the attention of his colleagues to the new policy and demanded for caution as it will affect many...
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), that Nigeria will continue to make significant investments in the provision of aviation infrastructure for safe, secure, environmentally friendly and sustainable economic development of international civil aviation. President Buhari made the commitment Tuesday in Abuja when he received in...
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has assured the people of Kagara emirate that government was doing its best to ensure that life becomes completely normal in every part of the state, and those displaced, return safely to their ancestral homes. The Governor gave the assurance at the Coronation...