The National Leader of the All Progressive Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Sunday announced a pledge of N200m to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The APC leader, who noted in a series of tweets on his verified Twitter handle @AsiwajuTinubu that he could not celebrate his 68th birthday due...
To Share Thoughts With Atiku Soon Gov. Bala Muhammad of Bauchi state on Sunday hosted his Sokoto state counterpart, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and the former Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki to a consensus building initiative among aspirants of Northern extraction for the position of President under the aegis of...
The Nigerian government spent about N722.3 billion on subsidy of imported petroleum products in 2018, the latest Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) audit report has revealed. The amount was deducted from the N2.3 trillion the government realised from sales of domestic crude oil allocation in 2018, the report stated. The...
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said that he is ready to take the seat of power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election. Governor Wike said this on Sunday in Makurdi, Benue State during a meeting with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders in...
The Lagos State Government has taken a further step to ensure that the aged and retirees do not suffer undue hardship during the restriction order, as it ensured seamless payment of N1.8bn bond arrears to 418 pensioners on Friday, 27th March 2020. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Establishments,...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on well-meaning Nigerians to intervene in the ongoing face-off between the union and the Federal Government. The Nsukka Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Rapheal Amokaha made the call at a press conference held in Lokoja. He accused the Federal Government of paying lip...
Explains UITH incident, samples taken Govt begins distribution of N154m worth of palliatives Kwara State Government on Friday denied that the state has recorded a case of coronavirus (COVID-19), adding however that all the six samples of suspected cases so far tested in the state have been negative. “The Kwara...
Ahead of the next conference on Climate Change scheduled for Egypt, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, is advocating climate justice for Africa, noting that a just transition would mean more energy and must include ending global energy poverty. Prof. Osinbajo stated this at a virtual event on climate finance themed...
A 15-member medical team from China has arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on a chattered Air Peace aircraft. The medical personnel who landed around 5:15 pm were received by the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Zhou Pingjian; Executive Director, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, Mr Jacques Liao,...
Leading Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday, picked up his Expression of Interest and Nomination Form to contest for the 2023 presidential election. Bello, who was the first to pay the N100 required for the forms, was received by a mammoth crowd of...