To commemorate this year's National Democracy Day celebration, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat will on June 12 hold a Democracy Day webinar for youths in Lagos. The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka...
Says: We will support the flagbearer of our party VP in appreciation, visits support groups' Abuja office Despite the outcome of the results of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Special Convention for its Presidential Primary on Wednesday, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that he remains committed to...
set for reconsideration in four weeks The House of Representatives has rescinded its earlier decision on three women-related bills seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to protect the interest of women. The bills are those on citizenship (men married to Nigerian women can apply for Nigeria's citizenship); indigene-ship (women can...
The Ekiti State Independent Power Project (IPP) has commenced operations with a successful test run. The IPP project has been tested successfully for two weeks, distributing 700 kW out of the total 3.5 megawatt capacity, leaving room for expansion. The IPP project was initiated by the previous administration led by...
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Kubwa, Abuja, on Friday, reaffirmed its earlier order sacking Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Peoples Party as the senator representing Anambra South. The judge, Justice Bello Kawu, in a ruling, declined Ubah’s request to set aside the earlier order issued in...
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja directed the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) and related government agencies to plug all revenue leakages by ensuring strict compliance of tax payments by foreign companies operating in Nigeria, urging deployment of more digital platforms and seamless connections. Speaking, virtually, at the First National...
Sadiya, other Ministers, NSA, CDS, IGP, attend Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday charged stakeholders including himself to work together in developing an ambitious but realistic and achievable master plan for the stabilization and development of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States which make...
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says Nigeria is not yet ready for the implementation of the ECOWAS Single Currency, “Eco,” in 2020. Onyeama, who made this known on Thursday in Abuja while speaking with Journalists, explained that Nigeria’s position on the single currency was agreed by the Economic Community...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). He made his known via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday. “My son has tested positive for coronavirus,” he tweeted. According to the former Vice-President of Nigeria, his...
The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma today, interacted with Primary school teachers while supervising the ongoing Physical Verification Exercise of all the teachers in the State. Speaking at the Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu Square (RANKS), venue of the exercise, the Governor assured of immediate action on pending promotions and...