Buhari lauds NASS for restoring the budget cycle to a predictable Jan. to Dec fiscal year
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, and others applauding the President after signing the budget President Muhammadu Buhari has praised the National Assembly for ensuring…
Reps rejects Bill seeking 6-year single term for President, govs
A Bill for an Act to alter the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to Provide for a single term of six years for the President and governors has…
Sowore: Court orders AGF, DSS DG to appear before it
A Federal high Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami and Director General of the DSS, Yusuf Bichi, to appear before the court over continued…
Gov. Okowa says Delta State has remained Polio-free since 2010
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Tuesday, reaffirmed the state government’s commitment towards ensuring that the state remained Polio-free. Okowa made the commitment while receiving the…
RIFAN harvests 100,000 bags of rice annually in Bayelsa
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Bayelsa chapter, says it produced 100, 000 bags of rice annually in its efforts to achieve sufficient food for the people. The Chairman of…
Senate summons Aregbesola over visa-on-arrival policy
The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola to explain details of the visa on arrival policy introduced by the Federal government. President Buhari had announced that…
How the 737 MAX production freeze affects airlines across the globe
Boeing Co has decided to suspend production of its best-selling 737 MAX model from January, the plane maker’s biggest assembly-line halt in more than 20 years, as repercussions from two…
Court vacates order restraining Ganduje from appointing, dethroning Emirs
A Kano High Court has declined to grant extension on the interim order it gave restricting the state Governor from interfering with the powers of four Kano Kingmakers. Presiding Judge, Ahmad…
RSF says 49 journalists, other media professionals killed worldwide in 2019
Reporters without Borders (RSF) said almost half of the almost 400 journalists imprisoned worldwide are in just three countries: China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. “The governments have increased pressure on…
Two Jumia staff docked for allegedly stealing N3.8m
Two workers of Jumia Nigeria alleged to have stolen N3.8 million from the company were on Tuesday docked before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. Olatunde Temitope, 23; and Lawal Akinkunmi,…