The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has urged President Buhari to remember that he is a beneficiary of a free and fair election and it is therefore a matter of honour for him to allow a political environment and process that gives confidence to everyone. Atiku stated this ...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday gave an overview of the implementation of the N9.12 trillion 2018 budget, saying 67 per cent performance had so far been recorded by Ministries, Departments of Agencies (MDAs) of government. The President revealed this when he presented the 2019 budget estimates at a joint session of the National Assembly in ...

A lawmaker representing Cross River Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sen. John Owan-Enoh, has reiterated his confidence that the All Progressive Congress (APC) would win the 2019 general elections in the state. The senator restated this on Monday in Akpabuyo, Calabar South Local Government Area, while addressing supporters on the sidelines of his ...

  The lawmaker representing Jigawa North West Senatorial District, Sen. Abdullahi Gumel, has described delay in the passage of the 2019 Elections Budget by the National Assembly as an act of sabotage. Gumel (APC-Jigawa), told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in an interview in Abuja, that the delay was a deliberate attempt to frustrate the ...

Presidential aide, Sen. Ita Enang, has said that rather than expressing displeasure, Nigerians should be glad that President Muhammadu Buhari withheld assent to the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB). Enang, who is the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), stated this when he featured on News Agency of Nigeria ...

There are indications that recently sacked Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Lawal Daura may be recalled to his duty post following new developments within the presidency. A top security source close to the presidency and conversant with the new development told PRNigeria that plans are afoot to reverse the various ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has adjusted its budget for 2019 elections from N189 billion to N143 billion in compliance with directive from the National Assembly. The Chairman of the National Assembly Joint Committee on INEC, Sen. Suleiman Nazif, made this known to newsmen after a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, saying that INEC ...

Mr Peter Ozo-Esan, General Secretary, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has assured Nigerians workers of the payment of the reviewed minimum wage before the end of 2018. Ozo-Esan gave this assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, in spite of the delay caused by the ...

The Chairman Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr Suleiman Nazif, on Friday said the committee would submit its report to the Committee on Appropriation for further action. Nazif made this known when the Minister of Budget and Planning, Udo Udoma and INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, appeared before the joint committee on ...

The suspense continues as the National Assembly will no longer reconvene on Tuesday as earlier advertised, spokesman of the House of Representatives, Mr. Abdulrazak Namdas has said. He did not announce a new reconvening date. The Nigerian parliament was billed to reconvene Tuesday to consider the virement on INEC N242 billion bill among other issues. ...