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‘We have no secessionist agenda’, Ijaw leaders tell Buhari
THE leadership of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) says its people have no plan to secede from Nigeria.
The Executive of the INC led by Prof. Benjamin Okaba, made this known yesterday…
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My job as minister ‘daunting’, Lai Mohammed confesses
MINISTER of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described his job in the federal cabinet as "daunting".
Mohammed made this confession when he gave a keynote address at a meeting…
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Nigeria is poor, must borrow for infrastructural development – Lawan
SENATE Preisent, Ahmad Lawan, says Nigeria is broke, hence the Federal Government must borrow to fund infrastructural development.
Lawan said it is not feasible for the government to…
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Buhari allocates houses to 1994 Super Eagles squad
PRESIDENT Buhari has approved the allocation of 3-bedroom houses to the Super Eagles squad that won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia.
Senior Special Assistant to the…
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‘Don’t scrap NYSC because of insecurity’, DG tells FG
The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, says insecurity is not enough to scrap the scheme.
Speaking on Thursday in Abuja during a…
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Buhari returns to London for medical check-up
PRESIDENT Buhari will tomorrow travel to London, the United Kingdom for a scheduled medical follow-up.
A short statement issued today by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina,…
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Lai Mohammed, not Buhari, behind controversial media bills – Presidency
THE Presidency has said it had no hands in the current amendment to the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) Act and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act by the National…
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Senate threatens to release list of MDAs who refused audit into accounts, expenditure
THE Senate has threatened to publish the list of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that failed to appear before its Committee on Public Accounts to defend queries raised by…
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Buhari assures Nigerians of adequate security
PRESIDENT Buhari has assured Nigerians of adequate security as all hands are on deck to address the challenges across the country.
Buhari's assurance were made known through Zamfara…
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‘NASS overdue for rehabilitation’, Lawan reacts to roof leakage
SENATE President Ahmad Lawan says the recent leakage of the roof of the National Assembly confirms the need to urgently rehabilitate the facility.
During yesterday's downpour, the roof…
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