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By Toby Prince In a bid to cut down the cost of governance, President Muhammadu Buhari has restricted Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Chairmen of Extra-Ministerial Departments, Chief Executive Officers and Directors to not more than two (2) foreign travels in a quarter. The Presidency made…

By Toby Prince Bauchi State finance commissioner Nura Manu Soro said he has resigned his appointment as member of Bauchi Executive Council on Wednesday. Soro was sworn in alongside other 19 commissioners on September 11. His resignation comes 35 days after Bauchi state governor Bala …

By Bukola Olasanmi Anger and suspicion are brewing in the Senate over the employment slots allegedly allocated to some members of the upper legislative chamber by some federal agencies. According to sources, many of the lawmakers are particularly bitter that their leaders allegedly shared…

By Sylvanus Okpe Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has re-ordered the 2019 budget of the state with a letter to the state Assembly seeking a loan of N250bn. The letter sent to the state Assembly by Sanwo-Olu premised the request on the fact that the 2019 budget proposed by ex-Governor…

By Toby Prince Immediate past governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday failed again to appear before the State House of Assembly Ad-hoc Committee probing the activities of the last administration, especially the purchase of the 820 buses for its mass transit programme. The…

By Toby Prince The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has revealed the Federal Government's plan to review the wages of governors and political office holders in the country. The minister made this known during a visit by the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE)…

By Sylvanus Okpe The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the feud between First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari and the family of President Muhammadu Buhari's nephew, Mamman Daura. The party described the public spat between Mrs Buhari and Buhari’s cousins, over rooms in the Presidential…

By Bukola Olasanmi A total number of 173 stranded Nigerians on Tuesday morning returned from Libya and they were received by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The returnees who arrived in the country on two different flights were received by the NEMA coordinator, Lagos…

By Sylvanus Okpe As the power tussle between Nigeria's First Lady, Aisha Buhari and Mamman Daura family gets messier, Aisha has recounted her ordeal with Fatima, daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari's nephew, who she alleged closed doors against her in the Presidential Villa. The President’s…

By Sylvanus Okpe Niger Delta ex-militants have called on the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to drive the development of the region the way he transformed Akwa Ibom State as governor. The ex-militants further urged him to extend his supervisory roles to the…