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 governmentâs 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…
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…
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 Magistratesâ Court. Olatunde Temitope, 23; and Lawal Akinkunmi,…
FIFA files court claims to retrieve $2m from Platini
FIFA says it has filed court claims in Switzerland to force Michel Platini to return two million Swiss francs ($2 million, 1.84 million euros) he received during Sepp Blatterâs reign…
FG inaugurates committee to oversee $90m LIFE-ND project in 9 States
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has inaugurated a 13-man Steering Committee for the implementation of Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises (LIFE-ND) project, valued at over 90 million dollars in…