President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sent 2016 budget proposal of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and 36 other agencies to the Senate for consideration.The letter accompanying the budget, which was read by President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, at plenary, indicated that the agencies’ budgets were in line with […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, on Tuesday said Nigeria is losing about N127billion which is 0.8 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP), to cybercrime yearly. Mr. Shittu said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the opening of the 26th National Conference and Exhibition of the Nigeria Computer Society. According to him, […]
Continue ReadingSenator representing Lagos Central, Oluremi Tinubu, in letters dated July 18, told Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Chief John Oyegun that Senator Dino Melaye threatened to assault her during the Senate’s July 12 Executive Session, noting that Melaye remains a danger to her and the Senate. “The totality […]
Continue ReadingThe executive committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), in a swift reaction to Paul Le Guen’s statement on Twitter, has denied the appointment of the Frenchman as technical adviser of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The executive committee said it only “recommended” Le Guen to the board of the federation. After Le Guen negatively rejected […]
Continue ReadingA socio-political organisation in the South-West of Nigeria, Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG), has condemned in strong terms, the abduction of the Oniba of Iba, Oba Goriola Oseni, and two other residents of Iba, which occurred on Saturday, in Iba local council development area of Lagos state. The chairman of the group, Olawale Oshun, in a […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday in Benin, released a list of 19 political parties that would participate in the Sept. 10 governorship election in Edo. The list signed by INEC’s Head of Legal Services, Mr Mathew Ugwuocha, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) also contained the names of […]
Continue ReadingDuring the weekend, the minister for youths and sports, Solomon Dalung, talked about his meeting with the leadership of the Niger Delta Avengers, in Oporoza, Gbaramatu Kingdom of Delta state, where he also met with stakeholders in the community. The minister said the militants gave him a sealed letter to hand over to President Muhammadu […]
Continue ReadingThe Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Monday recommended Frenchman Paul Le Guen to the federation’s Executive Committee as the new Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser. Paul Bassey, a member of the committee, told newsmen after their meeting in Abuja that the committee also recommended Salisu Yusuf, the team’s interim coach, as Le […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said he does not know what the Nigeria Maritime and Security Agency (NIMASA) actually does, stating that when the agency is audited, he will know what it does. The minister made the audit plan known on Monday in Abuja while receiving the ministerial committee on NIMASA for restructuring […]
Continue ReadingThere was pandemonium in Bokkos local government area of Plateau state on Monday, following the killing of Lawrence Agaie, the Saf Ron-Kuelere and paramount ruler of the town. Also killed were the traditional ruler’s police orderly, Sunday Wuyah, his wife, as well as his son, Shagari. NAN quoted a source as saying that the monarch was […]
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