The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been criticised by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), for fixing its orientation camp during the month of Ramadan. The NYSC management announced a new date for the 2016 Batch A, Stream II orientation course, but MURIC has described the decision to open the camp at this period as […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said Contractors who executed federal government’s road projects over the past three years were not paid for their job. Speaking at the town hall meeting “Buharimeter” in Abuja, Thursday, Mr. Fashola said the contractors had, nonetheless, continued to work with the present administration based on […]
Continue ReadingThe Teslim Balogun Stadium will on Friday, June 10, 2016 host the finals of the GTBank-Lagos State Principals Cup; the biggest grassroots soccer competition in West Africa. Now in its 7th year, this season’s finals promises to be an exhilarating encounter between two teams as they stake their claim as ultimate champions of the prestigious […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking at the townhall meeting “Buharimetre”, Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, showed his soft side, stating the only “sin” he has committed against Nigerians is talking too much in the buildup to the 2015 general elections. The minister then went on to speak on the achievements of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. “Long […]
Continue ReadingNIGERIA- President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a letter containing the names of 47 ambassadorial nominees, to the Nigerin Senate. The names were read on the floor of the upper legislative chamber by Senate President Bukola Saraki on Thursday. According to Saraki, Buhari asked that the senate approve the list at the shortest time possible. “I have […]
Continue ReadingThe federal government of Nigeria has begun the process of fulfilling its campaign promise of recruiting 500,000 teachers across the country, as part of its social investment programme. The information was released from the office of Laolu Akande, spokesman of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. It was stated that […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), to fast-track the release of their capital budgets to quickly reflate the economy.The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, announced this to State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja. […]
Continue ReadingThe National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said that the telecommunications sector contributed N1.41billion to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2016 in real terms. This is contained in the“ Nigerian Telecommunications (Service) Sector Report for the 1st Quarter of 2016’’ posted on the NBS website. According the report, the N1.41 […]
Continue ReadingAs the federal government struggles with the menace of the Niger Delta Avengers, a new militant group, Ultimate Warriors of Niger Delta, has emerged with a threat to continue to attack oil and gas facilities across the Niger Delta region unless the Nigerian government agrees to award 60 per cent oil blocs to the people of the […]
Continue ReadingDanladi Umar, chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), on Wednesday, said that he was only joking when he said that Decree 2 should be brought back to deal with erring journalists. Umar said this through Ibraheem Alhassan, spokesman of the CCT, in a statement. Decree 2, a repressive law against the press, was […]
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