The ECOWAS Parliament has called on Liberia to reconsider aspects of its constitutional review where proposals have been made to make the country a Christian state. Members made the call following the presentation of Liberia’s country report at the parliament’s ongoing 2016 first ordinary session in Abuja on Friday. Members noted that the aspect of […]
Continue ReadingThe national executive committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the source of funds used for APC presidential campaign in 2015. The PDP in its resolution on Tuesday described the probe of its members by the Buhari government as selective and an attempt to silence the […]
Continue ReadingBabatunde Adejumo, president of the National Industrial Court has ordered the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to suspend its planned strike.Ruling on an exparte application filed by Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Adejumo ordered the Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress to stand-down until the hearing and determination of the exparte motion. He […]
Continue ReadingThe Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has described the recent boast by the governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would win the entire South-South States in 2019 as “dim-witted wishful thinking.” The party in a statement signed by its spokesman, Senibo Chris Finebone said “the […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s crude oil production has declined massively from an average of 2.2 million barrels per day last year to about 1.4 million barrels per day due to increased vandalism of crude oil pipelines by vandals. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, said on Monday while appearing before a special session of the […]
Continue ReadingA Lagos lawmaker, Mr Segun Olulade, on Sunday urged the organised labour to dialogue with the Federal Government rather than engage in industrial action over the increase in the pump price of petrol. Olulade, the Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health, gave the advice in a statement signed by him in Lagos. […]
Continue ReadingThe Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff, on Sunday, apologised to aggrieved leaders of the party over statements credited to him by his aides. Speaking at a media briefing in Jalingo, he said: “As a well cultured and astute politician, I would never make any comment that would ridicule the […]
Continue ReadingAhmed Kaita, an All Progressives Congress member of the House of Representatives, has identified policy paths that can be taken by the government to cushion the effects of the new petrol price of N145. In an interview with newsmen, he identified the three paths of intervention as spending on infrastructure, food pricing, and direct social […]
Continue ReadingBarely a week after he became governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello approved for himself a total of N260 million as security votes, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today. Mr. Bello, who is currently Nigeria’s youngest governor, was sworn into office at an elaborate ceremony on January 27 after his party, the All Progressives Congress, […]
Continue ReadingGlobal anti-corruption network, Transparency International, has come to the defence of Nigeria and Afghanistan which the United Kingdom Prime Minister, David Cameron, described as ‘fantastically corrupt’ countries.In a statement titled, ‘Transparency International responds to Cameron comments regarding Nigeria, Afghanistan and UK Summit’, the organisation said Nigeria was sincerely fighting corruption and the UK anti-corruption summit […]
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