Vice-President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo says the approval of N5.8 billion emergency food intervention fund for the north-east was within his constitutional authority. The house of representatives had indicted the governing board of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) chaired by Osinbajo over what it described as an “illegal approval”. In a statement released on […]
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Presidency has described as unbelievable and unfortunate that attack on TraderMoni scheme which is designed to assist traders. The presidency said that the attack on the programmes was an attack on the hardworking petty traders and Nigerians in general. Mr Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the […]
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Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, says the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) and the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) are largesse dispensed for political goals. The SURE-P was created in 2012 during the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan while the NSIP was created by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to reduce unemployment. Sani alleged […]
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Ibikunle Amosun, governor of Ogun state, says he is not behind the interrogation of Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), by the Department of State Services (DSS). Recall that Oshiomhole was detained and quizzed by the DSS after some APC governors alleged that he received bribes during the party’s primary elections. […]
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The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday announced minor changes in the leadership of four standing committees. By this development, Sen. Lawal Gumau (APC-Bauchi), who was elected into the Senate in August, is now the Chairman of the Committee on Federal Character. Gumau took over from Sen. Tijani Kaura (APC-Zamfara North), who has […]
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Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the federal government has saved over N17 billion from foreign trips, sitting allowances and souvenirs. Mohammed disclosed this at a forum organised by NAN in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the present administration introduced an efficiency unit in the ministry of finance to ensure that the resources […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the attestation and confirmation of result issued to President Muhammadu Buhari by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC). The opposition party described the document as fake in a statement on Sunday, two days after WAEC Registrar, Dr Iyi Uwadiae, presented the document to the President at the Presidential […]
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The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) says it is less likely for President Muhammadu Buhari to be defeated in the 2019 election. The organaisation said this in a report it released on the forthcoming general election. USIP said the report is based on its interactions with Nigerians from different sectors. The report, which analysed […]
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Ibikunle Amosun, governor of Ogun state, in a statement by Adedayo Adeneye, the state commissioner for information and strategy, accused Adams Oshiomhole, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of planning to hijack the state government. Amosun fell out with the party’s national working committee (NWC) after it chose Dapo Abiodun as the state’s gubernatorial candidate. […]
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Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has announced the decision of the party to conduct fresh congresses in Rivers state. Oshiomhole said this at a press briefing in Abuja on Friday. Citing the supreme court judgement on the congresses in the state, the chairman said in the case of Rivers, it […]
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