The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on Thursday said the Muhammadu Buhari administration was in support of jacking up the retirement age for teachers from 60 to 65 years. The minister made this known at a public hearing on the need to insulate teachers from the retirement age for public servants organised by the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian political parties on Tuesday signed a peace accord committing to a peaceful poll in 2019. Although some key candidates were absent at the event, which held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, others including President Muhammad Buhari, signed. There are 91 registered political parties in the country, but it was not immediately clear how […]
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The Federal Government says though it is the constitutional right of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo to support a candidate for an election, his endorsement, however, does not guarantee victory. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who spoke on behalf of the government on Monday in Abuja, said Obasanjo’s candidate for the […]
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The Federal Executive Council(FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Abuja has approved the 2019 Executive Budget Proposals. Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, who briefed State House correspondents after the extraordinary FEC, said the proposals would be sent to the National Assembly. The minister, however, did not […]
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Ejike Mbaka, spiritual head of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), says Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi, his running mate, might “end in shame” with the way they are going. The Catholic priest said this after Obi failed to make donations at the ministry’s 2018 harvest and bazaar […]
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The President of Nigeriam Muhammadu Buhari, has broken his silence on the allegation that he had died and one Jubril from Sudan had been impersonating him. The rumour first surfaced when the president returned to the country after spending three months in the UK, treating an undisclosed ailment. Supporters of the president had dismissed it, […]
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has told President Muhammadu Buhari that he is ready for a debate with him ahead of the 2019 elections. Mr. Abubakar told Buhari this on Thursday at the inauguration of the party’s presidential campaign council in Abuja. He also said he is dedicated […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an enhanced salary structure for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and given assurance that his administration will continue paying attention to the welfare and operational needs of the force. Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement on Monday, said the president confirmed the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari weekend said that education is the key element to the nation’s industrialization and development. He made the remark at the 44th convocation ceremony of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), also noted that there is a great disconnect between education and industry in Nigeria, adding that the difference between industrialized economy and non-industrialized economy […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the service chiefs and inspector-general of police because of the spate of attacks on Nigerian troops by Boko Haram insurgents. Over 100 soldiers are believed to have been killed in the most recent attack in Metele, Borno state. It was gathered from a reliable source that Buhari met with […]
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