Tom Marino, a US congressman wrote a letter to John Kerry, US secretary of state, alleging infractions on some principles as well as local and international regulations and conventions by the current administration. In response, the Federal Government of Nigeria, says Marino is “out of tune with reality’’ for asking his country to withhold security support […]
Continue ReadingSenator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi west senatorial district, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against failure and the shame it could bring, urging him to shake up his cabinet and dismiss three top government officials. The outspoken lawmaker says he is scared of being stoned by his constituents as a result of the alleged failure of […]
Continue ReadingThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a statement on Sunday, said the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan saw recession coming since 2011 and started taking steps to tackle it, but was frustrated by some individuals.Dayo Adeyeye, spokesman of the PDP caretaker committee, make the declaration while responding to the allegations by Mohammed Baduru, governor of Jigawa […]
Continue ReadingSenator representing Kaduna-Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has warned the Federal Government to put in place short-term measures to cushion the effect of the current economic crisis on the Nigerian masses or watch the people perish before the promised reforms are completed. Mr. Shehu Sani was particularly critical of the fact that President Muhammadu Buhari does […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the call for resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the economy downturn of the country, is “preposterous”.The minister stated this on Friday in Abuja at a forum with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Mohammed said “it is very […]
Continue ReadingThe caretaker committee chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi, says rather than play politics, all hands must be on deck to salvage the economy. Makarfi spoke with journalists in Kaduna on Thursday and explained that if the economy was bad it was the political class that would be blamed as a whole. He […]
Continue ReadingIn the face of economic recession, the Buhari administration has revived the e-wallet system for fertiliser allocation and distribution, just a year after suspending it.Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture, made the announcement after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting, saying the policy would however be modified to address the challenges that made it unsustainable. The […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari in Osogbo on Thursday said he was committed to the implementation of the positive agenda he promised Nigerians in the change mantra. Buhari said this during his official visit to Osogbo to inaugurate the 3,000-capacity Osogbo High School, which was part of activities to mark the 25th anniversary of the state. The […]
Continue ReadingThe outspoken Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has called on President Mohammadu Buhari to listen to the cries of Nigerians, listen to suggestions, rather than seeing those with different opinions as threats.“The reality our President must face now is that there is too much hunger in the land, Nigerians are hungry, they are suffering […]
Continue ReadingThe Presidency has listed the gains of President Muhammadu Buhari’s participation in the just concluded Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) to include the billions of dollar to be injected into African economies by Japan.A statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to […]
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