Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria has the kind of president it needs at this time. He said this when he received Pastor W. F. Kumuyi, the General Overseer of the Deeper Christian Life Church, who paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja on Friday. Osinbajo described President Muhammadu Buhari as “honest, straightforward and operating […]
Continue ReadingThe Super Eagles of Nigeria were on Friday placed alongside Algeria, Cameroon and Zambia in Group B for the Africa Zone Qualification Round 3 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. This was the outcome of the draw held at the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt. The News Agency of […]
Continue ReadingAll Progressives Congress (APC) senators have expressed shock over the decision of its Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) colleagues to withdraw their support for President Muhammadu Buhari. Reacting at a press briefing on Thursday, the APC senators defended Buhari-led government, denying the allegation that PDP members are the main targets of the anti-graft war. “We are […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking on Wednesday while addressing State House Staff who gathered at the forecourt of the presidential Villa, Abuja to formally welcome him back from his vacation from London, President Muhammadu Buhari, gave highlight of the journey so far and noted that agriculture which used to be the mainstay of the country was the only alternative […]
Continue ReadingBy Reuben Abati “Have you eaten today? If not, let me show you this new restaurant. Good food, the service girls specially attractive, the Madam herself is quite friendly.” “What are you proposing: the food, the service girls or the Madam? Sorry to disappoint you, I am fasting.” “When did you become a Muslim?” “Is […]
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 ReadingThe Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, on blowing up a crude oil pipeline belonging to Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, in the early hours today, tweeted: “This is to inform the general public that we are not negotiating with any Committee. If Federal Government is discussing with any group they’re doing that on their own” It said […]
Continue ReadingThe National President, National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD), Dr Muhammad Askira, said the association will start a nationwide strike on Thursday, June 9. Making the announcement before newsmen in Kano on Tuesday, Askira noted that the decision was taken at the ordinary general meeting of the National Executive Council of the association held […]
Continue ReadingThe Senate has pledged its commitment to expeditiously pass the Bill for an Act to Establish National Poverty Eradication Commission to tackle the high rate of poverty in the country. President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki said this at the public hearing of Joint Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social welfare, and Committee on […]
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