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President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his commitment to creating more jobs, with particular focus on enabling the private sector, targeting more youthful population by streamlining priority on agriculture, arts, entertainment. Buhari stated this at a Presidential Conference with the Participants of Senior Executive Course 42 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies at […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says N9.45bn was corruptly demanded, offered and paid as bribe in Nigeria’s justice sector between 2018 and 2020. This was contained in a report entitled, ‘Nigeria Corruption Index: Report of a pilot survey’, carried out by the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria, the research and training […]
A tertiary institution in the United State of America, the East Carolina University (ECU), has appointed the governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje, as a visiting full professor of e-governance and international affairs. The announcement was reportedly confirmed to journalists in Kano on Tuesday by Abba Anwar, spokesperson to Mr Ganduje. Mr. Ganduje was said […]
Deputy President of the Senate Ovie Omo-Agege has said Nigerians should not engage in wishful thinking that the 9th National Assembly will deliver new constitution because it lacks the mandate to do so. Omo-Agege said this when he hosted members of Alliance of Nigerian Patriots in Abuja according to a statement by his media aide […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, directed the release of mass transit buses to ease the transportation challenges Nigerians are facing. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President spoke at the virtual unveiling of the National Gas Expansion Programme and National Auto-gas Roll-out Initiative at the Presidential […]
The House of Representatives has taken a resolution to invite President Muhammadu Buhari for explanation on the escalating security situation in the country. This is coming on the heels of the killing of over 43 rice farmers in Zarbamari village, Borno State over the weekend. The motion moved by Hon. Ahmadu Jaha from Borno State […]
One of the survivors of the recent attack on farmers in Borno state has alleged that the villagers alerted the military about an imminent attack but “nothing was done”. Authorities have confirmed at least 45 farmers were murdered by members of the Boko Haram sect in Zamarmari area. The UN had initially placed the number […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday launch the National Gas Expansion Programme(NGEP) in Abuja. This was revealed in a statement signed by Garba Muhammed, the Special Adviser on Media, Office of the Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. As part of the event, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva will on behalf […]
No fewer than six persons have been killed in fresh attacks in Jemma local government of Kaduna State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday Morning in Ungwan Bido Village. Speaking on behalf of the government of Kaduna State, the commissioner for internal security and Home Affairs stated that the attack follows […]
Mele Kyari, the group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says the corporation deliberately shut down the nation’s refineries because they no longer make sense to be operated. NAN reports that the GMD was speaking when he appeared before the house of representatives committee on petroleum (upstream) on Thursday in Abuja. He […]
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