President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, yesterday declared that even amid the various challenges facing Nigeria, the nation’s economy is still on the path of recovery. He expressed optimism that Nigerian economy is being steered on the path of growth despite the prevailing challenges. Lawan who spoke at theContinue Reading
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said one of Nigeria’s main priorities presently is getting the COVID-19 vaccine. According to him, this is a matter of utmost concern to the Buhari administration. Osinbajo said this on Thursday, at the opening session of the virtual edition of the Paris Peace Forum. OsinbajoContinue Reading
The Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) has again increased the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol. A litre has been jerked up to N155.17 per litre from N147.67. PPMC is subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The new ex-depot price was contained in an internal memoContinue Reading
Former President of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, is dead. He passed away on Thursday at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. Born on June 22, 1947, the former military leader ruled from 1981 to 2001. Rawlings led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as the elected President. HeContinue Reading
The sustained campaign by the media against electoral violence assisted in ensuring a peaceful atmosphere during the Edo and Ondo governorship polls, the Independent National Electoral Commission, said on Wednesday. According to the commission, the media contributed positively and played vital roles in the successful conduct of the elections. TheContinue Reading
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has issued a warning to President Muhammadu Buhari over his refusal to order a referendum. Kanu warned that Nigerians would consider order options to ensure secession, if Buhari refused to conduct a referendum. In a series of tweets, the IPOBContinue Reading
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has confirmed the appointment of Abisola Olusanya as the substantive Commissioner for Agriculture. This was contained in a circular on Wednesday by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. Olusanya was first appointed into the State Executive Council on August 20, 2019 as a Special AdviserContinue Reading
Ikedi Ohakim, former governor of Imo state, was arraigned before a federal capital territory (FCT) high court on Wednesday on a three-count charge bordering on criminal defamation filed against him by the inspector-general of police. According to the police, in May 2019, Ohakim allegedly “gave false information against one ChinyereContinue Reading
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, mourned a former governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, describing him as “a voice for the voiceless.” Buhari’s position on the deceased was contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, titled, ‘PresidentContinue Reading
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouk yesterday insisted that 35 state governors, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), received COVID-19 palliatives except Rivers State. Farouk stated this when she appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to defendContinue Reading
