The request of Buhari was approved after Clifford Ordia, chairman of the committee on local and foreign debts, presented a report during the plenary session on Thursday. The loans are provided for under the 2018-2020 external borrowing plan of the federal government. The president made this request in May alongsideContinue Reading
Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba on Thursday emerged the new Deputy Minority Whip of the Senate. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read a letter appointing Danbaba to the position on the floor of the Senate. The letter was signed by the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Tsuari. DanbabaContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in five new Permanent Secretaries at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday. The swearing-in took place shortly before the commencement of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). NAN reports that the Permanent Secretaries include Ibrahim Yusuf from Katsina State, Olusesan Adebiyi (Ekiti), MaryanneContinue Reading
After days of speculations, the House of Representatives on Wednesday received report of the Committee on Electoral Matters on a bill to amend the Electoral Act. Some alleged salient details of the report have been in the public space for over one week, forcing leadership of the House to insistContinue Reading
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has decried the negative effect of the economy, which has made it almost impossible to tax eligible Nigerians. Okowa spoke yesterday with journalists after a meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House in Abuja. He said although his administration is doingContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday said that Nigeria loses $26.3 billion annually to maritime crimes annually. He spoke at the commissioning ceremony of a maritime surveillance project, Falcon Eye Alignment, at the Naval Headquarters in Abuja.The president’s disclosure came as the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, said theContinue Reading
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has announced a meeting between members of the parliament and the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), scheduled for this evening. Gbajabiamila urged all members to assemble at the car park by 7 pm, from where they would be conveyed toContinue Reading
The Senate has confirmed five Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nominees. The Upper house confirmed Prof. Muhammad Sani Kallah, (Katsina), Prof. Kunle Ajayi (Ekiti), Saidu Ahmad (Jigawa), Dr Baba Bila (North-East) and Prof. Abdullahi Zuru (North-West), declining the confirmation of Lauretta Onochie, an aide of President Muhammadu Buhari. The confirmationContinue Reading
The Senate on Tuesday said the nomination of Lauretta Onochie, an aide to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was rejected because of her partisanship and breach of federal character principle. Onochie’s nomination had attracted condemnation from a large section of Nigerians who argue that she is too partisanContinue Reading
The Senate Committee on Basic Education has said it will pursue the amendment of the law establishing the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to enable it limit the age of candidates writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, to 16 years and above. Vice Chairman of the committee, SenatorContinue Reading
