The Senate on Tuesday confirmed receipt of President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter informing it of his trip to the United Kingdom on a “medical follow-up’’. President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, read the letter, dated May 5, 2017, at plenary Read more
The Bank of Industry (BOI) has said that the N9.08 billion injected into agriculture in the Southeastern part of the country was in line with Federal Government’s food programme for the country. The bank’s Managing Director, Kabiru Mohammed said the Read more
The chairman of Capital Oil and Gas limited, Andy Ubah has described his arrest by the Department of State Services as a complete attempt to blackmail him. The oil magnate said the claim by the DSS that he was involved Read more
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has assured Nigerians of the availability of passport booklets at all its passport issuing centres in the country. The NIS spokesperson, Mr Sunday James, gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja. James acknowledged that NIS Read more
The Lagos State Government has ordered Vehicle Inspection Officers to leave Lagos roads. It was gathered that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode handed down the directive as a result of public complaints. Sources in the Ambode-led administration also said the removal of Read more
Confucius – that renowned Chinese sage of many catchphrases – was, no doubt, high as a kite when he said: “Roads were made for journeys, not destinations”. The idea here is not that he snuck and took some opiate to Read more
All appears set for the conduct of this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) as the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday directed candidates to check for their examination centres with effect from tomorrow on its website. Head of Read more
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain the Inspector-General of Police, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Services (DSS) from conducting a search on his Read more
A faction of Nigeria’s main opposition People’s Democratic Party led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi Sunday criticised the prisoner swap deal that led to the release of another 82 Chibok girls on Saturday. The Nigerian government said in a statement that Read more
Mr Taidi Jonathan, former Chairman, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Minna chapter, on Monday said the release of the 82 Chibok school girls demonstrated the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari to the welfare of all Nigerians. Taidi said in an interview Read more