In the face of current national economic downturn, resulting in dwindling allocations to all tiers of government in the country, the need for every government to devise alternative and reliable means of meeting its obligations (both capital and recurrent expenditure) Read more
My attention was drawn on May 1st to an article Open University Back In the Dark Ages? published on the ongoing crisis at the National University of Nigeria written by a social commentator Ahmed Abdullahi as published in The Nation Read more
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has pledged the commitment of the Federal government to prioritise the welfare packages for the Chibok victims of Boko Haram insurgents and the humanitarian crisis in the North East generally. “When you speak of the budget Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari had warned Nigerians when he returned from nearly two months of medical treatment in London that he was likely to have go back. On Sunday night, he did just that. But if few were surprised at his Read more
Some of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped from their school’s hostel on April 14, 2014, by Boko Haram insurgents refused to leave their abductors Saturday when 82 of them were freed, a negotiator told Thomson Reuters Foundation. “Some girls refused to Read more
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