Herdsmen, Bandits: Reps Summon Buhari Over Spate Of Killings
The House of Representatives has asked President
Muhammadu Buhari to appear before it and address Nigerians on the spate of
insecurity across the country.The Lower Chamber...
Zamfara Monarchs Allege Air Strikes Killing Innocent Villagers
The Zamfara State Council of Chiefs has said that
many innocent villagers have been killed in misdirected air strikes by the
military in the ongoing fight...
2019: Election Tribunal Receives 18 Petitions In Kaduna
The Chairman, National and State Assembly Election
Petitions Tribunal in Kaduna State, Justice A. H. Suleiman, says the tribunal
has received eighteen petitions from candidates not...
Fuel: Finance Minister Says FG Thinking Gradual Removal Of Subsidy
The Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed says the
Federal Government is looking into ways for gradual removal of fuel subsidy as
part of strategy to boost...
Rivers Guber Poll: Victory For PDP As Supreme Court Dismisses APC’S,...
The end of the road for the All Progressives
Congress, APC in the 2019 general elections in Rivers State came as the Supreme
Court dismissed the...
Chibok Abduction 5th Anniversary: UNICEF Seeks More Protection Of Children’s Rights
The United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Mohamed Fall has called for
the protection of children rights against violence and other form...
Illicit Drugs: Presidential Committee Urges Ports Stakeholders To Block Importation
The Presidential Advisory Committee on the
Elimination of Drugs Abuse has urged maritime agencies and other ports
stakeholders to support the Federal Government in eradicating importation...
Healthcare: U.S.-Based Medical Group To Revamp Nigeria’s System
A multi-billion-dollar healthcare system in the
United States, Montefiore Health System, has expressed readiness to help find a
lasting solution to Nigeria’s healthcare problem.The group’s President...
Statistical System: Stakeholders Urge FG To Develop Environmental Action Plan
Stakeholders participating in a Two-Day Global
Environmental Facility, GEF National Dialogue have call on the Federal
Government to develop a National Environmental Action Plan and put...
U-17 AFCON: Golden Eaglets Off To Tanzania
The Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets flew to Tanzania to take part in the 13th Africa Under-17 Cup of Nations, AFCON taking place in that country,...
Sudan: Government Sources Say Al-Bashir Steps Down As President
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has stepped down and consultations are under way to form a transitional council to run the country.
The Minister of Production...
Attacks: Masari Laments Bandits Taken Over Parts Of Katsina
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina told the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu that bandits and kidnappers have taken over parts of the state.
Masari,...
Maritime: Government To End Cabotage Waivers, Eyes Ship Production In 2024
The Federal Government has begun plan to end granting of Cabotage waivers nationwide. This followed a five-year plan launched in Lagos to see...
Minimum Wage: Labour Demands Buhari Sign Bill Now
Organised labour under the aegis of Trade Union Side of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council has urged President Buhari to assent to...
Insecurity: Arewa Consultative Forum Bot Sets Agenda For FG
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF met to fashion out ways in which the Federal Government could tackle rising challenges to the nation’s life.
The meeting,...
Health Care: Federal Government Insures 48 Tertiary Institutions
The Federal Ministry of Health has provided insurance cover for forty-eight tertiary health institutions, towards protecting the facilities and diagnostic equipment for optimal health-care...
Insurgency: Air Force Chief Says FG’s Commitment Yielding Results
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, says the Federal Government’s commitment to adequately equip the military is yielding the desired results.
Abubakar...
Terrorism: IOM Aids North East Communities With Water, Infrastructure
The United Nations, UN International Organisation for Migration says it is supporting some communities in war-ravaged North-East Nigeria with water and other basic infrastructure,...
Bills: Senate To Override Buhari’s Veto On Constitution Alterations, Income Tax
The Senate has resolved to override President Buhari’s veto on the Constitution, 1999 Bill, 2018 and the Industrial Development, Income Tax Relief, Amendment Bill,...
Banditry: NASS Approves N10bn Intervention For Zamfara Displaced Persons
The Senate has proposed that a ten billion naira intervention be made part of the 2019 Budget to assist persons displaced by banditry in...
