President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ayodeji Gbeleyi as the Chairman, Board of Directors of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. His appointment was confirmed in a statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. Ayodeji is a chartered accountant and an associate of the Chartered Institute…

President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the newly integrated Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC), on the need to be committed, accountable and transparent in order to ensure strict compliance with Corporate Governance principles. Buhari made this known on Friday at the State House, Abuja, while inaugurating the Board, chaired by Margery Okadigbo. The President…

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to work with Mali within the requirements of the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS). Buhari disclosed this on Thursday, when he received a Special Envoy from Col. Assimi Goita, the transitional president of Mali. The team led by Col. Abdoulaye, Mali’s minister of territorial administration and decentralization,…

Some unknown gunmen have abducted three Chinese workers while also killing two locals staffs in at a hydropower dam project in Zungeru in the Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger State. This was confirmed in a statement made available by the  police spokesperson in Niger state, Wasiu Abiodun, on Thursday. According to him, workers on…

Ten of eleven Olubadan-in-Council has today endorsed Dr Lekan Balogun, as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland. This was disclosed by the Osi of Ibadaland at a briefing of Kingmakers on Wednesday after the conclusion of their meeting. Ajibola said the kingmakers unanimously selected Dr. Balogun as the next Olubadan of Ibadan land. The council, however,…

President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerians to pay more attention to the relationship between the state and the local government, while squashing the continuous clamor by some Nigerians to create state police. The President made this known in an interview with channels television. He reacted to this amid continuous calls by citizens to create state…

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Tuesday confirmed the Federal Government’s readiness to deploy the Super Tucano fighter jets against bandits and terrorists in North. The AGF said the FG is working on publishing a judgment made by the court which ordered the governmnent to proscribe the Bandits…

President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) Benjamin Okaba has expressed displeasure over President Muhammadu Buhari’s continuous declarations that funds looted at the Niger Delta Development Commission will be recovered and those found culpable in the forensic audit report shall be punished. President Buhari on Thursday last week made the declaration again in his address…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on Nigerians, especially workers to gear up for total opposition against any hike in the pump prices of petrol and electricity tariff. The Union also directed its workers in Zamfara, Taraba, Benue, Kogi, Cross Rivers, Abia and Imo states to commence indefinite strikes over the new national minimum…

The President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmed Lawan has assured Nigerians that the Electoral Act amendment Bill and review of 1999 constitution will top the National Assembly’s agenda in the coming year. Lawan disclosed this on Friday in his New Year message to Nigerians, assuring Nigerians that the lawamakers would find a wayforward on the…