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President Muhammadu Buhari will be traveling out of Nigeria to Istanbul on Thursday to attend the third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit, hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Turkey. The theme of the Summit according to the organisers of the event is ‘‘Enhanced Partnership for Common Development and Prosperity’’ and the agenda includes…
Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has directed Council members on proper monitoring policies on National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) which achievement in two years has placed Nigeria’s Economy amongst the fastest growing in the world. Pantami gave the directive at the closing ceremony of the 9th Regular…
Senator Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that the party under his leadership will be driven by grassroots politicians that can deliver results at the polling units, in the Council Wards and Local Governments Areas and not big names. Ayu made this known on Wednesday in Otukpo while…
Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has said that posterity will be kind to president Muhammadu Buhari as regards his handling of the multifaceted challenges bedeviling the country. The minister said while it is hard to see the efforts and contributions of the president at the moment but that time will reveal that he is one…
In a fresh attempt to improve the welfare of Nigeria Police, the Federal Government has approved a 20 per cent increase in salaries for personnel of the Nigeria Police Force. Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, disclosed this to State House Correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by…
The Lagos State Government is set to implement the enforcement of a monthly tenancy on property occupancy from next year. Lagos State Governor, Mr.Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Tuesday during the commissioning of 744 home units at LagosHOMS Sangotedo Housing Scheme Phase 1 in Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area(LCDA) of the state. Sanwo-Olu who…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have struck along the Kaduna-Zaria highway killing a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rilwanu Aminu Gadagau, and abducted many others. It was gathered that the incident happened on Monday night, and that the lawmaker’s body was recovered from a nearby bush where it was dumped. The Clerk,…
Decisive actions of the Nigerian authorities in shielding Air Peace, the country’s flag carrier in United Arab Emirates underscore the national principle that protecting Nigeria and its interests should indeed be the primary responsibility of the government in any diplomatic relationship. *** The tumultuous aviation scuffle between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has…
The Senate on Tuesday agreed to change the Senate Standing Rules 2015, and approved a simple majority for the election of presiding officers. The changes to the rules followed the consideration of a motion sponsored by the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Business, Senator Suleiman Sadiq Umar (Kwara North), and the Vice Chairman…
Nigeria will keep pledges made to the ECOWAS Parliament, and to the sub-regional body at large, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The president disclosed this on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja, while receiving a team from ECOWAS Parliament, led by the Speaker, Dr Sidie Mohammed Tunis, and was contained in a statement signed by…
