INEC, Police, DSS to Monitor Niger PDP State Congresses Today Following the crisis that trailed the Local government congress of the PDP In Niger state, owing to the disappearance of the electoral Commitee and subsequent declaration of false results. The National leadership of the People’s Democratic Party has decided to …
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PDP Reps Sue Malami, Mohammed, NBC Over New Broadcasting Code
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the House of Representatives have sued the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN; Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; and the National Broadcasting Commission over the 6th National Broadcast Code recently released by the National …
Read More »Why Buhari Released N2.3 Trillion Stimulus Package To Nigerians For COVID-19
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has revealed that the Federal Government’s N2.3 trillion stimulus package was designed to mitigate the shock, tackle the vulnerabilities, create and protect jobs, as well as rescue businesses and reposition the economy. The Vice President stated this in his keynote at the 61st annual conference …
Read More »433,000 Nigerians, Businesses To Get N50,000, N30,000 Each – FG
Tola Johnson, Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Micro Small and Medium and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs), says 100,000 small businesses will get N50,000 each. Newsextra24 reports that the gesture is part of COVID-19 economic stimulus. The presidential aide made the announcement at the inauguration of the Implementation of Survival Fund …
Read More »Petrol Price Hike, Water Resources Bills Test Senate’s Representation Role
Lawmakers Seek Open Debate On Contentious National Issues As it resumes from a two-month end of session recess on Tuesday, September 15, the Senate is under immense pressure to demonstrate its parliamentary role of representation, particularly on critical issues that pitch the Federal Government against the people. Agitations against the …
Read More »Isa Pantami: Nigeria’s Economy Will Be 21% Digital Driven By 2021
The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, has predicted that the Nigerian economy would be 21 per cent digital come 2021, because digitalisation is becoming the most adopted economy globally. The minister, while speaking at the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria’s (CIBN) 2020 Graduates’ Induction …
Read More »Osinbajo: Some Public Commentators Make Baseless Assertions
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday regretted that some public commentators make baseless assertions on the economy. He, therefore, stressed the need for academics to be more involved in conversations that would deepen public knowledge and understanding of the economy. According to a statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, the Vice …
Read More »Marafa: Crooks Within APC Want To Install Serving Governor As Buhari’s Successor
The political quagmire between the former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari and Senator Kabiru Marafa has taken a new twist as the latter has taken a swipe at the former, saying that Yari was misleading the All Progressives Congress, APC Caretaker Committee chaired by the Yobe State governor, Mai …
Read More »Chinedu Ikedieze ‘Aki’ Campaigns For APC In Edo
With 8 days to go to the Edo gubernatorial election in Edo state, the All progressive Congress and it candidate pastor Osagie Ize Iyamu had on Thursday September 10,2020 moved their ward to ward campaign to Egor local government area. The campaign took a very interesting turn when the APC …
Read More »Gana: Army Wants Ortom To Pay The N50M Bounty Placed On Terwase Agwaza
The Nigerian Army is pushing for the payment of the N50 million bounty placed on wanted terrorist gang leader Terwase Agwaza (a.k.a Gana) by Benue Governor Samuel Ortom. The request came barely 72 hours after Agwaza was killed by troops during an operation by Special Forces Command in Doma, Nasarawa …
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