President Muhammadu Buhari congratulated the winner of the Saturday Edo State governorship election, Godwin Obaseki, and urged him to show grace and humility in victory.
The President commended the election process in Edo State which led to Obaseki's victory as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
This was coming...
By Sanmi Obasa
From the statement of the inspector general of police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, SARS will come back very soon in another name. Meaning there will be a change in nomenclature, but police extortion and brutality remain intact; because it serves many purposes for the system or the state/government,...
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has again called on the Nigerian youth to call off their protest and engage government in a meaningful dialogue to find amicable solutions to their demands.
Governor Abiodun who made the call when he hosted representatives of students of higher institutions in the State...
The Honourable Minister, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON, says that the ministry is committed to harmonizing the Niger Delta Regional Development Master Plan with the Niger Delta Action Plan to produce one regional road map for development in Nigeria’s oil-rich region.
Akpabio, who spoke at the...
Funds are not a challenge – Rotimi Amaechi
Borrowing for infrastructure is not bad – Lai Mohammed
Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has assured that the delay in the competition of the $1.6 billion Lagos-Ibadan rail project was not due to a challenge of fund.
According to a statement...
The Electricity Meter Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (EMMAN) says President Muhammadu Buhari's approval of one year deferment of the 35 percent import adjustment tax (levy) imposed on fully built unit (FBU) electricity meters HS Code 9028.30.00.00 under the 2019 fiscal policy measures for the implementation of Economic Community of...
Senator Amosun mourns Buruji Kashamu
The Senator representing Ogun Central District at the Red Chamber, Senator Ibikunle AMOSUN, CON FCA has expressed sadness over the death, today, of a leading politician and stakeholder of Ogun State extraction, Senator Buruji Kashamu, aged 62.
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended about 12 senior officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, P.M News reports.
The notice of suspension was communicated to the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Mohammed Umar, on Tuesday night by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation.
The suspension of...
By Tobiloba Kolawole
The Federal Government has been advised to decentralize Lagos ports in order to achieve efficiency in the sector and solve the perennial gridlock on the Apapa-Oshodi expressway, which continues to cripple economic activities and make life difficult for residents of the...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has said his State is the worst affected by terrorism occasioned by Boko Haram attacks, which has left many citizens still in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps.
The Governor stated this on Thursday while inaugurating the Tukur Buratai Institute for War and Peace built as...