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President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday approved the appointment of Dr. Faisal Shuaib as the Executive Secretary of National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).  Dr. Shuaib, a medical doctor and public health specialist, is currently a Senior Program Officer (Africa) for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) at Seattle, USA. At the BMGF, Dr. Shuaib […]

….Remits over $608m as Royalty, Petroleum Profit Tax in 2016  The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, the upstream subsidiary Company of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has provided clarification on the reported non-remittance of some crude oil revenue to the Federation Account. In a presentation to the Senate Ad hoc Committee on the recovery […]

The Senate has on Wednesday requested for the roll back of the Federal Government policy banning importation of cars through land borders. The ban took effect from 1st January,  2017. The lawmakers  who criticised the policy during the plenary on Wednesday, said that the policy will lead to a loss of revenue. The also described […]

The National Assembly has on Wednesday in Abuja confirmed Mr Anthony Ayine as the new Auditor-General of the Federation despite the petitions against him. His confirmation followed  the presentation of the report of his screening by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Sen. Andy Uba at plenary. Ayine’s confirmation was done after deliberation on […]

The National Executive Committee of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has on Wednesday commenced a three-day warning strike to protest  “anti-labour practices” in the oil and gas sector. This was announced by the President of NUPENG, Mr. Achese Igwe, when he spoke with journalists immediately after a meeting of the NEC […]

The Former Leader of the Senate, Ali Ndume has decried the way in which he was removed as leader, saying it could be anybody next. Relying on a point of order at plenary on Wednesday, Ndume in a thank you message said that his removal while he went to pray had given him grave concerns. […]

Nigerian DSS In its determined counter-terrorism efforts to consolidate on the gains it has made in the sustenance of offensive against identified criminal gangs, kidnap syndicates and terrorist elements across the country, the Department of State Services (DSS) has recorded major successes which have further degraded the capability of these elements to operate in the […]

At the instance of President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia, the High Level ECOWAS mediation mission led by Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has pushed forward its visit to Banjul, the capital of Gambia, to Friday. In accepting to postpone the visit earlier planned to take place on Wednesday, President Buhari, who is mediating alongside Mr. John Mahama, […]Read More

The Senate on Tuesday,  summoned the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to appear before it within two days over the planned shutdown of Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja for six weeks. The summon followsa motion sponsored by Chairman, Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, and co-sponsored by five other senators. The Senate […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to his alleged involvement in the Malabu oil scandal.  Jonathan’s reaction was contained in a statement issued by Ikechukwu Eze,  Media Adviser to Dr. Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday. Eze said: “Our attention has been drawn to news reports published mostly by online media which suggested through innuendo, rather than […]Read More

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the sack of the Executive Secretary of the Financial Regulatory Council (FRC) of Nigeria, Mr. Jim Obazee, in connection with the implementation of the controversial Corporate Governance Code 2016 as an afterthought and cover-up to stem the tide of negative public reactions to the implementation of the […]

Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, is on admission at the National Hospital Abuja. This was communicated by his lawyer, Mr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), who told the trial judge, Justice Okon Abang while giving reasons for the absence of Metuh from court, on Tuesday in Abuja. The embattled National Publicity […]