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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revers its plan to increase the prices of Internet data charges by service providers. It was gathered that the action of NCC followed Senate’s intervention. Earlier on Wednesday, Senate President Bukola Saraki, said: We are now debating the proposed NCC data price hike on the floor of Senate. Please […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Wednesday removed Mrs. Sally Mbanefo as the Director General of the Nigeria Tourism Development. Her removal was contained in a letter titled “Notification of de-secondment from the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation( NTDC)” and signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal on Sunday, November 27, […]

Over a year after his election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the manner in which Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has conducted the affairs of the state, in terms of governance and delivering the dividends of democracy, gives enough cause to worry about both his preparedness and capacity to deliver on […]

Sokoto State Government on Wednesday commenced the test running of its N3.8 billion Independent Power Project (IPP), whose contract was awarded in November, 2008. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that, the project has the installed capacity of a minimum of 30 megawatts and a maximum of 38 megawatts. The Chief Operating Officer of […]

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said the President Mohammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress (APC) federal government desire was to tax Nigerians to death, saying; “Nigerians must resist any attempt to impose new tax on them.” The governor described the federal government’s plan to increase the cost of data as wicked, adding that […]

Senate President Bukola Saraki on Wednesday announced the defection of Yele Omogunwa, a senator from Ondo south, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Until his defection, Omogunwa was the only PDP senator from Ondo State. Ajayi Boroffice, a senator from Ondo north, and Tayo Alasoadura, a senator from Ondo […]

The Senate on Tuesday, constituted an adhoc committee to investigate Nigerian Customs Service, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and other revenue generating agencies of government over alleged non-remittance of billions in revenue. This followed a motion tagged “”Urgent Need to Investigate Revenue Generation agencies for Non Remittance of Generated Revenue” and sponsored by Sen. Solomon […]

The House of Representatives has called on the Petroleum Products Prices Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) to review the current price template for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) with a view to reducing the price to N70.  The Reps made the call after adopting a motion sponsored by Abubakar Fulata titled “Urgent Need to Review the Petroleum Price […]

The Nigerian government has launched a campaign to protect the girl child. The campaign was launched on Tuesday by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. He explained that all departments and agencies will be made to ensure compliance as the country has set a 2030 target to totally end child marriage. The campaign, which is launched alongside […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) has said that it’s Anchor Borrowers Programme for the promotion of Agriculture has positioned Nigeria to begin exportation of rice by 2017.  The apex bank made the revelation on Tuesday in Yenegoa, Bayelsa. The Anchor Borrowers Programme of the CBN and the Presidential Committee on Rice Production launched in […]

The Zamfara State Governor, Abduaziz Yari has on Tuesday met behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari regarding current outbreak of banditry in the state which has left scores of people dead. Earlier the governor had in a  broadcast on Monday said 155 persons had been killed by bandits in less than a month in […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said his administration will heavily utilize talents and skills of local engineers to rebuild ailing infrastructure across the country, describing the engineers as ‘‘competent and cost effective.’’ Speaking at an investiture ceremony by the Nigerian Academy of Engineers (NAE) at the State House, President Buhari said the well-trained and […]