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The recent request from President Buhari for legislative authorization for an external borrowing of almost $30bn is a sharp reminder that history truly moves in circles and that human memories are short.  It should be recalled that Africa’s debt overhang was partly blamed for why the1980s and the 1990s were regarded as lost decades for […]

The House of Representatives has increased the N180bn virement sought for by President Muhammadu Buhari to fund critical recurrent and capital items by N28bn, taking it to N208.821bn. The president had written the National Assembly on 26th October, seeking the approval of the legislature to vire N180.8bn from the funds appropriated for special intervention in […]

The Federal Government on Wednesday stated that the present recession in the country would not allow it to meet one of the demands of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities union for earned allowance running into N284bn. Although the federal government said it has met eight out of the seven demands of the striking […]

Chairman of the defunct Air Nigeria airline, Jimoh Ibrahim has reacted to the judgement of the appeal court in Abuja, which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove his name as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State.‎ Ibrahim in a statement shortly after the judgment […]

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has appointed the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade as Commissioner for Finance. The redeployment was made immediately after the State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. This was communicated  in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Habib Aruna and he is expected […]

The current economic crisis, an exposé on the predicted disabilities and inhuman dispositions of neo liberal policies, especially its role in developing economies just as it is in all sectors, seem to be one that will ignite, if it has not already ignited a revolt that will sure upturn global fortunes for the better. Not […]

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the controversial Federal High Court, Abuja judge, Okon Abang as a disgrace to the judiciary, calling on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to “save the judiciary from this disgrace called Okon Abang by showing him the way out of the bench.” Governor Fayose, in his reaction to […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 arraigned the quartet of Colonel Nicholas Ashinze, a former special assistant to the embattled former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki; an Austrian, Wolfgang Reinl; Edidiong Idiong and Sagir D. Mohammed before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja on a […]

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday at the Akintola Williams Annual Lecture took a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian Army and the National Assembly. Mr. Obasanjo, who until now was seen as an ardent supporter of the incumbent President,  lashed out at Buhari  for constantly lumping the country’s three previous democratic administrations together and then accusing […]Read More

Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the Kano State Governor, has on Wednesday signed the State’s Kidnapping, Abduction and Forced Labour bill into law. The Director General of Media and Publicity to the Governor, Malam Salihu Tanko Yakasai disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday. According to the statement  the law became necessary in view of the spate […]

Justice Ibrahim Saulawa panel of the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday set aside Justice Abang`s ruling which replaced Eyitayo Jegede with Jimoh Ibrahim in the forth coming Ondo governorship elections. Justice Saulawa ruled that former attorney  general of Ondo State, “Eyitayo Jegede should replace Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim as the PDP governorship candidate. (Detials […]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an order-restoring jurisdiction to the Court of Appeal, Abuja, to determine all appeals arising from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), leadership dispute. Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, led three other justices of the court to arrive at the decision. The Appeal Court had on 18th […]