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  • Supreme Court Halts Saraki’s CCT Trial

    Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Thursday morning suspended further proceedings in the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The halting of the trial is to enable the court conclude on the appeal filed before the court by Saraki. The Senate President is facing trial at the CCT for allegedly […]
  • List of Ministers and Portfolios

      Abubakar Malami – Justice   Geoffrey Onyeama – Foreign Affairs   Khadija Abubakar Abba Ibrahim – State Minister of Foreign Affairs   Muhammad Dan Ali – Defence   Adamu Adamu – Education   Prof Anthony Onwuka – State Minister of Education   Kemi Adeosun – Finance   Okechukwu Enelama – Industry, Trade and Investment […]
  • Editorial: Ballooning National Assembly Committees – Wrong!

    If there was ever any doubt that greed rules in Nigeria, that the only reason many seek high offices is the material gain therein, the self-serving decision by lawmakers to increase the committees in the national assembly underscores the gluttony, impunity and insensitivity that has crept into public service. In the 360-member lower chamber, the […]
  • Buhari Appoints 18 New Perm Secs

    President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, approved the appointment eighteen new permanent secretaries and redeployment of eighteen others in the Federal Civil Service. The newly appointed perm secs are as follows: 1. Mrs. Ayotunde Adesugba 2. Alhaji Mahmoud Isa-Dutse 3. Mr. Taiwo Abidogun 4. Dr. Bukar Hassan 5. Mrs. Wakama Belema Asifieka 6. Mr. Jalal Ahmad Arabi […]
  • Buhari Retires 17 Permanent Secretaries

    President Mohammadu Buhari, Tuesday approved the retirement of 17 permanent Secretaries from the Federal Civil Service. The affected officials were briefed of the sack exercise at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Though no reason was given for the retirement, our checks shows that the exercise which takes effect immediately, is geared towards creating new loyalties […]
  • US Presidential Precinct Hails Jonathan As ‘Hero Of Democracy’

    Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Monday, arrived the United States as a guest of the Presidential Precinct, Challotsville Virginia. President Jonathan who was received by Francois Baird, Chairman of the Presidential Precinct Board, was accompanied by a delegation from the Nigerian Embassy in Washington. He was hosted at the Presidential Precinct for his role […]
  • Buhari Sacks EFCC  Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde

    President Mohammadu Buhari  on Monday sacked Ibrahim Larmode as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) He was immediately replaced with Ibrahim Magu, a senior staff of the Governance Unit of the Commission. A statement signed by Femi Adesina, said,”President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa Magu as the Acting Chairman […]
  • Nigerian Online Media Publishers Set to Launch Association

    The Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN), founded in May 2010 and duly registered at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by a discerning group of online publishing professionals who had the foresight to realize the issues affecting users and practitioners; as well as felt that the time had come […]
  • Nigeria Inching Closer to Oil Find In Chad Basin – Kachikwu

    Targets USD 20bn Investments Inflow into NNPC in 2016   The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has indicated that the country may well be on the verge of a significant oil find in the lake Chad area in North East Nigeria based on analysis of recent seismic 3D […]
  • Biafria: PDP Cautions Buhari, APC Of The Danger Ahead

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is deeply concerned about the unfolding political events and developments in the South East and South South of Nigeria. PDP also stated that it is not comfortable with the methods being applied by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government in handling of restive youths in the South […]
  • Buhari To Preside Over Inauguration Of New Ministers On Wednesday

    President Muhammadu Buhari will officially inaugurate a new Federal Executive Council on Wednesday, 11th November 2015. According to the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, before the commencement of the inaugural session of the council, the ministers-designate will take their oaths of office in the Council Chambers of the Presidential […]
  • NABG Backs CBN on Forex Restrictions, Defence of the Naira

    –Signs MoU with Dutch Agric Organisation Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG), the Agribusiness sector Operators platform, led by Mr. Sani Dangote, has thrown its weight behind the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s foreign exchange restriction policy as well as the refusal of Bank to devalue the naira as is being suggested by international finance institutions and […]