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Prof. Akintunde Ibitayo Akinwande, nominated for the Chairmanship of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says he will honour an invitation for screening by the Nigerian Senate after clearing with his current employer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), U S A. In a letter, dated 26th October, 2016, to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on […]

​The Federal Government says it will leverage on the power of Information and Communication Technology to constantly engage Nigerians on the policies and programmes of the present administration.  ​The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Mrs. Ayo Adesugba stated this in Asaba, Delta State on Thursday at the ongoing 46th meeting of the National Council on Information (NCI) with […]Read More

President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Presidential Committee on North East Initiative (PCNEI). The committee will oversee the restoration of the displaced people in the North Eastern part of the country.  The committee will be under the supervision of General Theophilus Danjuma (rtd). Speaking at the inauguration on Wednesday, the president urged the committee to […]

Senator Ali Modu Sheriff  faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has threatened to sue the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) if it fails to enforce the judgment of Justice Okon Abang of Federal High Court, Abuja, which recognised Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim as the party’s candidate for the 26th November governorship election in Ondo State. Prof. […]

Despite its earlier proposal to amend the Act establishing the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the Nigerian Senate has suspended the idea to allow for adequate consultation with experts. A statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by spokesperson of JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said the Chairman, Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education, Aliyu Wamakko, represented by […]Read More

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-renewal of Dr  Yemi Kale’s tenure as the Statistician General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), for another term of five years. He was first appointed in August 2011 for an initial five-year term. Before assuming office, he was the Special […]

The Federal Government would sustain its over N6trillion national budget in the 2017 appropriation bill, expected to be submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari, after the consideration and subsequent approval of the pending 2017—2019 Medium Term Expenditure Framework, (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) by the National Assembly. This was communicated by the minister of Finance, […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leadership has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari has conceived another plans to hook their detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement signed by their spokesman, Emma Powerful, IPOB drew the attention of the world to the appointment of Justice Binta Nyako, whom they accused of being Buhari’s sister, to […]

Former President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan has said in London that the allegation on his former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, that he  stole$2.2 billion as being accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was unfounded. Goodluck Jonathan said this while responding to questions after his lecture on Youth Entrepreneurship at the […]

Reuben Abati, a former presidential spokesperson to President Jonathan,  has been arrested. Mr. Abati, was arrested on Monday and is expected to spend the night at the   anti graft agency.  Abati is at this time  being interrogated over allegation of collecting about N100 million from the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki,(Rtd) part of […]Read More

The Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum and governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has asid that whichever administration is in power is responsible for taking care of the country. He said therefore that the All Progressives Congress is responsible for Nigeria’s woes. Giving the explanation on Monday, the Imo State Governor said although some […]

The factional governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Ondo State, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, over the Ondo State governorship election. Ibrahim said an INEC staff whose name he failed to disclose, demanded a bribe of […]