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President Buhari urges senators-elect not to toe the path of 8th Senate
President Muhammadu Buhari has frowned at some actions and decisions of the 8th National Assembly, saying such activities remain regrettable.
President Buhari: Federal government to review Bismarck Rewane’s panel report on minimum wage
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday received the report of the Presidential Technical Advisory Committee on the implementation of the New Minimum Wage (PTAC) and said the government would begin work on it immediately.
President Buhari: My second term will be guided by inclusiveness
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja assured his administration will in the next four years pursue inclusive and transparent policies that will guarantee security and economic safety of every citizen.
Governor Sani Bello: Atiku Abubakar has no reason to challenge President Buhari’s victory in...
Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello, has said that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has no reason to go court because the February 23 presidential election was free and fair enough not to have warranted any challenge.
Governor Yari: Zamfara bandits better equipped than security forces
Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, yesterday in Abuja said bandits terrorising the state were more equipped than the entire security forces deployed to combat their activities.
Governor Yari rules out dialogue with bandits, insists they are deceitful
Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, has kicked against dialoguing with bandits who have been attacking states in North West, describing them as deceitful.
Security chiefs meet President Buhari behind closed-door
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presided over routine national security meeting with service chiefs and heads of security agencies in attendance.
Governor Lalong: I am not afraid of rerun
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau says he is not jittery over the March 23 Governorship Election Re-run in the state.
Governor Obiano threatens to sack nonperforming political appointees
The Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano, has challenged his political appointees to brace up for better performance or risk being sack.
Bauchi elections: Governor Abubakar heads to court over INEC’s decision to resume collation of...
Bauchi State Governor Mohammed Abubakar has disclosed he is heading to court to challenge the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision to resume collation of results in the state ahead of supplementary elections declared in six states.
Governor Yari: How APC won Zamfara elections in 24 hours
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State has attributed the successes recorded by the All Progressives Congress during the February 23 and March 9 general elections in the state despite the party’s crisis to “divine intervention”.
SGF Boss Mustapha urges presidential inauguration committee to deliver on mandate
Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has urged members of the 2019 Inter-Ministerial Presidential Inauguration Committee to deliver on their mandate of a successful swearing in.
HIV: Aisha Buhari urges regular testing to prevent mother-to-child transmission
The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has urged women in Nigeria to conduct regular HIV and AIDS tests to guard against Mother-to-Child transmission of the disease.
Bauchi elections: They’re after my life – returning officer
Mrs. Dominion Anosike, the returning officer for Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, in the gubernatorial election, has written to Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), requesting to appear before the electoral body at its headquarters in Abuja.
President Buhari correcting terrible mismanagement
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the government is doing its best to correct and reverse the “terrible mismanagement’’ the country had experienced.
Federal government bans use of Boeing 737 Max 8 airliner in Nigeria
The Federal Government of Nigeria has banned the use of Boeing 737 Max 8 by any airline operator in Nigeria.
President Buhari names 2019 presidential inauguration committee
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of the 2019 Presidential Inauguration Committee.
President Buhari: My second term will be peaceful, prosperous
Barely a week after President Muhammadu Buhari said his next tenure would be tough, the president yesterday toned down his language, saying his next four years would rather be peaceful and prosperous.
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Nigerian Army, youths play football match in Yobe
Troops of 159 battalion, Nigerian Army, Geidam in Yobe state on Tuesday evening played a football match with youths from the host community to foster understanding in order to defeat the activities of Boko Haram insurgency in Geidam and other parts of Lake Chad.
Federal government flags off 2019 school census
The Federal Government has flagged of the 2018/2019 annual school census (ASC) for schools in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
AFCON: Super Eagles to play two more friendlies in June
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will play two friendlies in the next FIFA free window in June in preparation for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
Pound rebounds above $1.32 on Brexit deal hopes
Sterling rallied above $1.32 on Tuesday on fresh hope that British Prime Minister Theresa May would avoid a chaotic no-deal Brexit, while global stock markets recovered.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘minor thigh injury’ confirmed by Juventus
Cristiano Ronaldo suffered a "minor thigh injury" in Portugal's Euro 2020 qualifier against Serbia on Monday, Juventus have confirmed.
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Moji Adeyeye commends NAFDAC staff as agency clocks 25
Prof. Moji Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, has commended the staff of the agency for living up to expectation in its 25 years of existence.
Federal government flags off 2019 school census
The Federal Government has flagged of the 2018/2019 annual school census (ASC) for schools in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Didier Deschamps not worried about latest Kingsley Coman injury
Didier Deschamps has backed Kingsley Coman to bounce back from his latest injury setback after the Bayern Munich winger was ruled out of France's Euro 2020 qualifier with Iceland.
EFCC nabs 12 crew members, vessel for illegal oil bunkering
A team of operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, led by the Uyo Zonal Head, Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol, has arrested 12 crew members and illegally bunkered diesel, (Automotive Gas Oil AGO), which were arrested by the Nigerian Navy.
Ninth Senate: Leave Bukola Saraki out of your jostle for Senate presidency – PDP...
The Senate Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party has called on their counterparts in the All Progressives Congress to stop dragging the name of the incumbent Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, into the schemes and plots by Senators-elect of the ruling party over who and who gets elected into the leadership of the Ninth Senate.