Hopes fading for Buhari’s govt, unless…
EARLY last year, in the run-up to the 2015 general elections, this writer argued in two newspaper articles that Nigerians should vote for then presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari and against Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and the then-ruling PDP. I pointed to the massive systemic corruption in the Jonathan government and how this was seriously impeding economic growth and miring the hapless citizens in poverty.
Militants execute Canadian hostage
Militants in the southern Philippines on Monday executed a Canadian hostage after ransom was not paid, officials said.
WAEC assures examiners of safety during marking of 2016 examination scripts
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Monday assured its over 120,000 examiners of their safety in all the 80 marking centres spread across the country. Mr Damianus Ojijeogu, the Head, Public Affairs of WAEC, gave the assurance in an interview with tnewsmen in Lagos.
NIS boss gives passport offices 48hrs to clear backlog of applications
The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS),Muhammad Babandede, has given all Passport Control Officers (PCOs) nationwide 48 hours to clear all backlog of passport applications.
Buhari has not allocated any oil bloc – Kachikwu
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, has clarified that President Muhammadu Buhari has not allocated oil blocs to any individual since he came into office.
The minister made the clarification on Monday in Uyo at the South-South region Town Hall Meeting organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture.
Be patient with Buhari, Yusuf urges Nigerians
The Senator representing Taraba Central, Mr Yusuf Yusuf, has urged Nigerians to exercise patience and cooperate with the Federal Government as it made effort to revamp the nation’s ailing economy. Yusuf told newsmen in Abuja on Monday that he was not unmindful of the challenges currently faced by Nigerians, but expressed optimism that the present administration would deliver on its mandate.
