Official election campaigns begin as Britain dissolves parliament
Campaigning in Britain’s general election officially began on Wednesday after the dissolution of parliament, with the ruling Conservatives urging voters to back Prime Minister Theresa May’s “strong and stable leadership” through Brexit.
FG to set up Implementation Taskforce on Economic Recovery Plan
The Federal Government is set to establish a taskforce on the implementation of key objectives of its recently launched Economic Growth and Recovery Plan EGRP.
Nigeria can’t produce 45m mosquito nets — NMEP
The National Malaria Elimination Programme, NMEP, has expressed worry over inability of Nigerian manufacturers to meet up with the pre-qualification test required to supply over 45 million Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets, LLINs, to be distributed locally.
We must respect the separation of powers under our constitution – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, in Abuja, decried the unsuccessful prosecution of high-profile corruption cases in Nigeria.
Nnamani Reform Committee recommends unbundling of INEC
Ahead of the 2019 general election, the Dr. Ken Nnamani-led Constitution and Electoral Reform Committee, CERC, has recommended the unbundling of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Grass-cutting contract: Senate c’ttee’s final report indicts Babachir Lawal
ABUJA— THE Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the North-East, yesterday, laid its final report, which indicted suspended Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF, David Babachir Lawal
