Mainagate latest: Hands off, shut up; Presidency tells Obla-Obono
AS the controversy surrounding the recall of wanted ex-chairman of the Presidential Task Team on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina rages, the Presidency has directed Chairman of the Presidential Special Panel on the Recovery of Public Property, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, to hands off activities of the panel.
Let Itsekiri leaders cede Warri-North chairmanship to Ijaw —Egbema-Ijaw
Egbema-Ijaw people of Warri North Local Government Area, Delta State, have urged Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to prevail on the leadership of Itsekiri ethnic nationality in the area, especially his predecessor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and lawmaker, Mr. Michael Diden, to concede the chairmanship of the council to the Ijaw.
Time of abundance at the corner — FG
LAGOS—The Federal Government has commended Nigerians for their perseverance in the face of challenges during the last economic recession as it, weekend, said the time of abundance was at the corner.
Is the 2017 budget also another sandcastle? – Henry Boyo
The 2018 Appropriation bill will be laid before the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday 7th November 2017. However, the above title, which was published in December 2016, was this writers’ overview of the proposed 2017 budget. Please read on.
Lack of unity, cohesion Nigeria’s major challenges —Abdulsalami
FOMER Military Head of State, General Abdullsalami Abubakar has said the major challenge facing Nigeria as a nation now is national unity and cohesion.
Billions spent on dredging River Niger haven’t yielded no fruits — Boss Mustapha
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Gida Mustapha granted the interview below as Managing Directors of the National Inland Waterways Authority , NIWA , well ahead of his new appointment .
Two feared dead as police, Islamic Movement clash in Kano
Islamic Movement in Nigeria says two unidentified members of the sect were killed by mobile policemen in Kano during Arbaeen annual trek Sunday
How we conceived, processed, passed NEDC — Speaker Dogara
To accelerate the holistic rebuilding of Boko Haram ravaged North East region of Nigeria, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara sponsored a Bill which eventually saw to the creation of North East Development Commission, NEDC. On October 25, 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the Bill, making it now, a legal entity.
Thanks Minister Audu Ogbeh for the yam initiative –1 – Dele Sobowale
Thanks Minister Audu Ogbeh for the yam initiative –1
9 insurance companies owe N25bn legacy pension funds to PTAD
NINE life insurance companies are yet to transfer a total of N25 billion legacy pension funds belonging to Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), the Executive Secretary of PTAD, Mrs. Sharon Ikeazor has said.
Buhari should avoid a bloated cabinet
IT is rather perturbing that President Muhammadu Buhari is caving in to pressure from his political party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, to expand the size of his government as the march to the 2019 electoral season gathers momentum with the various political parties raring to go.
