…Recession, result of over-bloated public sector – PDP …Reels out recovery remedy options …We could have avoided recession if Buhari had reduced cost of governance By Dirisu Yakubu THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, to accept responsibility for the […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday said that Nigeria must act now, by taking necessary, and painful actions including adjustment to the proposed 2021 budget, to exit another recession the country has entered.

Proposes 15 per cent tax on luxury goods By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja Former Nigeria’s Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to delist all non essential line items from the proposed 2021 budget as a means saving costs as the country enters another phase of recession. Atiku who gave the counsel in […]

By Omeiza Ajayi Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar and Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state have been nominated for the 2020 Global Good Governance Ambassadors award for their contributions to nation-building, peace advocacy and entrepreneurship. President and Continental Coordinator of the organisation, Amb. Temisan Louis said the award recognises individuals “who have contributed immensely to […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Thursday mourned the death of ex-Ghanaian President, Jerry Rawlings. Rawlings was said to have died of covid-19 related complications at the age of 73. Describing his as African giant, the former vice-president said that “Rawlings tenure as leader […]