archiveMay 2018

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his administration would not disappoint Nigerians, saying everything possible was being done to ameliorate their hardship. Buhari stated this during an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally in Dutse as part of activities of his two day working visit to Jigawa. He said that...

  The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has warned that striking Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) have no constitutional right to harass other health workers not on strike or lock government facilities. The warning was contained in a statement issued by Oshundun Olajide, Deputy Director, Media and Public Relations...

Presidential aspirant, Prof Kingsley Muoghalu, has said that he was running against President Muhammadu Buhari, using his Buhari’s records, and that he was sure of victory. Muoghalu who was in Awka on Tuesday for the inauguration of the Kingsley Moghalu Support Organisation (KIMSO) said winning Buhari would be an easy...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria’s economy under his watch has taken a turn for the better and therefore urged Nigerians to remain optimistic, assuring everyone that the future of the country is bright. According to a statement on Tuesday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,...

  A coalition of Plateau Youths on Monday called on security agencies to effect the arrest of Yakubu Jang, son of embattled former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah David Jang for allegedly mobilising cultist to disrupt the trial of his father and a cashier, Yusuf Gyang Pam, by the Economic...

  *Urges more effective international collaboration at Commonwealth regional conference   The cost of corruption, therefore, imposes on all African countries and governments a moral obligation to fight it with vigour and political will, by strengthening all institutions and systems involved in law enforcement, as well as in promoting a...

  Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) continued a downward trend on Monday with investors losing N124 billion as against the expectations of rebound for this week. Market analysts had given the hope the market outlook for this week will be positive despite the sell-off last week, but...

  Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and members of the government team on  Monday met at the Presidential Villa on employment initiatives. The Vice President who is Chairman of the federal government Economic Management Team, EMT. Though members of team refused to speak to journalists after the meeting, it was gathered...

    The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, (HoS) Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, has reached out to multilateral and development agencies to aid the Project Management Teams (PMTs) towards implementing the 2017-2020 Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implantation Plan (FCSSIP). The agencies comprise Department for International Development (DFID), United...

The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja announced that $320 million stolen funds by late military dictator, Sani Abacha, would be spent on the Conditional Cash Transfer scheme of the administration to support the poor. Declaring open the 8th Commonwealth Conference of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa, Mr Buhari, represented by...