archiveMay 2018

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday said that no federal university should charge tuition fees, as it is against the law to so do. The Minister of State for Education, Anthony Anwuka, made this known while  briefing the media after the cabinet meeting presided over by Vice President...

The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, made the position of the senators on the IGP known After 50 minutes closed door session, the Senate on Wednesday declared the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, as enemy of democracy. The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, made the position of...

  *Number of Nigerian taxpayers increases by 5 million in 12 months “In reality, we shouldn’t have to debate this at all; tax compliance and good governance should exist side-by-side as the head and tail of the social contract that binds – or should bind – citizens and governments anywhere...

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development and governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Kayode Fayemi, has denied media reports that he stormed out of a meeting of the party’s South West leaders with Ekiti State governorship aspirants in Abuja on Tuesday. In a statement in Abuja...

Former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari's media advisers, saying they are doing more damage than good to the President's public image. Reacting on her Twitter handle on Wednesday, Ezekwesili lamented that Garba Shehu and Femi Adesina, Buhari’s two spokesmen, had been dishing out lies...

The Federal Government has said it has come up with four key reforms to address the challenges of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Hajiya Aisha Abubakar, disclosed this during the inauguration of the National Power Programme for...

  Heritage Bank Plc has said it is committed to the sustenance, growth and development of Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The bank, according to its Divisional Head of Corporate Communications, Mr. Fela Ibidapo, in its determination to deliver on this promise, is currently funding various agricultural projects in several states of...

Senate dissolves into closed door session to act on IGP’s snub The Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, for the third time in two weeks, has shunned the summons by the Senate to brief it on the killings across the country, and the maltreatment of Senator Dino Melaye...

Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has emerged the World’s Most Powerful Person according to the 2018 Forbes The World’s 75 Most Powerful People ranking released on Tuesday. Under his administration, China’s Congress amended its constitution in March, broadening Xi’s influence and eliminating term limits, thereby giving him life presidency. This is...

  Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has expressed sadness over the demise of foremost businessman and Kano based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Isiyaku Rabiu who died at the age of 90 years. In a condolence message, the Speaker described the deceased as a great industrialist who...