archiveMay 2019

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari officially begins his second and final term on Wednesday following his re-election in February. Despite his large winning margin, the next four years won’t be easy for the 76-year-old former general. Here are some of the key issues he’ll face while at the helm of Africa’s...

President Muhammadu Buhari will today, Monday, May 27, 2019 feature in a special interview on the network service of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) at 10 pm. This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and publicity, Femi Adesina. He said: “All television stations and other...

Coca-Cola has been ranked as the fourth most admired brand in Africa’s Best 100 Brands Awards. Camilla Osborne, Head of Communications, Southern and East Africa made the disclosure on Monday. Osborne said that Coca-Cola was the only food and beverage brand ranked in the top five most admired brands in...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja signed the 2019 Appropriation Bill of N8.92 trillion into law. The president had submitted the 2019 budget of N8.83trillion to the Senate but was increased by about N10 billion by the Upper House, bringing the amount to N8.92 trillion. The News Agency...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on well-meaning Nigerians to caution the Federal Government to honour its agreement with the union to forestall further industrial crisis in the nation’s tertiary education sector. The union’s President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi made the call in an interview with the News...

Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has called for tracking of constituency projects to achieve targets as this would help the country to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Owasanoye told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday, that constituency...

The Vicar of All Saints Anglican Church, Ilaro, Ven. Stephen Olamilekan Abiodun, on Sunday advised the Governor-elect in Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, to avoid the pitfalls of the out-going Governor Ibikunle Amosun, in order to stand out from the rest and excel in office. Ven. Abiodun urged Abiodun to...

President Muhammadu Buhari will Monday meet the 19 northern state governors in Abuja over the prevailing insecurity in the region with a view to proffering solution to the protracted problem. The Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong, who disclosed this on Sunday...

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm that the South West geo-political zone of the country is under the siege alleging that the Fulani herdsmen now terrorise the people of the six states of the zone without any aid from the Federal Government. To this end, the party...

The wife of President Muhammadu Buhari , Aisha Buhari, on Saturday decried the failure of the implementation Federal Governments' Social Investment Programmes (SIP) in the northern part of the country. Speaking during an interactive program for women at the State House in Abuja, she lamented the inability of women in...