archiveAugust 20, 2019

The two-day Presidential Retreat hosted by President Muhammadu Buhari came to an end on Tuesday, with a charge from the President to the ministers-designate to rise to the challenging responsibilities of ministerial office. A statement from the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina in...

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it recorded 271,112 complaints from Jan. 2015 till July 2019 from which 95 per cent has been successfully resolved. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta revealed this on Tuesday at the opening of the 2nd edition of Conference...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has approved replacements for heads of Federal Government agencies that were recently appointed as ministers. A statement by the president’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday, said Sen. Basheer Garba Mohammed was appointed Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons....

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has commended the police operatives for their painstaking efforts in the re-arrest of Taraba notorious kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Wadume. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba, disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement in Abuja. He said Wadume...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market indices shed 0.21 per cent due to loses in some blue chip stocks on Tuesday despite improved market breadth as the All-Share Index (ASI) lost 57.27 points or 0.21 per cent to 27,058.62 against 27,115.89 posted on Monday. Also, the market capitalisation dipped N28...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday told ministers-designate and other presidential appointees that there is a collective responsibility to improve the welfare of majority of Nigerians. Buhari gave this charge on Tuesday at the closing ceremony of the Presidential Retreat for Ministers-Designate, Presidential Aides and other top government functionaries at...

President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed the reappointment of Mr. Afolabi Imoukhuede as the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Job Creation with immediate effect. This was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and addressed to Imoukhuede. Imoukhuede will...

Mr Hamisu Wadume, a suspected kidnap kingpin in Taraba State, has implicated Nigerian soldiers in his deadly escape two weeks ago. Wadume was re-arrested on Monday night and taken to the Force Headquarters on Tuesday afternoon, where he had been making statements to the police. The suspect was first arrested...

  Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assigned portfolios to his appointed cabinet members. The appointees, who would serve as commissioners and special advisers, were also inaugurated on Tuesday at the State Secretariat in Alausa, Ikeja. See full list of commissioners and special advisers: Commissioners Commissioner for Finance -Mr Rabiu...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the February 23 election, Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday said there was no cause for any alarm on the verdict of the Supreme Court to strike out his appeal to inspect the central server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)....