archiveAugust 2019

  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)....

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Tuesday confirmed the re-arrest of a notorious kidnapper from Taraba State, Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume. Wadume was re-arrested from his hideout in Hotoro area of Kano State, following intelligence alert. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba disclosed that the wanted...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene decreased to N316.03 in July from N316.43 in June. The bureau said this in its “National Household Kerosene Price Watch (July 2019)’’ obtained from its website on Tuesday in Abuja. The...

  President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan (middle) discussing with former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu (left) and former Minister of Labour, Senator Chris Ngige, during a solidarity visit by the Senate President to Ekweremadu, on Monday, 19th August, following the incident that happened in Nuremberg, Germany, at...

  The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that Stanbic IBTC will reward the top 30 candidates in the last Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) with scholarship worth N15 million. The all-inclusive scholarship will include best male and female students, best visually-impaired candidates in the 36 states of...

The Director General of the National Youths Service Scheme (NYSC) Brigadier- General S. Ibrahim, on Tuesday in Katsina ordered State Coordinators, nationwide to strictly enforce relevant extant rules that regulates the movement of corps members both on inter and intrastate and local government boundaries, as part of measures to stem...