Category: Nigeria

Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore after he was released by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja…yesterday.  Photo: Philip Ojisua • Decision forced, damage control, say lawyers• HURIWA wants Malami stripped of SAN• CAN, ACF hail move, demand others’ freedom Belated. Face-saving. These were the words used to capture President Muhammadu Buhari’s release of […]

Nigeria’s main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has warned that the furious invasion of the sanctity of the Federal High Court by the Department of State Services (DSS) further confirms that the Country, under the Buhari Presidency, is finally sliding into a frightening dictatorship. The Party in a statement through its spokesman, Mr. Kola […]

A coalition of 47 organisations has urged African countries contemplating fake news and hate speech laws including Nigeria, Ethiopia, Cameroon and The Gambia to drop policies and legislations that could affect their citizen’s freedom of opinion and expression. “We hereby call on the respective policy-making institutions and agencies in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gambia, Nigeria, and other […]

The World Bank has pledged its support towards assisting Nigeria to increase its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to address poverty and service delivery by government. Its Country Director in Nigeria, Mr Shubham Chaudhuri, made the pledge at the opening of a Peer Learning Event organised by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) on Tuesday in Abuja. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday evening arrived Sochi, Russia, ahead of Russia – Africa Economic Forum fixed for between October 23 and 25. State House correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) monitoring the presidential trip reports that presidential aircraft conveying the president and some members of his entourage landed at Sochi International Airport […]

Being full text of the 2020 Budget Speech, tagged ‘Budget of Sustaining Growth and Job Creation’, delivered by President Muhammadu BuhariAt the Joint Session of Nigeria’s National Assembly, Abuja on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 1. I will start by asking you to pardon my voice. As you can hear, I have a cold as a […]

Being President Muhammadu Buhari’s remarks at the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja on Monday, October 7, 2019 I am delighted to join you this morning at the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit. Since 1993, public and private sector leaders have used this platform to deliberate on key issues of national development. 2. I commend and […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that the peaceful conduct of the 2019 general elections was clear proof that Nigeria`s democracy was maturing. He stated this in Abuja while declaring open the 25th Nigeria Economic Summit (NES) with the theme: ‘‘Nigeria 2050: Shifting Gears’’ He added that the resort to the rule of law by […]

Nigeria has instructed her lawyers to appeal against the payment of $200 million conditional deposit for the granting of the stay of execution in the $9.6 billion award in favour of Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID). Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, noted that government had changed […]