Category: Nigeria

20 other Nigerians on death row, another 12 sentenced The Federal Government on Tuesday faulted the execution of a Nigerian woman on Monday by Saudi Arabia authorities for alleged drug related offenses. The Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry said that two Pakistani men, a Yemeni man and a Nigerian woman were executed on Monday for drug […]

Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, announced at Tuesday’s plenary that the Senate would do all it could to pass the 2019 budget proposed last year by President Muhammadu Buhari on April 16. He directed all committees that were yet to submit their budget defence reports to the appropriation committee to do that in the next […]

By Banji Ayoola President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former Chief of General Staff, CGS, and Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council, who also served as a former Ogun State Military Governor, Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya, retired, on his 75th birthday. Diya, who would turn 75 on Wednesday, as CGS, was second in command in […]

The Federal Government is partnering the Republic of India on space research, peaceful use of atomic energy and biotechnology in the country. Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, stated yesterday in Abuja, when the High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, Abhay Thakur, paid him a visit, that the partnership would improve the relationship […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, said the appointment of principal officers of the National Assembly must be free from marginalisation along religious lines. The group’s call is coming ahead of the inauguration of the ninth Assembly. It stressed that the placement of officers must be done in the interest of equity, justice and fair […]

By Banji Ayoola Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has bemoaned what he called failure of leadership, declaring that Nigeria would not move forward, “if we continue the way we are.”  From Porter To Millionaire In 3 Months!From Porter To Millionaire In 3 Months! Speaking passionately of the Nigeria project to which he is committed till death, […]

The Pan-Yoruba Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has asked Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to stop blaming proponents of restructuring; but should instead find the courage to face the Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency, who it described as the only “region” stonewalling its realisation in the country. It added that this was even in spite of the […]

Nigerians expect 100 percent better performance from President Muhammadu Buhari in his second term in office. The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN delivered this message to the President on Friday at the State House, Abuja during a congratulatory visit of its leadership to the President. CAN President, Rev Samson Ayokunle, who spoke with State House […]

“The legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but can not do, at all, or cannot, so well do, for themselves in their separate, and individual capacities” is how Abraham Lincoln wrote in one of his collected works, Fragment on Government. Lincoln does not […]

The sum of N619.857 billion has been distributed among the Federal Government, 36 states and 774 Local Government Councils. as federal allocation for the month of February 2019. This was contained in a communiqué issued by the Technical Sub -Committee of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) at the end of its February meeting in […]