Category: Politics

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra , Nnamdi Kanu , has said that despite being granted bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja where he is being prosecuted alongside others on charges of treasonable felony , he is still entitled to the $ 800 m compensation for his alleged unlawful arrest and detention in 2015. This is contained in his response to the motion filed by the Federal Government asking the Community Court of the Economic Community of West African States sitting in Abuja to dismiss…

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The Lagos State Government has commenced an extensive rehabilitation of major link roads across the State, including roads in and around the popular Ladipo market in continuation of its drive to ensure smooth flow of traffic in the area. Deputy Director, Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Sina Thorpe in a statement on Sunday, said the Government in realizing the economic value of Ladipo Street which is a 2.87km road that connects Agege motor road to Apapa Oshodi Expressway service lane at Toyota Bus stop, decided to rehabilitate and upgrade…

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Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has assured that pensioners and workers in the state’s public service will celebrate the coming end-of-the-year festivities with. smiles with the expected refund of the Paris Club excess deduction to the state. Ajimobi made the promise in his address during the Mawlid Nabiyy (celebration of Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (SAW) birthday) at the Government House Arcade, Agodi, Ibadan, on Friday. The Governor who said he was pained by the cash crunch that had made regular payment of salaries and pensions impossible, expressed optimism that the…

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The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Industry, Trade and Investment, Olajumoke Omoniyi Oduwole, has said it is not the federal government’s obligation to provide jobs for Nigerians. Oduwole made this known in Abuja while addressing newsmen yesterday. According to her, the role of the government was to create an enabling business environment for everybody to thrive. Rationalising why entrepreneurship studies was made compulsory in tertiary institutions, Oduwole said the government wanted to groom a generation of private sector participants because it is not the major driver of…

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The Federal Government has declared Friday as a public holiday to mark the Eid-El-Maulud celebration. Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau made the declaration on Wednesday in a statement by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Abubakar Magaji. He admonished all Muslim faithful and Nigerians to use the occasion to pray for peace, progress and unity of the nation. “The minister wishes Nigerians a happy Eid-El-Maulud celebration,” the statement said. Share on: WhatsApp

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The Senate on Wednesday, called on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to invite the Libyan Ambassador to Nigeria and discuss how to end the ongoing Libyan slave trade which allegedly involves the sale of Africans, some of them of Nigerian descent, as slaves. In a motion titled: “Urgent Need to Protect Nigerian Citizens from the Libya Slavery Auctions,” which was sponsored by Senator Baba Kaka Bashir Garbai, the Senate called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to use the opportunity of the ongoing European Union and African Union (EU-AU) Summit in Abidjan…

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Power, Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday refuted claims by many Nigerians that roads in the country are bad. He said that there are still good and bad parts which are caused by abuse and lack of maintenance. The minister, who made this claim in his keynote address at the United Nations-sponsored capacity building programme for the Federal Road Safety Corps in Abuja, explained that he made his observation after undertaking a tour of Nigerian roads. According to Fashola the problem of some of the roads was that…

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A former Vice-President of the World Bank and former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has said that male political leaders are to blame for the poor state of affairs in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. She also absolved women of any blame, saying they have had only a “marginal” role to play in the poor governance that has bedeviled the continent. She stressed the need to have more women at all levels of government and good representation at all arms of government — executive, legislature and judiciary. Ezekwesili,…

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The Federal Government has said that Nigerians must pay higher tariffs on electricity. Speaking at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday at the 6th Presidential Quarterly Business Forum for Private Sector Stakeholders, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo described payment of higher tariffs as inevitable. He said: “Listening to questions concerning lower tariffs, we must pay higher tariffs, these sorts of things are inevitable. What we are trying to do is not increase tariffs for now, but how we can ensure we clean up the entire value chain. I’m sure you…

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The Borno State Government has announced plans to convert the house of the former leader of Boko Haram sect, Mohammed Yusuf, to a museum. Yusuf, the leader and founder of the militant group, Boko Haram, was killed in 2009. Mohammed Bulama, Borno State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, disclosed this during the 9th National Council for Culture, Tourism and National Orientation held in Dutse, Jigawa State. The commissioner also revealed that the Sambisa Forest, which used to be the insurgents’ haven, will be turned to a tourist centre…

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