The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria (CoSAP) has called for an immediate investigation into the fire that gutted the Kogi Assembly Complex last week Monday in Lokoja. Mr Abubakar Sulaiman, Chairman of the CoSAPmade the call in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr Abdul Bura in Bauchi. Recall that on […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says the establishment of a National Carrier for Nigeria has reached 91 per cent completion and is expected to begin flight operations by Decemnber. The president gave the assurance at the third Ministerial Performance Review Retreat on Monday in Abuja. According to him, the feat is being boosted with the certification of […]
From Our Correspondents As campaign for the 2023 general elections thicken, presidential candidates of the two leading political parties, Bola Tinubu of APC and Atiku Abubakar of PDP literally throw jabs at each other in a show of strength before the Northern Leaders in Kaduna. At an interactive session with the Arewa Joint Committee on […]
From Our Correspondent Dr Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied allegations that he collected N1 billion from one of the party’s governors. Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, had on Friday in Port Harcourt alleged that chairman of he leading opposition party collected huge sum of money from […]
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Monday in Abuja, took oath of office as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), The NewsZenith reports. President Muhammadu Buhari sworn in the new CJN during a briefly ceremony before the start of the week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. Speaking to journalists after his swearing-in […]
A political support group, Nigerian Business Communities (NBC) for PDP Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has pledged it would begin to mobilise voters for the former vice president in the South West. The group made the pledge after its zonal meeting on Tuesday in Lagos. The convener […]
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured that his administration would break the shackle of poverty and destitution in Nigeria if elected in the 2023 general elections. Tinubu made the pledge during the inauguration of the Tinubu-Shettima Women Presidential Campaign Team at the State House Banquet […]
The PDP Governors’ Forum has congratulated its members who were conferred with the prestigious National Honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON), by President Muhammadu Buhari. This is contained in a statement by the forum’s Director–General, CID Maduabum, in Abuja on Tuesday. Maduabum named the members to include Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of […]
Budget of Fiscal Consolidation and Transition Delivered By: His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja. Friday, 7TH October 2022 PROTOCOLS: I am very pleased to be here today to present the 2023 Budget Proposals at this Joint Session of the National Assembly. This […]
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has called on Britain to recognise the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital and take serious measures against settlements. Ishtaye made the remarks during a meeting held in the West Bank city of Ramallah with Stephen Hickey, Director for the Middle East and North […]