PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said as far his administration’s ongoing anti-corruption fight was concerned, the nation’s judiciary remained his major headache. He said the fight against corruption in Nigeria could only be effectively tackled with the strong support of the judiciary. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. […]
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FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan says he is proud of the foundation he laid for the present progress the Nigerian Army is recording against the Boko Haram sect. He said the military equipment purchased during his administration is still being used to prosecute the terror war, adding that no new equipment has been bought since he […]
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has said he is yet to be convinced that Nigerians will benefit from an official devaluation of the Nigeria Naira. He spoke on Wednesday at an interactive meeting with Nigerians living in Nairobi, Kenya. President Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, maintained that […]
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Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has challenged the Federal Government to do more than just talking about bringing the Halliburton and Siemens corruption scandals culprits to book, stating that President Muhammadu Buhari should disabuse the minds of Nigerians who believe that his fight against corruption is selective. Governor Fayose, who commended the Federal Government […]
Read More EKITI State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has said he will never leave the Peoples Democratic Party for any other party despite the crisis within the PDP. Fayose said this in Osogbo on Tuesday when he visited Governor Rauf Aregbesola at the Government House, Osogbo in company with about 50 dignitaries including the Speaker of the […]
Read More PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari leave Abuja today on a three-day state visit to Kenya. A statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Frmi Adesina, said Buhari on arrival in Kenya will join his host, President Uhuru Kenyatta and other dignitaries at a memorial service for Kenyan soldiers killed by More>>> PhotoCredit: The Nation
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The 2016 appropriation bill passed second reading amid scathing criticisms from members of the opposition at the House of Representatives yesterday. Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara however said the debate so far was illuminating and it should be a guide to the House in the perfection of the 2016 appropriation bill at the various […]
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The Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has described the claim by the Otun Seriki of Ibadan, Chief Adebayo Oyediji, that he is the next Olubadan of Ibadanland, as futile. Ajimobi said this in an interview with State House correspondents shortly after a meeting he had with President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja […]
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari leave Abuja today on a three-day state visit to Kenya. A statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Frmi Adesina, said Buhari on arrival in Kenya will join his host, President Uhuru Kenyatta and other dignitaries at a memorial service for Kenyan soldiers killed by Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia […]
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TAX more Nigerians across the country in order to generate enough revenue to fund the 2016 budget, the Federal Government has been urged. According to BudgIT, a non-government organisation that specialises in analysing federal, state and local government budgets, the Federal Government should explore all available revenue-generating sources if it must actualise the over N6tn […]
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The Federal Government on Tuesday gave conditions for an out-of-court settlement with MTN Nigeria in respect of the N780bn fine imposed on the company by the Nigerian Communications Commission for having 5.2 million unregistered subscribers on its network. At the resumed hearing of the suit it filed to challenge the fine, MTN’s lawyer, Chief Wole […]
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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babashir David Lawal, on Tuesday said the current anti-corruption war by President Muhammadu Buhari is within the Nigerian law. There have been accusation that the government was selective and not following due process in the campaign against corruption. But speaking in his office in Abuja during […]
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