Category: National
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Nigeria Will Continue To Fight For Justice, Buhari Assures African Leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said Nigeria will continue to pursue peace and progress in Africa, and other parts of the world, by consistently pushing for justice, fairness, and inclusiveness in global affairs. This was disclosed in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. President…
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Ritual Killings: Hold Parents Responsible For Badly Raising Their Children — Aregbesola
The Federal government has blamed the upsurge in crime amongst youths in the country on parents faulty upbringing. It lamented the rate at which young people engaged in the ritual killing under the pretext of looking for quick wealth. Minister of the Interior, Rauf Aregbesola who said this in Akure while hosting the 1975…
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Bill Seeking Monthly Payment Of Rent In Abuja Passes Second Reading In Senate
The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill seeking to regulate rent payments in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja for the second reading. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Senator Smart Adeyemi (All Progressives Congress, APC, Kogi State), specifically seeks to stop yearly advance payment of rents and compel house owners to collect rent monthly…
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Omoluabi Salutes Gov. Bello On 2nd Anniversary, says his giant strides in Security, Education, Health, Unity and Youth/Women Development are unassailable…
The Special Adviser to Kogi state Governor, Alh Yahaya Bello on Civil Service and Labour Matters, Hon. Omoluabi Olabode Adeyemi has congratulated the governor on the second anniversary of his second term in office, describing the last two years as massively fruitful, impactful and outstanding in the service of the people of the Confluence…
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New Minimum Wage: Government just received Committee’s report, currently receiving attention… Hannah Odiyo, HoS
Says Organised Labour is aware, enjoin union to say the truth The Head of Service of Kogi State, Mrs Hannah Odiyo has called on Organised Labour in Kogi not to jeopardize the ongoing government’s efforts on the new minimum wage implementation with unfounded allegations and insinuations that are far from the truth. Mrs Odiyo who…
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Killers Of Hanifa Abubakar Must Be Served Justice, Ganduje Vows
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has outlined some of the measures taken by the government to ensure justice is served in the murder of Hanifa Abubakar. Hanifa was the five-year-old schoolgirl abducted by her teacher who demanded ransom from her parents and later killed her in December last year. Until her death, she was a…
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Lawan Says Borrowing To Fund Infrastructure In Order
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has justified the need for the Federal Government to borrow funds, saying it is necessary for infrastructural development in the country. He stated this on Tuesday at the Senate Chamber upon the resumption of the lawmakers from recess. Lawan stated that funding the 2022 budget is based on significant borrowing, adding…
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NDLEA seizes 1.5m tablets of tramadol going to Kebbi, Kano at Lagos Airport,
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo State on Friday, intercepted about 1.5 million tablets of tramadol loaded in Onitsha, Anambra state and heading to Yauri, Kebbi State, same day the agency recovered 425,000 Diazepam tablets at Segemu, Kano. The Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi…
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I forgot to inform Buhari of my presidential ambition — Moghalu
A presidential hopeful, Kingsley Moghalu, on Wednesday, said he forgot to inform the President, Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to run for President in the 2023 general elections. “I forgot to inform President @Mbuhari that I am running for President. But I informed Nigerians, of whom he is one, so no wahala (problem)!” he tweeted.…
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Buhari Sends High Powered Delegation To Commiserate With Govt, People Of Zamfara Over Massacre
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday conveyed his condolences and that of his government to the people of Zamfara State on what he described as the “extremely unfortunate” mass killings of innocent people by retreating bandits. The president, who said the recent incident was a very sad one for the nation, reiterated his earlier commitment to…