‘We have cheated Nigeria and her poor masses; we deserve to be jailed’ – Ex-Minister
A former Minister of Works in Nigeria, Ambassador Ibrahim Kazaure has said that himself and all other politicians in the country that have served Nigeria since 1999 ought to be jailed for bad governance. The former minister, who disclosed this during an interview on Thursday with Radio France International, accused his collegues of sabotaging the […]
Buhari lacks capacity to seek Electoral Act amendment –Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter to the National Assembly seeking amendment to Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act, 2022 is in bad faith. The governor maintained that the president lacks the power to determine whether Section 84 (12), which he claims will disenfranchise serving political office holders, is […]
Strike: FG doesn’t have funds to meet ASUU’s demands – Ngige
The Minister of Labour, Senator Chris Ngige has claimed that the President Buhari-led administration does not have the money to meet some of the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU had embarked on a one-month warning strike on February, 14 following the federal government’s delay to implement their agreement, which include […]
FG to sanction Russia
ASUU strike: N92bn paid so far – Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has said that everything is on course to resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) following the implementation of the 2020 December agreement reached with ASUU, The minister, who spoke to State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on […]
FG begins evacuation of citizens from Ukraine
The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday says it is expecting a batch of no less than 100 Nigerians into the city of Budapest, the Hungarian capital. A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, said 130 and 74 Nigerians have been received safely at Bucharest, Romania and Budapest, […]
ASUU Strike: NANS begins protest in Rivers, others cities
Nigerian students have begun protests across different cities in the country, following the directive of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to shut down major roads in Abuja and other cities in the country. NANS had issued an ultimatum last Monday following the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over […]
SSANU threatens strike action
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has said it would soon shut down universities over the failure of the Federal Government to implement the Memorandum of Action it signed with the union. SSANU said the government was taking them for granted over its reluctance to resume its suspended strike, which it said would […]
Peterside urges Buhari to sign Electoral Bill
Elder statesman and President of Anap Foundation, Atedo Peterside, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the re-worked Electoral Act Amendment Bill transmitted to him by the National Assembly weeks ago. The call follows a protest at the Unity Fountain, Abuja, by the coalition of civil society organisations over the president’s delay in assenting […]
President Buhari to sign Electoral Bill soon – Adesina
The presidency has assured that President Muhammadu Buhari would sign the reviewed Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law in a short period of time. This was disclosed on Tuesday, by the Special Adviser to President Buhari, on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina when he featured on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. Recall that the National Assembly, […]
2023: Group vows to dump APC over Buhari’s refusal to inaugrate NDDC board
A group, Niger Delta Rescue Movement (NDRM) has sworn to abandon the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections following the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate a substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Speaking after its meeting in Yenegoa, the spokesman of the group, Jonathan Okwa, said the group […]
NDDC denies N20bn payment to ghost contractors
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has discredited the allegation by the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide that it paid N20 billion to ghost contractors. IYC, in a statement in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State, had called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to launch an investigation into the allegation of illegal payments of N20billion […]