Politics

Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle has come out to say that he has wrapped up plans to revive 5 abandoned ginneries in the state. Gov Bello revealed this yesterday when officials of the State Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, ...

Head of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Dr. Edith Ugochi Ohaja has said the proposed bill trying to place the death penalty on whoever is convicted of hate speech is a time bomb on the journalism profession in Nigeria. According to Dr. Edith, she cannot ...

Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has urged women in the Nigerian oil and gas industry to work towards the proper discharge of their duties to make sure they stay relevant and make meaningful impact in the industry. Speaking at the 4th Women in Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior ...

The hate speech bill presently before the Senate is not necessary, according to Nigeria’s Minister of State for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki. Ms. Saraki believes the CyberCrime Act already has provisions and penalties for hate speech, so looking into it again is merely a waste of time. She revealed this after ...

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has insisted that his government is committed to rehabilitating the dilapidated access road to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) permanent orientation camp in Karaye Local Government Area of the state. He revealed this when he received on a courtesy visit, members of the ...

After the Appeal Court judgment in Ibadan on the March 9 governorship election, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress in the election, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has said his hope in the judicial system is back. He revealed this in a recent statement he signed in Ibadan. He added that ...

The All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, David Lyon, has come out to say that the social conditions of the people and their communities should not be as poor as it is right now. According to David, the state should not be so backward and underdeveloped with ...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has said the large crowd that showed up at its official flag-off of its governorship campaign in Lokoja, Kogi state capital is a clear sign that the people are prepared to kick Governor Yahaya Bello out of office on November 16. The party also believes ...

Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha has come out to say that governors are not making use of ecological funds to address erosion menaces destroying their states. According to Hon. Nkeiruka, even if FG shares ecological funds to states every month, the governors scarcely use ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission is not responsible for the monitoring of the sharing of salt, rice and other commodities by political parties during political campaigns according to the Head, INEC’s Department of Voter Education and Publicity in Bayelsa State, Wilfred Ifogah. Ifogah said this as a reaction to an ...

Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has urged beneficiaries of empowerment programmes, especially women and youth, to use the knowledge they acquire to change their status and decrease poverty. Mrs. Ibijoke, who spoke at the inauguration of Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Empowerment Scheme in ...

The Federal Government has said Nigeria now ranks number one in the world with people practicing open defecation. Minister, Ministry of Water Resources, Mr. Suleiman Adamu revealed this as he declared open a two-day Private Sector Forum on Sanitation, on Monday in Abuja. The forum was organized by Organised Private ...

APC in Kogi State on Thursday has said the Peoples Democratic Party and other opposition parties are yet to engage in any form of campaign ahead of the November 16 governorship polls. The Director-General, Bello Onoja Campaign Committee, Smart Adeyemi made this known on behalf of APC in a recent ...

The Executive Secretary of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), Dr Chioma Ejikeme, has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s government is the most friendly to pensioners in the history of Nigeria. Dr Chioma disclosed this today in Jos at the ongoing verification of pensioners from states in the North-Central. According to ...

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has said accusations that he is a wizard is nothing but laughable. Gov Samuel revealed this at the opening ceremony of a two-day Governor’s Retreat for Benue Government Appointees in Makurdi. He said he has been a child of God since 1979, and “since then ...

Ex governorship aspirant and APC member, Prince Tonye Princewill has hailed the several diplomatic shuttles by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying such trips and most especially, the recent one to Russia was important to right the wrongs of 16 terrible years of PDP. He said Buhari is the No. 1 diplomat ...

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has come out to say that Nigeria’s N25.7 trillion debt is not anything to worry about. Mrs. Zainab said there is nothing to be bothered about because, despite the international and domestic debt stock, the country is not in a debt ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have begged the Federal Government to review and enhance the capacity of the Integrated Personnel Payroll System (IPPIS) to make it flexible before enrolling universities. Prof. Theophilus Lagi, the ASUU Coordinator, Abuja chapter, said this at a news conference in Gwagwalada on Thursday. ...

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has come out to say that the Federal Government is working tirelessly on initiatives that would bring back quality education and sustainable future for all citizens. Mr. Yemi disclosed this in Lagos during the 2019 edition of Edu360, organised by Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, with ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has talked about his happiness with the World Bank’s 2020 Doing Business Index (DBI). In this index, Nigeria was ranked 131 out of 190 countries, up 15 places from 146th position last year. Buhari saw this as positive ranking and said it is a sign that the ...