Nigeria

Ex-Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof Charles Soludo has asked for the collective response in enhancing the poor healthcare system and eradicating poverty plus other major challenges in Nigeria. Soludo revealed this at the 26th Annual Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) Development Conference in Abuja on Tuesday. According ...

An ex-governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has said the National Democratic Coalition was not formed because of the June 12, 1993 election annulment. Osoba disclosed this in Lagos at the presentation of a book, Makers of Nigerian Press, written by a veteran journalist, Chief Dayo Duyile. His words, ...

Nigeria’s ex Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has come out to say that he is not a Yoruba man. Sharing recently on Twitter, Fani disclosed that the word Yoruba is alien to his culture and was always unknown in the Anago language. He said the name Yoruba was actually gotten from ...

Nigeria has successfully prevented the entry of invasive plant pests and other emerging pests, according to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono. Sabo disclosed this at the ongoing 31st Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organisation (TC-RPPOs). The Technical Consultation is the first to be held in Africa ...

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said no number of attacks, sponsored or not, will prevent the implementation of approved recommendations on reform of broadcasting code. Lai disclosed this on Sunday at a meeting with Online Publishers in Lagos. He added that it is not a move ...

Minority leader of the Senate, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the impeachment of Kogi State Deputy Governor, Mr. Simon Achuba by the House of Assembly. In a recent statement, Sen. Enyinnaya begged PMB to rise above APC’s affiliations and intervene to make sure Nigeria’s ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has urged the Nigerian Army to concentrate on their traditional role of securing Nigeria, rather than illegally delving into politics, which has tarnished their image. According to him, the army neglecting its vital constitutional responsibility has massively hindered its ability to perform. Wike said this ...

The Deputy Governor of Kogi State who was recently impeached by the State House of Assembly, Mr Simon Achuba, has come out to say that he is still the deputy governor of the state. Mr. Simon disclosed this via his counsel, Mr. Jibrin Okutepa (SAN) hours back. According to him, ...

The recent absence of the Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, from office has led to rumours of him being sick from food poisoning, but the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, has come out to debunk that. According to Mr Donald, Governor Rotimi is not sick, ...

The Federal Government is thinking about introducing excise duties on carbonated drinks (like soft drinks), according to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed. Mrs Zainab revealed this in a recent interview with newsmen on Thursday on the sidelines of the ongoing World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings ...

Ex Commissioner of Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Olusegun Banjo and his Energy and Mineral Resources counterpart, Mr. Olawale Oluwo in the administration of former Lagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode have rubbished reports that they indicted Ambode before an ad-hoc committee of the State House of Assembly. The commissioners said the ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to sustain agricultural interventions to make food security a possibility in Nigeria. PMB revealed this at the 2019 World Food Day celebration at Km 28, Tudun Wada, Nasarawa State. He added that his government will do all it can to maintain the several interventions it ...

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has said there are debts owed by states and government enterprises that are yet to be recovered. Mrs Zainab Ahmed revealed this during a panel discussion on Debt Transparency at the ongoing World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, United ...

KOWA Party has distanced itself from reports in which it was listed among political parties endorsing Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State in the governorship polls scheduled for November 16. According to the party, the people that carried out this endorsement were not cleared to do so by the national ...

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has asked communities in the state to protect the infrastructure provided by the government in their domains. Represented by the Speaker, Ekiti House of Assembly, Mr Funminiyi Afuye, Fayemi revealed this while inaugurating the Iro Ayeteju-Ekiti Civic Centre in Gbonyin Local Government Area on ...

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, has said Nigeria has achieved 80 per cent performance in the agricultural sector. Sabo revealed this at the Public Presentation of Executive Summary of Wet Season Agricultural Performance in Nigeria, by the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS) in ...

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has come out to say that EFCC is working on the rehabilitation of young people who are engaged in Internet fraud, popularly known as Yahoo Yahoo boys. He revealed this in Lagos yesterday as he delivered a paper ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to say that the Federal Government will fully back the development of the historic City of Calabar. He disclosed this as he received His Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi, Otu V, Obong of Calabar, at the State House, Abuja, yesterday. Buhari said even if ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for the books of the NDDC to be audited since it was established to be opened. According to the number one man in Nigeria, he does not trust the agency. He demanded the instant probe of the finances of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) ...

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has come out to say that Nigeria needs prayers to be free from its problems. He disclosed this as he received a delegation of the Christian Legislators’ Fellowship of the National Assembly. According to him, it is not about getting weapons because the power of God ...