A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has said restructuring is the only way to save Nigeria. Bode George said this in an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari in reaction to his recent statement on restructuring. Buhari had during the launch of Kudirat Abiola Sabon Gari, Zaria Peace […]
Following the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the College of Nursing and Midwifery in Borno, the school has suspended students for one week for not welcoming the President while he was at the school, FIJ has confirmed. Buhari had visited Borno, an insurgency-ripped state where many have abandoned their homes in some local governments […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved allocation of 3-bedroom houses to the Super Eagles Squad that won the African Cup of Nations in Tunis, Tunisia, in 1994, making real a promise by the Federal Government. This was contained in a press statement by Buhari’s senior special assistant on media, Shehu Garba. The statement reads, “following a […]
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has explained why it is important for the Nigerian government to continue to borrow responsibly to fund critical projects in the country. He believes it is not feasible for the government to tax the people further in the face of the present economic situation and the nation’s infrastructure must […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is about embarking on yet another medical trip to London. Femi Adesina, Presidential Spokesman, announced this in a statement on Thursday. “President Muhammadu Buhari will proceed to London, the United Kingdom on Friday, June 25, 2021, for a scheduled medical follow-up. “He is due back in the country during the second week […]
A 76-year-old man, Zubair Audu, has been arrested by the Kwara State command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) over alleged attempt to kill his son. The septuagenarian, according to the command, chased his son, now at large with a locally made riffle over some disagreement that later degenerated. According to the […]
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has rewarded Nigeria’s only individual Olympics gold medallist Chioma Ajunwa with a three-bedroom flat. The Lagos State Governor on Thursday announced that Ajunwa – an Assistant Commissioner of Police – would get a three-bedroom flat at the Babatunde Raji Fashola Housing Estate, Iponri. The reward comes 25 years after former […]
Festus Keyamo, minister of state, labour and employment, says the federal government has paid N24 billion to 413,630 beneficiaries of the special public works scheme. In April, the government had explained why it commenced partial payment to beneficiaries, attributing delays to discrepancies in bank verification numbers. Keyamo made this known during the weekly ministerial briefing […]
The Directorate of State Services, (DSS) arrested an ex-councilor, Hon Tunde Boladale who served in Isokan Local Government Area, Osun State for maligning Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. The Nation gathered that he was invited to the Command on Wednesday thereafter; he was detained and has not returned to his house. A political group within the All […]
UEFA said on Thursday it will scrap the away goals rule for all of its club competitions from next season in favour of extra time and a penalty shootout. Introduced in 1965, the rule was used to determine the winner of a two-legged knockout tie in cases where the two teams had scored the same […]
