Beyond the Headlines
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he is not interested in who becomes the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as he is open to the emergence of anyone. He made the declaration in an interview aired on Channels Television on Wednesday evening having been asked about his interest in the candidate. Asked […]
The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Wednesday, confirmed that policemen dispatched to Magodo Phase 2 Estate area of Lagos State were there on his orders. Malami also faulted the criticism of the South-West governors, saying nothing was unruly about the operations of the police officers’ presence at the estate. This was […]
Following a meeting with representatives of the Shangisha Landlord Association, members of the Magodo Residents Association, the police, among others, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said a committee had been set up to identify available plots and additional plots at mutually agreeable areas in the state. Addressing journalists after meeting with the stakeholders […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is absolutely aware of the suffering and pains Nigerians go through to feed under his administration. The President made the remark in an exclusive interview with Channels Television, which was monitored by Vanguard on Thursday. When asked if he was aware of the numbers of Nigerians who find it […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated his readiness to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill after the National Assembly makes the necessary adjustments. He, however, said such changes must include the addition of consensus candidates, indirect primary options to the mode of selecting a candidate for an election, as against the initial direct mode as the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has told Nigerian youths to use their education and exposure to improve themselves and not see them as tickets to depend on the government. Buhari said this on Wednesday during an interview with Channels Television “I wish when they go to school; when they work hard; when they earn their degree, they […]
The Federal Government is set to reduce its workforce. It is designing what it calls an exit package for government workers that will be leaving the service. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, said reducing the size of government has become imperative given the huge amount the government spends on recurrent […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his displeasure with the state of electricity in Nigeria. Nigeria currently has the capacity to produce 13,000 megawatts of electricity but currently, Africa’s most populous nation produces just 4,000 megawatts on the national grid. The President had in May 2018 queried the spending of $16bn on power projects during the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to flush out criminals ravaging the country’s North West region, saying the government has already taken steps in that direction. Buhari made the comment during an exclusive interview with Channels Television aired on Wednesday evening. “So, I think the only language they understand – we have discussed it thoroughly with […]
Nigerians may have to pay more for digital services as the Federal Government has introduced a policy requiring foreign companies that provide digital services in the country to collect and remit Value Added Tax to the Federal Inland Revenue Service. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said this during the public […]
