Buhari Has Made Meaningful Achievement In Fighting Insecurity — APC
The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has done well in fighting insecurity. Morka, who admitted that the Buhari government has been faced with an upsurge in insecurity in different parts of the country, said that the government is trying its best to bring that under control just...
Don’t Abandon Governance For Electioneering, Buhari Tells Ministers
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned ministers, permanent secretaries, and heads of government agencies not to leave governance for electioneering. He issued the warning in Abuja on Tuesday at the closing ceremony of the 2022 Ministerial Performance Review Retreat, cautioning that ”any infraction will be viewed seriously”. According to Buhari, with campaigns for next year’s elections on the way, governance should not...
Federal University Oye-Ekiti Resumes Academic Activities
Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has resumed academic activities on her twin campuses of Ikole-Ekiti and Oye-Ekiti respectively. The institution officially recalled its students, both returning and fresh students, for the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 sessions to resume on October 17, 2022. According to a press release by Wole Balogun, Special Adviser on Media Matters to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina, which...
Buhari Signs Nigeria Startups Bill Into Law, Microsoft To Train 5m Nigerians In High Demand Skills
President Muhammadu on Wednesday signed into law the Nigeria Startups Bills. This is as the government has set up N10 billion Investment Fund for young innovators and also makes provision for incentives and tax holidays to encourage local innovators. The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said...
Tension In Alaba Market As Traders Protest Extortion By RTEAN Officials
Pandemonium broke out in Alaba International Market, Ojo area of Lagos State on Wednesday, when some aggrieved traders protested extortion by members of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, in the area. This came just as a group of physically-challenged people blocked both sides of the National Stadium roads, along Funsho Williams Avenue, formerly Western Avenue, in Surulere Local...
Gov. Bala Warns PDP Members Against Anti-Party Activities
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi, on Wednesday, warned members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state against anti-party activities. Mohammed gave the warning during the inauguration ceremony of the PDP Presidential and Governorship joint campaign council in the state. The governor assured the people of Bauchi of level playing ground for the peaceful conduct of forthcoming general elections in the...
Gov. Soludo Inaugurates LG Service Commission
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo on Wednesday inaugurated the newly constituted Local Government Service Commission in Anambra. Soludo, who performed the ceremony at the Governor’s Lodge, charged members of the Commission to reposition the sector. “We want to go back to the Local Government system because it has not been anywhere near where it's supposed to be,” he said. Soludo said he envisaged a...
#EndSARS Anniversary: We’ll Arrest Protesters If… Police Says
To mark the second anniversary of the #EndSARS memorial of October 20, 2020, a memorial procession was announced by Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana, also known as Falz. According to the flier shared, the procession cars will pass through the toll gate, waving the Nigerian flags and chanting #EndSARS. A police officer who wouldn’t like his name on print said, “As long...
Buhari Prays For Peaceful General Elections In Sierra Leone In 2023
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, received a Special Envoy from President Julius Mada Bio of Sierra Leone, wishing the West African country best of luck in its general elections, billed for June 2023. The president said: “I am pleased that you are pursuing your political programmes effectively, just like us. We wish each other the best of luck.” The Special Envoy,...
President Buhari Signs Start-Up Bill Into Law, Creates N10bn Investment Fund
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Nigeria Startup Bill into law. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, disclosed this in a document made available to Newsmen. He disclosed that the startup bill passed on was initiated by both office of the chief of staff, and the office of the minister of communication and digital economy to create an enabling environment...
