President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, asked the Senate to consider and approve some external loans to fund projects captured in the 2018-2021 borrowing plan. The request by President Buhari was contained in a letter dated August 24, 2021, which was read during plenary by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan. In his explanation in the […]
Most Nigerians have over time craved for change in the local government system as presently constituted in order to bring it to conform with present day realities as well as to make the councils live up to expectations of the people who have continued to yearn for development at the grassroots. The need for this […]
…as Minority Reps decry escalated terrorism attacks President Muhammadu Buhari has said Mondday’s attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, will not dampen the morale of the military but rather hasten their determination to end criminality in the country. Bandits had raided the NDA, a leading military training institution in the country, killing three […]
‘It’s pipedream, waste of taxpayers’ money’ ‘No free land in South East’ ‘It’s strange president is swimming against popular opinion’ The Middlebelt Patriotic Front (MPF) has said that it was unfortunate that President Muhamadu Buhari was wasting his time in “approving new grazing routes for his Fulani tribe instead of focusing on securing the lives […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the nation lost about $50 billion worth of investments in 10 years as a result of the uncertainty caused by the nonpassage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law by the National Assembly. The delay in the passage of the PIB, according to the President, resulted into lack […]
President Muhammadu Buhari and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo- Olu, yesterday commiserated with Ogun State Governor, Mr. Dapo Abiodun, over the death of his father, Dr Emmanuel Adesanya Abiodun. The late Abiodun, an educationist, died at the age of 89 on Monday after a brief illness. Buhari, who condoled with institutions and educationists in […]
…urges historians to be factual in keeping records of his govt President Muhammadu Buhari has said the insecurity in the monolithic North-west, where people are speaking the same language and share a common faith, amazes him. Buhari said this yesterday while receiving some governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at his country home […]
…says nobody can accuse him of corruption President Muhammadu Buhari has alleged that he suffered injustice from his religious and ethnic kinsmen in the past while struggling to get redress in courts after disputed results of 2003, 2007 and 2011 Presidential elections. The President, who raised the allegation recently while receiving members of the Muhammadu […]
The Archbishop Emeritus of Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, has blamed the current dispensation in the country for plunging Nigeria into bad economic and political situation. He made the declaration in a statement made available to our correspondent recently. He also vowed to rededicate his life to building a better Nigeria. […]
The need to restructure Nigeria has continued to dominate the political space of late. The calls, no doubt, are predicated on the dangers of ethnicity, religious bigotry and economic deprivation. Advocates of restructuring of Nigeria are of the view that the country is likely to disintegrate if urgent steps are not taken to address issues […]