Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana, wednesday threatened to drag President Muhammadu Buhari to court if he awards oil blocks to individuals. Falana also advised Nigerians to challenge their senators to debate on the implication of approval for $29.6 billion being sought by the president. Falana stated this yesterday […]

The Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Nura Sagir, on Tuesday, rejected an application to restrain Governor Abdullahi Ganduje from implementing the state’s Emirate Council Laws of 2019. A group, Kano Prominent Citizens Forum, led by the presidential candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention, Bashir Tofa, had approached the court with prayers for an exparte […]

Nigeria’s annual inflation stood at 11.85 per cent in November, up from 11.61 per cent in October, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Tuesday. A separate food price index showed inflation at 14.48 per cent in November, up from 14.09 per cent in October. The NBS explained that the increases were recorded in […]

…President ‘won’t compromise electoral process’ …Aisha, Tinubu, governors greet Buhari at 77 The race to succeed him in 2023 got his attention on Tuesday as President Muhammadu Buhari warned against the use of his office in the campaigns. He pledged to guarantee a credible electoral process. To those aspiring for political offices, he admonished them […]

Federal lawmakers got a huge pat on the back on Tuesday from President Muhammadu Buhari for swiftly passing the 2020 Budget, “the earliest” since the return to democracy 20 years ago. He spoke at the signing of the Appropriation Bill into law at the Aso Villa in the presence of key officials of government – […]

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, explained why the Senate would approve the $29.96bn loan request of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). Lawan, who stated this while addressing journalists in Abuja, explained that the Federal Government needed the loan to build critical infrastructure. Buhari had on November 28 re-sent the $29.96bn […]

The Nigerian Army on Monday redeployed 20 Major Generals and more than 10 Brigadier Generals in a major shakeup, which, it said, would reinvigorate the system for greater efficiency. The redeployment, approved by the Chief of the Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, took immediate effect, according to a statement by the Acting Director, Army […]

A total of 586 firms have submitted bids for selection as private vendors to partner the National Identity Management Commission in the provision of data capture and National Identity Number enrolment services. A statement issued on Monday by the General Manager, Operations/Corporate Communications, Abdulhamid Umar, said submission of bids for selection had ended. According to […]

The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife has lost another member of its academic staff, making it three in a space of one week. A release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Mr Abiodun Olanrewaju, confirmed that Dr Victoria Oluwaremilekun, who was the Acting Head, Department of Dramatic Arts died of undisclosed ailment on Saturday. […]

As businesses and individuals count the cost of last week’s strike by electricity workers, records obtained yesterday from the office of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has shown that the daily electricity supply also dipped to an average of 2,828 megawatts (MW) following the short-lived strike by the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE). […]