Shugaban kasa Muhammadu Buhari ya gana da manyan hafsoshin tsaro yayin da ya umurce su da kasa su yi kasa a gwiwa wajen tabbatar da hadinkan kasar nan. An yi ganawar ta tsawon sa’o’i uku ce a gidan da shugaba Buharin ke zaune a fadar Aso Rock da ke Abuja. Shugaban kasan ya umurci hafsoshin…
Read moreNigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers NUPENG have asked the National Assembly to accelerate the passage of Petroleum Industry Bill PIB to attract foreign investors to the oil and gas industry.The Chairman Southwest Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.This was part of…
Read morePresident Muhammadu Buhari has placed a telephone call from London to the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Usman, over the death of his mother, which occurred on Saturday. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said this in a statement “Buhari condoled with the traditional ruler and urged him to…
Read moreFederal Capital Territory Administration says it will support the establishment of the Institute of Foreign Relations to make the city a center of diplomacy and multi lateral discourse in Africa.Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammad Musa Bello, gave this assurance during a courtesy visit by members of the Forum of Former Ambassadors of Nigeria,…
Read moreNigerian Communication Commission met with telecommunications operators in the country to review the mobile voice termination rates.Speaking in Abuja Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof Umar Danbattawho was represented by a director in the commission Mrs Josephine Amuwa, said there was need for the review because of the global financial markets has impacted on operating…
Read moreFederal Executive Council has approved N126 billion for the award of 12 road projects.Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, mention this to State House correspondents after the FEC meeting chaired by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo.He said the projects were spread across Kano, Bauchi, Adamawa, Kwara, Gombe, Enugu, Kaduna and Bauchi States.…
Read morePresident, Nigeria Labour Congress Ayuba Wabba, says the federal governments have reached an agreement to review the national minimum wage.The president disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja, said the consensus was reached during the sitting of the technical committee on palliative.He said the committee was to look into the framework to ameliorate…
Read moreZurmi Emirate Council in Zamfara State recently handed over three suspected fleeing Boko Haram members to the Nigerian Army.The Commanding Officer who commended the emirate council and members of the local vigilante for their vigilance said items recovered from the suspects included AK 47 rifles, 600 rounds of ammunition, illicit drugs and charms.Some vigilant members…
Read moreKatsina State House of Assembly has impeached speaker of the House, Aliyu Sabiu Muduru.The house replaced the impeached speaker with Abubakar Yahaya Kusada, member representing Kusada constituency.Chief Press Secretary of the House, Abdulrashid Kuraye, confirmed this but the lawmakers were silent on the reason Muduru was removed.After the swearing-in Kusada as the speaker by the…
Read moreFederal Government has suspended the transportation of cattle from the Northern part of the country to the South.Coordinator Research & Strategy NIRSAL, Bello Abdullahi Abba said the movement of cattle launched last year has been temporarily suspended due to some technical issues.Chairman of the Cattle Dealers Association of Nigeria in Zamfara state, Alhaji Aminu Garba…
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