BY-ELECTION: LAGOS PDP MUST RETIRE BODE GEORGE TO WIN -FAYOSE

Immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has advised the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State to send the former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief…

COURT SUSPENDS UGWUANYI’S PANEL PROBING LAND DISPUTE

Justice Cyprian Aja of the Enugu State High Court on Tuesday suspended the sitting of the administrative panel of inquiry set up by the state government to look into the…

BUHARI PRESENTS 2021 BUDGET TO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NEXT WEEK

THE President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said on Tuesday that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, will submit the 2021 budget estimates to the National Assembly next week. Lawan…

FG MUST HONOUR CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT WITH LABOUR, SAYS GBAJABIAMILA

The National Assembly on Tuesday resumed plenary after a two-month annual recess with a large turnout of members. While plenary was supposed to start at 10am, the leadership train, led…

REPS TELL FG: RELEASE UNIUYO, UNIJOS, OTHERS TAKE- OFF GRANTS

THE House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to immediately release take-off grants to universities, some of which were established decades ago.  The House particularly mandated the Federal Government…

ASUU TO SUSPEND STRIKE SOON, SAYS NGIGE

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, says the Academic Staff Union of Universities would soon suspend its strike. Ngige gave the hint during an interview on Channels Television’s…

Buhari asks Senate to confirm eight new Supreme Court Justices

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has asked the Senate to approve the appointment of eight new Supreme Court justices.The letter read by the President of the Senate, Ahmad…

We’ll make it illegal to export raw minerals, says minister

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has said that the ministry is working on law to make it illegal to export minerals without adding value to them.…

BUHARI ORDERS EXTENSION OF ITAKPE WARRI RAIL LINE TO NORTH

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, virtually inaugurated the 326 Km Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line for commercial operation and directed the Ministry of Transportation to ensure that all…

BERLIN AIRPORT TO OPEN AFTER NINE YEAR DELAY

Berlin’s new international airport can open next month after an embarrassing nine-year delay despite the coronavirus pandemic taking a big bite out of air travel, its chief manager said Tuesday.…