ipob: police, army patrol imo ahead of sit-at-home order

The police, army, and other security agencies on Wednesday began patrolling the nooks and crannies of Owerri, the Imo State capital, ahead of the October 1 sit-at-home order declared by…

BREAKING: BUHARI SWEARS IN FOUR NEW PERMANENT SECRETARIES

The President, Major General Muhmmadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, inaugurated the four permanent secretaries recently appointed by the Federal Government. The inauguration took place inside the Council Chamber of the…

COVID-19: BUHARI SEEKS IMF SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has called for the reallocation of unused International Monetary Fund’s reserve assets also known as Special Drawing Rights currently held by developed countries…

BUHARI WANTS ITAKPE-WARRI RAIL LINE LINKED TO PORTS

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

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…