Atiku To Buhari: You‘ll Kill Nigeria With Loans Former Vice President of Nigeria and PDP presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed the Buhari administration over its penchant for loans. Not sparing the President his scathing remarks, Mr Abubakar said: “As a businessman, the first lesson one learns in business is to shun taking loans except …

Igbo Has 100 Qualified Candidates For 2023 Presidency Says Nwodo The Former Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo has said that Igbo tribe has over 100 qualified candidates who can do better if elected president comes 2023 presidential election in Nigeria . Nwodo who spoke on Sunday during the 2019 Thanksgiving Mass and End of the year party of …

Deep-Rooted Dishonesty Among Nigerians Warranted Border Closure – Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday defended the temporary closure of the country ’s land borders , saying that it had reduced domestic fuel consumption by 30 per cent . Buhari, who said there had yet to be any decision on when the borders would be reopened , said deep rooted dishonesty …

PRESIDENT BUHARI SAYS NIGERIA’S SALVATION LIES IN EDUCATION, URGES MORE ATTENTION TO LEARNING President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Daura, Katsina State, said Nigeria’s socio-economic and political salvation will come from education, urging citizens to embrace learning as a way of life while the government will do its best to provide access. The President, who was honoured in his country …

BORDER CLOSURE: DOMESTIC FUEL CONSUMPTION DOWN BY 30 PERCENT, SAYS PRESIDENT BUHARI Two months into closure of Nigeria’s land border to curb smuggling activities, especially rice, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is betting on same measure to rekindle the agriculture sector. The government’s directive will save the country billions of naira on import bills. Receiving a delegation of Katsina State Elders …

PRESIDENT BUHARI SAYS FIRST TRANSPORT UNIVERSITY IN AFRICA WILL LEAD INNOVATION, ENHANCE CAPACITY President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Daura, Katsina State, said University of Transportation, which will be the first in Africa, will provide technical skills, enhance managerial capacity and pave way for innovation in Nigeria’s transport system, while creating more job opportunities. Speaking at ground-breaking ceremony of the pioneer …

Soldiers, Police Attack My Lawyer’s House, Kill Three —Nnamdi Kanu The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has alleged that the police and army on Monday invaded the house of his lawyer, in Anambra State. In a statement authored by himself and made available to our correspondent in Awka, the Anambra State, Kanu said three IPOB …

Border Closure: FG Uncovers Illegal Petrol Stations Along Nigeria-Niger Border …Says over 50% owned by foreigners The Federal Government on Monday said it had uncovered “hundreds of filling stations” along Nigeria’s Magama Jibia border with the Republic of Niger purposely set up for the smuggling of petroleum products. The government identified fuel smuggling, illegal migration, importation of arms and ammunition …

Our Extensive Electoral Reform Made Us Lose Power, Says PDP Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says an extensive electoral reform carried out by his party made it lose power. Secondus said this when he received a delegation of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. The PDP chairman said …

‘Daura Is Not In Biafra’ — Amaechi Defends Siting Varsity In Buhari’s Hometown Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says he has no regret that the transportation university was established in Daura, the hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari. He said this during the groundbreaking of the university in Katsina state on Monday. Amaechi said he did not make the decision for …