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  Osinbajo has described Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state as a great achiever and a pride to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at the commissioning of Imo International Exhibition in Owerri on Friday, Okorocha, Osinbajo said,that he “could testify of the great things the governor has done in the State”. He said that the number of projects …

  President Buhari attends Juma’at prayer at the Masjid Al-Nabawi (The Prophet’s (SAW) Mosque), in Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Friday, May 17, 2019

Miyetti Allah Admits, Clarifies N100bn Demand From FG The National Secretary , Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore , Mr Saleh Alhassan , has said his group indeed demanded from the Federal Government the payment of N 100 bn to herders but for the construction of ranches and not for amnesty as reported on social media . Alhassan made the clarification in …

The Nigeria former minister of Finance Dr Mrs Ngozi Okonji – Iweala has received an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy degree at Tel Aviv University for herwork on Economic Development, Poverty Alleviation, Transparency and Inclusion. With Chair Board of Governors TAU Dr Jacob Frenkel, President TAU, Prof Joseph Klafter and fellow honorees including Former Chair of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen, …

  The Federal High Court in Abuja ruled on Friday that a former Senate Minority Leader , Godswill Akpabio ’s movement from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress last year was not a case of defection . Justice Okon Abang, in a judgment held that that the senator only “ moved to join APC out of frustration …

  The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a suit that sought to declare seats of Senators Bukola Saraki, Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Yakubu Dogara and 51 federal lawmakers that decamped from their respective political parties prior to the 2015 general election, vacant. Those the court declined to sack from the National Assembly over the contention that their defection …

Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, says the federal government has recovered N605 billion through the implementation of the whistleblower policy. Ahmed made this known during a briefing on the ministry’s activities in Abuja, on Thursday. The whistleblower policy is an anti-corruption programme that was launched in December 2016. It encourages individuals to report cases of financial mismanagement or stolen funds. …

  The Senate has just confirmed Dr . Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria for a second term . Emefiele had been screened by the Senate Committee on Banking , Insurance and Other Financial Institutions , on Wednesday during which he was grilled in issues affecting Nigeria ’s economy. The screening exercise came after the mandate …

  Immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has reacted to the sack of 2,000 workers recruited by him before leaving office by Governor Kayode Fayemi, describing his action as wicked and political vendetta. Fayemi had on Thursday sacked over 2,000 workers hurriedly recruited by Fayose after his victory at the poll and shortly before handover. Reacting to this …

  The National Assembly has passed the amendment to the National Holiday Act to move Nigeria ’s Democracy Day from May 29 to June 12 . The Senate at the plenary on Thursday passed the amendment in concurrence with the House of Representatives which approved the new date earlier in December 2018 . The passage followed the adoption of a …