Senate President Bukola Saraki has appealed to Nigerians not to read political meanings into President Muhammadu Buhari's request to borrow $30bn from external sources.Speaking with state house correspondents after Jumat prayers, Saraki described the proposal as work in progress, saying that its rejection by the senate was not a reflection of the relationship between the executive and the legislature.On Tuesday, the [...]
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Niger Delta leaders have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to allocate oil blocks to natives of the region as a means of ending militancy in the area.The leaders of the oil-rich region, who were led by Edwin Clark and Alfred Diette-Spiff, made this demand when they met with the president in Abuja on Tuesday.They made 16 demands which include, “the allocation of [...]
The debt management office (DMO), which is under the finance ministry, says Nigeria will easily repay the loan of $29.9 billion in 30 years if it succeeds in getting it.In a statement on Tuesday, Festus Akanbi, spokesman of the minister of finance, said Abraham Nwankwo, director-general of the DMO, provided clarifications on the proposed foreign loans while speaking on Sunrise [...]
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have presented letters of concern to President Muhammadu Buhari over lack of consultations in his appointments, and he is addressing them.Samuel Ortom, Benue state governor, disclosed this on Monday after meeting with the president in Abuja.He said the governors presented the letters to Buhari over his "numerous lopsided appointments", including the [...]
Rotimi Akeredolu, governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 26 Ondo election, says his rift with Bola Tinubu, national leader of the party, is over.Tinubu had criticised the process through which Akeredolu got the party’s ticket, and had rejected his candidature.But speaking with state house correspondents after his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, the politician said [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into an allegation of sexual abuse and exploitation at the camps of internally displaced persons in the northeast.In its report on Monday, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleged that women and girls were being sexually exploited by security officials.In response to the allegation, the president directed the inspector-general of police to immediately commence [...]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to account for recovered loot over his proposed decision to borrow $29.96bn.The president had asked the national assembly for approval to borrow the sum from external sources.But the PDP called on the national assembly to reject the proposal "because it will plunge the country into huge debts".“We totally disagree with [...]
Adams Oshiomhole, governor-elect of Edo state, says Godwin Obaseki, the governor-elect, can only disappoint the state and not him because he is an individual among four million people.Speaking with journalists on Monday at the state house, Oshiomhole said conflict arises only when one refuses to accept that his or her tenure is over.He said one of the reasons he was [...]
Usman Bugaje, an ambassadorial nominee from Kastina state, has turned down his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari.Bugaje is the second nominee to reject the offer, after Pauline Tallen, former deputy governor of Plateau state, turned it down as well.While Tallen announced her decision to decline the appointment in public, Bugaje prevailed on by top government officials not to announce his [...]
President Mohammadu Buhari is to sign an executive order on promoting transparency and efficiency, so as to create an enabling business environment in Nigeria.Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, disclosed this in Kaduna on Monday at a retreat with civil society organisations (CSOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on Open Governance Partnership (OGP).According to Malami, this will [...]
Vice-president Yemi Osinbajo has given a hint of how he became President Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate, saying “somebody somewhere” recommended him for the position.In his book, ‘Muhammadu Buhari: Challenges of Leadership,’ John Paden, Buhari’s authorised biographer, claimed that the president chose Osinbajo as his partner in the 2015 presidential election despite pressure from Bola Tinubu, who wanted the position.Tunji Bello, secretary [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari says the released Chibok girls will now get the best of life, having suffered much in captivity.“Aside from rescuing them, we are assuming the responsibility for their personal, educational and professional goals and ambitions in life. Obviously, it is not late for the girls to go back to school and continue the pursuit of their studies,” he [...]
The 21 Chibok girls recently freed from Boko Haram's grasp are currently meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.The girls arrived the villa less than an hour ago alongside their families and their medical team.Yemi Osinbajo, vice president, Aisha Alhassa, minister of women affairs, and other government officials are present at the meeting.Watch video of their arrival [...]
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award winning Nigerian writer, says president Muhammadu Buhari wasted the chance to make "real reforms" in the early days of his administration.In an article written for the New York Times, Adichie said Buhari's outdated economic ideology and the seemingly selective corruption war had led to a "declining hope" in his government.She noted that Buhari had, in many situations, appeared [...]
Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, has said the onus is not on president Muhammadu Buhari to address the menace of Fulani herdsmen.The ex-head of state believes it is the responsibility of state and local governments to deal with the persistent problem.Obasanjo says he's infuriated by comments insinuating that Buhari has vested interest in the activities of Fulani herdsmen, hence [...]
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation, says his wife and son were on Monday "illegally detained" at a bank in Ekiti state on the orders of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).The spokesman of the presidential campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said his family would have been arrested and "subjected to all manner of harm" were it [...]
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