The Presidency is concerned over recurring reports alleging that President Muhammadu Buhari has reneged on earlier acceptance of the N30,000 recommended as the new National Minimum Wage by the National Minimum Wage Tripartite Committee. These reports are contrary to what…
Senate probes alleged fund diversion for Buhari’s re-election (Guardian)
The Senate yesterday ordered an investigation into an alleged use of the Federal Government’s special intervention project funds for President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election. In a motion yesterday, Senate Minority Leader Biodun Olujimi claimed that the funds had become “politicised” as…
How FG fooled labour on strike, N30,000 minimum wage (Guardian)
The Federal Government might have successfully hoodwinked the organised labour into calling off its planned industrial action while at the same time having the last laugh on workers’ demand for a 30,000 minimum wage. One after the other, unions across…
President Buhari mourns Chief Sunny Odogwu
President Muhammadu Buhari commiserates with the Odogwu family on the death of Chief Sunny Odogwu, the Ide Ahaba of Asaba. President Buhari also extends heartfelt condolences to the good people of Asaba and the Government of Delta State on the…
President Buhari swears in 23 NPC Commissioners, Code of Conduct members (New Telegraph)
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in 23 National Commissioners of the National Population Commision (NPC) and seven members of the Code of Conduct Bureau including its chairman, Malam Muhammed Isah. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president…
Don’t believe the hype, not even Tinubu has control of Alimosho -Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili
The most recurring question that has come up since I decided to contest the position of the president of Nigeria has been the issue of structure. I hear it all the time everywhere I go, from family, from friends, on…
Delayed budgets hinder completion of projects – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja said tardiness in passage of budgets by the National Assembly, sometimes lasting seven months, delay completion of projects across the country, urging more effort to speed up the process. The President, who received a…
Buhari: We’ll Never Tolerate Incendiary Remarks, Spread Hate (ThisDay)
As the 2019 general election draws near, with tension building steadily to a fever pitch around the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has issued stern warnings to the elite to steer clear of inflammatory comments, saying his government “will never condone…
Security agents will henceforth arrest hate speech makers – Buhari (Punch) * Ekiti: Fayose sacked as PDP leader (Nation)
Security agents will henceforth arrest hate speech makers – Buhari (Punch) President Muhammadu Buhari has warned Nigerian elites to stop misleading the people through their unguarded utterances. Buhari, who is the visitor to the University of Uyo, according to the…
2019: Opposition parties kick as Buhari gets attestation of result from WAEC (Punch) * Fayemi moves to reposition education in Ekiti (Guardian)
2019: Opposition parties kick as Buhari gets attestation of result from WAEC (Punch) Opposition political parties under the aegis of the Coalition of United Political Parties have described as suspicious the Friday’s presentation of the attestation of result to President…