Former Interim National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, yesterday recounted how he survived early death, which took his parents at 45 and 50. Akande struggled to fight back tears and guests during the reception of his…
UNECA, others advocate PPP for improved investment in healthcare (Guardian)
Top African leaders including Heads of States, Ministers, Chief Executive Officers as well as representatives from the African Union and United Nations have advocated improved investment in healthcare for economic growth. Noting that health is both a business and social…
FG to review revenue sharing formula over minimum wage (Guardian)
The Federal Government yesterday resolved to engage governors of the 36 states of the federation and the Council of State in a review of the nation’s federal allocation sharing formula.The review is part of demands by the Nigeria Governors Forum…
*2019 Budget: Reps for Second Reading Thursday (The Nation) *EFCC invites Fani-Kayode, Odumakin over fake news (Guardian)
2019 Budget: Reps for Second Reading Thursday (The Nation) The House of Representatives has said it will pass the 2019 budget expeditiously. Speaking at resumption of plenary on Wednesday, after the Chrismas and New Year break, the Speaker, Hon. Yakubu…
Umahi flays Operation Python Dance III critics, donates 134 vehicles for security (Guardian)
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi yesterday said those criticising Operation Python Dance III in the South East are against Nigeria’s progress, stressing that the nation must move forward. The state government also donated over 134 security vans and Toyota Sienna…
Elections will be free, fair, new IGP Adamu pledges (Guardian)
New Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu yesterday allayed the fear of the opposition political parties that the police could be complicit in the rigging of the general elections. Addressing reporters at State House, Abuja, following his decoration by…
Buhari, Osinbajo, others remember fallen heroes (Guardian)
President Muhammadu Buhari led Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the leadership of the National Assembly and the judiciary to lay wreaths at the National Memorial Arcade in Abuja yesterday. The event, which marked the climax of the 2019 Armed Forces Remembrance…
Five times retiring IGP Ibrahim Idris was in the news for the wrong reasons (Guardian)
In compliance with the Nigeria Police Service Commission, Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris on Tuesday retired from active service after reaching the statutory retirement age of 60. Ibrahim Idris was appointed IGP position by President Muhammadu Buhari…
Seven killed as Boko Haram attacks military base (Guardian)
Seven people were killed when Boko Haram fighters attacked a military base in remote northeast Nigeria, setting fire to shelters for those displaced by the conflict, military and humanitarian sources told AFP Tuesday. The attack in Rann, some 175 kilometres…
Imohimi Edgal remains Lagos Police Commissioner (Guardian)
There was mild drama on Tuesday afternoon as the new Commissioner of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, came to take over from Imohimi Edgal only to be told that the scheduled handover would no longer hold. Edgal had been transferred from the…
