The Nigeria presidency Sunday night blamed the delay in submitting the supplementary budget, containing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) estimates for the 2019 general election, to the National Assembly on the late passage of the 2018 budget by the…
*Saraki, Tambuwal left APC for automatic tickets-Tinubu (Sun) * Saraki blames Buhari‘s ‘lack of foresight’ for 2019 election budget delay (PremiumTimes)
Lagos not dangerous city to live in the world—Falana (Vanguard) Mr Femi Falana, A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has said that he does not believe in the report that Lagos State was the third most dangerous city to live…
Tinubu Bows to Pressure, Set to Endorse Ambode for Second Term (ThisDay)* Investors’ lament woes in Lagos Free Zone (Vanguard)
Tinubu Bows to Pressure, Set to Endorse Ambode for Second Term (ThisDay) The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally agreed to endorse Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode for another term, THISDAY has learnt.…
Nigeria partners Philippines to enhance economic ties, fight crime
The Philippines and Nigeria have agreed to enhance the existing mechanism of economic cooperation, as well as on aquaculture and anti-drug trafficking, a senior Philippine foreign official said here Friday. Philippine Foreign Undersecretary Enrique Manalo met on Wednesday with the…
Dauragate and the shame of a nation – Reuben Abati
The week that just passed will for long be remembered as perhaps the most momentous week in the history of the Muhammadu Buhari administration since 2015. Exactly a week ago, officers of the Department of State Security Services (DSS), acting…
9 dirty names Saraki has called Oshiomhole
Bukola Saraki, Senate president and APC nightmare has said he will not descend to the level of exchanging words with Adams Oshiomhole, ex-labour leader and now National leader of the ruling APC. But he has been doing JUST THAT through…
Nigeria naira depreciates to N362.19/$ in I&E Window
The Naira, Thursday, depreciated to N362.19 in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for the window rose to N362.19 per dollar Thursday from N362.08 per dollar on Wednesday, indicating 11 kobo…
Don’t abandon Nigerians in South Africa (Vanguard)
Nigerians in South Africa feel increasingly abandoned to their fate as the spate of xenophobic killings continues. As at May this year, the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, had on a…
Presidency to deal with more security agents, personnel involved in NASS siege
Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s acting president, on Tuesday, sacked the acting Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Lawal Daura, and threaten to deal with more security agents, personnel who are involved in the drama that ensued between the…
