Senators of the opposition parties spearheaded by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday, July 27, at plenary stage a workout, following the ruling out of order on a point of order raised by Minority leader Philip Aduda (PDP-FCT) to discuss insecurity in Nigeria. Aduda had raised a point of order to drawContinue Reading
Petrol marketers in the country have ignored the federal government’s order to retain the fuel pump price at N165 per litre. The marketers since Tuesday therefore unilaterally raised the fuel pump price from its official N165 per litre to N185. This is coming as the Major Oil Marketers Association of NigeriaContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, July 11, in Daura, Katsina State revisited the issue of the prolonged strike which has left students at home for months, telling leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that enough is enough. The president called on ASUU to reconsider their position on the continued strike, expressingContinue Reading
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently recover missing N105.7bn of public funds from ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to fund the country’s public tertiary institutions, improve the welfare of staff members, and ensure that the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) return to class without further delay.”Continue Reading
The House of Reps attempt to override President Muhammadu Buhari on Section 84 (8) of the Electoral Act 2022, which seeks to provide for statutory delegates at political party meetings, congresses, and conventions, has failed. On Wednesday, June 21, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, urged members inclined to launch aContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari urged APC presidential candidates to confer among themselves and choose a formidable candidate ahead of the party’s presidential primary elections on Monday, June 6, 2022. Buhari spoke during a meeting with the APC presidential hopefuls at State House, Abuja, according to a statement signed on Saturday, June 4, by his SpecialContinue Reading
Ahead of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primary election, President Muhammadu Buhari has asked governors elected on the platform of the ruling party to allow him pick his successor. The president made the request in his address during a meeting with the Progressives Governors Forum in Abuja on Tuesday.Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that all members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) running for elective offices submit their letters of resignation on or before Monday the 16th of May, 2022. The Minister of information and Culture, Lai Mohamed, disclosed this on Wednesday during the Federal Executive Council meeting. He saidContinue Reading
Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has heavily criticized President Muhammadu Buhari over insecurity, corruption and division in Nigeria. Specifically, Kukah made his complaints known in his Easter Message on Sunday titled, ‘To mend a broken nation: The Easter metaphor’. Also, the bishop revealed that every aspectContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari today signed the 2022 Electoral Bill into Law. The President said it is gratifying to note that the current Bill comes with a great deal of improvement from the previous Electoral Bill 2021. “There are salient and praiseworthy provisions that could positively revolutionize elections in Nigeria throughContinue Reading