Minister of Interior tells youth not to rely on Government for jobs
Rauf Aregbesola who is the Minister of Interior of Nigeria advised all the Nigerian youth not to rely on government for jobs as they should also also engage is activities that will be productive and can make them self sufficient and also gainfully employed. This…
World Bank approves $3 billion loan for Nigeria
World Bank approves $3 billion loan for Nigeria The World Bank has approved Nigeria’s loan request of $3 billion in two tranches of $1.5 billion, as Africa’s most populous nation and largest economy grapples with a coronavirus-induced recession. The loan kicks into effect from 2021…
Nigeria Don’t Violate religious freedom, FG tells the United States
Nigeria Don’t Violate religious freedom The Federal Government has prevented charges by the United States from getting taking part in orderly and intolerable strict opportunity infringement. In an explanation gave in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said Nigeria…
President Donald Trump keen on scrapping Obamacare.
A federal appeals court panel will hear arguments Tuesday on whether a federal judge in Texas was correct in striking down the Affordable Care Act, a case with enormous stakes not only for millions of people who gained health insurance through the law but for the…
Why we are setting up Ruga settlement across Nigeria – Presidency
The Presidency has reacted to the controversies surrounding the planned establishment of Ruga settlement for Fulani herdsmen across the nation. The news of the Federal Government’s move to set up settlement for the herders has generated a lot of controversies among Nigerians. However, in a…
Why Buhari Re-appointed Emefiele As CBN Governor
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele is set to become the first governor of the apex bank to serve a second term since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 2019. Already, President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the Senate to confirm the CBN…
N8.9tr budget: Lawmakers plan N23.7b severance pay
SOME OF the figures Ex-militants reintegration (N65b) Zamfara intervention (N10b) Basic Health Care (N51.219b) Ex-Airways workers (N22.682b) Ex-heads of state, others (N2b) Military operations (N75b) Northeast Intervention (N45b) Zonal Intervention (N100b) Legislative aides (N3b) Senators passed yesterday the N8.916 trillion 2019 Appropriation Bill. But the long expected approval of the budget raised little excitement…
‘Where is Leah Sharibu?’ Nigerians Ask Buhari After Securing Zainab Aliyu’s Freedom From Saudi Arabia
Nigerians are taking to social media to express concerns over the continued detention of Leah Sharibu, the only Christian girl still in Boko Haram captivity after the abduction in Dapchi, Yobe State. The call is coming after the Nigerian Government secured the release of Zainab…
US shooting renews debate on hate crimes and political response
The latest at a US synagogue heightened the sense of alarm Sunday of a rise in anti-Semitism, despite President Donald Trump avowal to overcome the “evil” of hatred. A 60-year-old woman, Lori Kaye, was killed and three people were wounded when a gunman burst…