The Senate on Tuesday, revealed their plan to pass the 2020 Appropriation Bill on November 28. The senate President, Ahmad Lawan disclosed the plans to pass the appropraition bill by November on Tuesday. President Muhammadu Buhari had presented N10.33trillion budget estimates to a joint session of the National Assembly on October 8. Lawan said the […]
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Air transport contributes 6.2m jobs, $55.8bn to Africa GDP – ICAO
African aviation industry is one of the fastest growing today and currently supports 6.2 million jobs and contributes $55.8 billion to Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP). President of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council, Dr. Bernard Aliu stated this at the 50th anniversary celebration of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) in Dakar Senegal. “In […]
Reward For Gallantry and Gen. Buratai’s Leading Example
By Robert Audu “For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.” – Sun Tzu A great leader motivates and inspires his followers. He continuously craves for excellence and erects favorable templates or incentives to compel and induce hard work. Rewards are the oyster of performance in any […]
Kogi election: Police teargas IGP, INEC chair as thugs disrupt stakeholder meeting
An on-going stakeholders’ meeting in Lokoja, Kogi State capital, has been disrupted by suspected political thugs. The meeting — the second in the series — had in attendance the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu, and National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Trouble started when the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party was […]
Breaking: APC, Kogi govt planning to shift election by two weeks -PDP
The Kogi State Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Council on Tuesday accused the All Progressives Congress and the Kogi State Government, under Governor Yahaya Bello, of engaging in moves to shift the November 16 governorship election in the state by two weeks. The Deputy Director Public Communication of the Campaign Council, Mr. Austin Okai said the […]
Senate seeks to establish agency for hate speech
The Senate has introduced a bill which seeks to establish a federal government agency to check hate speech in the country. The bill, sponsored by a former Senate spokesperson, who is now the Deputy Senate Whip, Sabi Abdullahi, passed first reading on the floor of the red chamber on Tuesday. It is titled National Commission […]
President Buhari Promises to Support, Fund Trans- Saharan Highway
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said his administration will Support and fund the trans-Saharan highway project. At the opening of the 70th session of the Trans-Saharan Road Liaison Committee (TRLC) in Abuja with all the Ministers of Works from six member-states in attendance, President Buhari made this known. President Buhari was represented by the Minister […]
Bayelsa election: APC accuses PDP of releasing 100 inmates, underhand activities
Ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa state, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted the security agencies and the general public on the secret release of about 100 awaiting trial inmates from Okaka Prison in the state capital, Yenagoa by the state government. The APC also exposed the plot by the Peoples […]
Eid-Maulud: Archbishop eulogises Nigerian military for sustaining peace, urges citizens on unity, faith, prayers
As Muslims in Nigeria join the rest of the world to celebrate this year’s Eid Maulud, the National Inter-Faith and Religious Organisations for Peace, has called for fervent prayers for the Nigerian military. The group also eulogised the troops for sustaining peace across the nation. His Eminence, Archbishop Julius Ediwe, the Grand Patron of the […]
Activist Commends President Buhari over fight against violent extremism
A United Kingdom based Human Rights Activist, Phillip Agbese has commended the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for taking a tough stance against violent-extremism in the country. The Middlesex University trained human rights laws expert and publisher spoke with a group of journalists at the Murtalal Muhammad International Airport, Lagos on the state of affairs […]