President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Health to turn around the incidence of brain drain in the health sector. Buhari disclosed this on Tuesday while receiving the new executive members of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President said he had directed the health minister, Dr Osagie Ehanire, who led the medical…
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION PRESS RELEASE SPURIOUS ALLEGATIONS IN RESPECT OF NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES IN SOME SENATORIAL DISTRICTS Not for the first time, our attention has been drawn to a story published by an online medium that the Commission has doctored, backdated and certified documents to accommodate the nominations emanating from Yobe North and Akwa…
Two of the masterminds of the deadly terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, South-West Nigeria have been arrested. The suspects described as top commanders of ISWAP in Nigeria, are 32-year old Idris Ojo and 39-year old Jimoh Ibrahim. Chief of Defense Staff, CDS, General Lucky Irabor who disclosed this to senior…
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has continued his onslaught against his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stating on Tuesday that he can still perform to public acclaim even if he goes to any party. The governor, who has stayed away from the PDP activities, but has continued to romance high members of the…
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The Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited (FDC), Bismarck Rewane, said on Tuesday the Naira was over-valued by 200 percent. Rewane, who stated this in a programme on Arise TV, said the black market where Naira exchanged for N680/$ on Tuesday provided a true picture of the value of the Nigerian currency. FSDH Research had…
Governor Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai of Kaduna State has urged Nigerian youths to shun violence as the country cannot afford a repeat of the 1967 civil war which claimed almost two million lives.El-Rufai also charged members of the National Youth Service Corps who would be participating in the 2023 general elections to avoid being used as…
Mr Buhari reportedly said the planned deductions being allegedly championed by both Ministers Malami and Ahmed be suspended until the courts make their final pronouncements. President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, to suspend plans to begin the deduction of $418 million Paris Club refund allegedly owed four contractors from the…
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has sued Bala Mohammed, Bauchi governor, over alleged double nomination.On June 4, Mohammed was elected as the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 governorship election after a failed attempt at securing his party’s presidential ticket. TheCable had reported how Ibrahim Kassim, secretary to the Bauchi state…
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, has condemned the recent threat by the minority lawmakers in the National Assembly to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that minority lawmakers in the Senate had last week given President Buhari six weeks to address the general insecurity in the country or risk…