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The governor of Kogi state, Yahya Bello, has criticised the lawmakers who booed Buhari during the 2019 budget presentation describing them as a bunch of poorly trained lawmakers at their youthful age. According to him,…
The senate president, Bukola Saraki has sued the workers at the national assembly for embarking on a strike over unpaid allowances. In a an ex-parte motion issued by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that he would be sending a bill on the new minimum wage demand to the national assembly for consideration. Buhari made this kmown on Wednesday while presenting the 2019 proposed…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday unveiled a federal budget of N8.83 trillion for the 2019 fiscal year with N300 billion lower than the current budget. The figure came in the 2019 Appropriation Bill presented by…
President Muhammadu Buhari says a bill on implementation of the New Minimum Wage would soon be sent to the National Assembly for passage. Buhari made this known while presenting the 2019 Budget before the joint session…
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday presented the 2019 budget to the joint sitting of the National Assembly. The President's presentation speech covered core areas such as Agriculture, National security among…
A former Bauchi State Accountant General, Alhaji Garba Ali-Maigumau, said the N30,000 minimum wage being demanded by labour unions would not be feasible in the next 10 years, that is 2028. Ali-Maigumau stated this on…
The corpse of two children and a dog was found dead in a freeezer in Ikorodu on Sunday, according to News Agency of Nigeria The News Agency of Nigeria, reports that the incident was said to have occurred at 2, Christian…
No fewer than 900 members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Monday defected to the All Progressives Congress. Receiving the defectors in Kaugama, the Deputy Governor,…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo once again lambasted the Jonathan administration and claimed that it made even the central bank of Nigeria broke for two weeks. Osinbajo said he was taken aback, on assumption of office, at…
The vice president, professor Yemi Osinbajo, has been asked to resign his position so as to be investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over his role in the N5.8bn NEMA fund being investigated…
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogun State Command, on Sunday, said it recovered the body of a 45-year-old man, in the middle of NNPC’s Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) pipeline at Gbaga Axis, Ogijo,…
The Nigerian Air Force says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has neutralised several Boko Haram terrorists in airstrikes it conducted at Talala in Borno State. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, the NAF…
Some young men were recorded on video mixing beans with Sniper, a deadly chemical that instantly kills insects and rodents. The beans is then being packed and sealed in a sack before it is being sold out to other…
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’ of Nigeria Customs Service in Owerri says it confiscated 12 illegally imported cars and contraband with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N240 million in the last one week. The Unit…
Operatives of Ogun Police Command Friday shot dead a suspected armed robber at Ibara housing estate area of Abeokuta metropolis. The person shot dead is said to be a member of a five-man robbery syndicate. The incident…
Some members of Nnamdi Kanu's led IPOB allegedly invaded a church in Abia according to a video posted on social media. The members are said to be part of the Independent People of Biafra's (IPOB) 'Intelligence Unit'.…
The ongoing Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail project can be converted to electric train in future, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has assured Nigerians. Mr Jerry Oche, the Railway District Manager of the…
Minister Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that it costs the Nigerian governments N3.5 million naira a month to feed Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, otherwise known…
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared a state of emergency on Nigeria’s water supply, sanitation and hygiene sector. Buhari made the declaration at the inauguration of the National Action Plan for Revitalisation of…
