President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated his Special Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, as a National Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Lauretta Onochie is expected to represent Delta State upon screening and confirmation by the Senate. The Senate Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan read the letter from President Buhari forwarding the name of…
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has banned all forms of protests, including the #EndSARS campaign in any part of the state. There had been mobilised effort by some groups to begin EndSARS protest in Port Harcourt today, Tuesday October 13, 2020. But Wike in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications…
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has appealed to President Mohammed Buhari to put a smile on her face by making one final push within the week to beat the Koreans and bring the WTO DG position to Nigeria, adding that she is very proud of her country for all the support. The former Minister of Finance made…
lago The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo has announced the resumption of all remaining classes in both public and private schools beginning from Monday, 19th of October, 2020. The physical resumption, which is for the year 2020/2021 academic session, will now include pupils in pre-primary institutions such as daycare, kindergarten and nursery…
For the third time in about 10 days, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has identified with the protests against the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The Governor braved all odds on Monday to address the protesters in Lekki where crowds of youths camped and blocked the expressway. He urged them to be decorous and…
President Mohammed Buhari on Monday afternoon finally addressed Nigerians since the beginning of the nationwide #EndSARS protests. In a short video shared through the president’s official Twitter handle, the President promised that the dissolution of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) is only the beginning of extensive police reform in the country, adding that operatives…
The FG has agreed to provide a tariff relief of N10.20kobo per kilowatt of electricity for Nigerians for the next three months and also distribute six million free meters to electricity consumers. The ad-hoc committee set up by the Federal Government and organised labour last month has agreed to adopt a two-phase approach to proffer…
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Sunday afternoon, after a presidential directive, has announced the dissolution of the dreaded police formation, Special Anti-Robbery Squad popularly known as SARS or FSARS. The dissolution by the IGP comes on the heels of #EndSARS protest across the country as well as outside Nigeria, including the United…
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has called on business owners and entrepreneurs in the State to always be responsible and mindful of the safety of others while siting their businesses to prevent loss of lives and property. The Deputy Governor gave the charge during his visit to the site of the Baruwa…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday expressed full confidence in the ability of the Nigerian Army to protect the territorial integrity of the nation, particularly in the on-going war against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping. He also assured that the federal government will increase manpower and improve training to meet the changing dynamics of security in the…