Category: National/Politics

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the re-appointment of Paul Orhii as the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC. This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the Federal Government, Anyim Pius Anyima, on Tuesday, in Abuja. According to the statement, the re-appointment of Orhii takes…

President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed grieve over the death of the daughter of Professor Wole Soyinka, Iyetade, on Sunday, December 29, 2013 at UCH, Ibadan, Oyo State. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, who conveyed Jonathan’s condolence message, said that Jonathan, “on behalf of himself and the FG, extends [his] sincere…

The embattled Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, according to a report by PM News, will spend at least N800 million on vehicles in 2014, after splashing N643 million on 54 vehicles in 2013, her budget proposal shows. The budget proposal, obtained by PM News, shows that Oduah will spend N250 million on eight operational vehicles…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, is set to declare dump the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, for the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in January 2014, National Mirror reports. “Mr Speaker… is set to tap the numerical strength of APC in the House to retain his seat. The defection of…