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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he recently directed two South-west governors to tackle insecurity in their states. He said they campaigned to be voted into office and should not expect someone else to do their jobs for them. The president stated this Thursday while featuring on ‘Good Morning Show’ on ARISE News Channel, a broadcast arm of THISDAY. THISDAY

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the disbursement of loans and credit facilities by the Federal Government in the agriculture sector since 2009. The period under reviews covers the administrations of the late Umaru Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan as well as the present regime led by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The resolution was sequel to …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he has given the military and police a marching order to be ruthless on bandits in the North-west and North-central zones. The president stated this in an interview on Arise TV, aired Thursday morning and monitored by PREMIUM TIMES. The president’s comment comes amidst the rise in the activities of bandits in some states in the …

Nigeria’s Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.); Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, and former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, and others are set to meet on Thursday, June 10, 2021, in Abuja on the state of the nation. The meeting would be held under the backing of Interfaith Initiatives for …

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday claimed the #EndSARS protests against police brutality that took place in the country last October were aimed at ousting him from office. Buhari blamed the protests on the dwindling inflow of foreign direct investment to the country. He insisted that Nigeria’s army of young people that participated in the protests have made it unattractive to …

Niger, Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso are collaborating to buy the unutilised power produced in Nigeria, the Chairman of the Executive Board of the West African Power Pool, Sule Abdulaziz, said on Wednesday. Abdulaziz, who is also the acting Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, said the four countries were collaborating to make the power purchase from Nigeria …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Environmentalists, journalists and stakeholders have weighed in on sustainable development option for reducing and removing carbon from the atmosphere to keep global temperature rise from exceeding 1.5 Celsius. It was part of the consensus reached by Environmental Rights Action (ERA) and its allies at a meeting of June 8, marking the 2021 World Environment Day with …

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja has received the 2020 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award from the Airports Council International (ACI). NAIA Airport Manager, Mr Sani Mahmud, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at an event to celebrate the feat. Mahmud said the award was given to NAIA as the best airport by size and region and had recorded between five …

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a draft supplementary budget of N895 billion for the year 2021. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Minister of Finance, Dr Zainab Ahmed, revealed this when she briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja on Wednesday. Ahmed said the next …

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will install the next president of Nigeria in 2023, leveraging on the e-registration process to increase its membership ahead of the polls, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki said, with confidence on Wednesday. The governor stated: “I am the chairman of the National Committee for e-registration for PDP; the position is very significant. PDP will install …