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President Muhammadu Buhari has said only federal workers who have been captured by the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) platform will continue to receive salaries. Mr said this when he presented the 2021 budget of N13.08 trillion to the joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja on Thursday. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), currently on strike, has vowed never to …

On Thursday, the World Trade Organisation announced Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee as the top two candidates for the position of its Director-General. PREMIUM TIMES reported Wednesday that the organisation selected two final candidates to advance to the final round in the race to lead the Geneva-based trade body. “From 24 September to 6 October, WTO members expressed preferences on five remaining candidates …

*Ighodalo takes Charge of Alaghodaro/Inauguration Committee Edo State Government has named Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa Esq., as the Chairman of the state’s Transition Committee. Also, the government announced Mr. Asue Ighodalo, as the chairman of Alaghodaro/Inauguration Committee. In a statement on Thursday, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the appointments take immediate effect. According to him, the committees are to …

President Muhammadu Buhari has increased the allocation for the National Assembly in the 2021 budget by N3 billion when compared to previous years. The president allocated N128 billion – a rise on the N125 billion budgetary allocation in past years. This was contained in the 2021 budget estimates presented to a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday. The …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has begun questioning Mudashiru Obasa, speaker of the Lagos state house of assembly, over corruption allegations against him. Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesman, confirmed the development to TheCable. “He responded to an invite from the commission this morning,” he said. Obasa was accused of embezzling public funds and abusing his office. An Online news …

…Says Nigeria already in Recession, second  in four years …Says Passage of PIB will boost Confidence and Attract Investments in the Oil Sector …Hails Nigerians for Perseverance in these difficult times ..Says 2nd Niger Bridge, 46% Completed, Warns National Assembly Against Padding …Defence with allocation of N121 billion, Power; N198 billion; inclusive of N150 billion for the Power Sector Recovery …

2021 BUDGET SPEECH: Budget of Economic Recovery and ResilienceDelivered By: His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari President, Federal Republic of Nigeria At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja Thursday, 8th October 2020 PROTOCOLS 1. It is with pleasure that I present the 2021 Federal Budget Proposals to this Joint Session of the National Assembly. 2. Distinguished and Honourable Leaders, …

The Federal Government on Thursday released fresh guidelines for the reopening of schools in the country. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, made this known during a briefing in Abuja. Schools in the country had been shut for more than four months as part of measures to curb the spread of the novel disease. …

It didn’t have the star power – or the tension – of last week’s debate between US President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, but there were sharp contrasts on policy and even a party crasher on Wednesday night during the vice-presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris. The two sparred over everything from the Trump administration’s …

As President Muhammadu Buhari presents the 2021 Appropriation Bill before a Joint session of the National Assembly, the Senate has asked him not to come with some of his Aides. According to the Senate, President Buhari will not be accompanied by many people on the entourage, stressing that only few people that are very key and relevant to budget that …