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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari should blame himself and not the National Assembly for the delay in the passage of of the 2019 budget which was signed into law on Monday. Dogara said since President Buhari assumed office, he ‘has been unable to present budget on time. His first budget …

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, on Tuesday, dissolved the State Executive Council and disengaged other appointed political office holders in the state. Tambuwal wished the ex-council members well and prayed for their successes in future endeavours. He said this in his valedictory session with the state council where he commended members of the cabinet for their services to the …

The Senate, on Tuesday, attributed the major source of insecurity in the country to the problem of out-of-school children. The observation followed a motion on the Children’s Day Celebration by Senate Leader Ahmed Lawan at plenary presided over by Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki in Abuja. Moving the motion, Lawan, who noted that though Children’s Day is marked every May …

The deputy chairman (North) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Lawal Shuaibu, has called for the resignation of the party’s chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. In a letter to the chairman dated May 27, 2019, the top official declared Mr Oshiomhole’s leadership a “failure”. Mr Shuaibu, a former senator from Zamfara State, said the party chairman was squarely responsible for the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security agencies to stop the flow of illegal arms into the country, Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas, has said. Ibas communicated this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting between President Buhari and Service Chiefs on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to Ibas, the president is happy with the efforts …

Nigeria is among countries supporting the call as the UN General Assembly,  on Tuesday, declared  Aug., 22 , as International Day to commemorate the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. This followed the adoption of draft Resolution A/73/L85 tabled by Poland with support from several other countries. The supporting states include the core group consisting of …

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano, on Tuesday, ordered the arrest of three persons, including Mannir Sanusi, the Chief of Staff to the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. The three were dragged before the court by the Kano State Public Complainant and Anti-corruption Commission for failing to honour its invitation in a N4 billion fraud investigation against the Emir …

BY ALLTIMEPOST.COM WITH AGENCY REPORT Nigeria’s National Assembly Joint Committee has raised concern over Federal Inland Revenue Service’s (FIRS) 2019 projected estimate of non-oil revenue tax collection of N146.54 billion, demanding explanation for the “proposed N160 million meant to sew drivers’ uniforms, N825 million for refreshment and security vote of N250 million among others.”  The co-chairman of the committee, John …

President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha, has fiercely criticised the social investment programmes (SIP) of the administration, saying there was little evidence to show that a good chunk of its budget was judiciously utilised. Ms Buhari said the initiative has failed to reach its intended beneficiaries in at least Adamawa and Kano. Although the programme was designed by Vice President Yemi …

Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr David Osifo, has assured that the state government is building capacity in health science and technology to groom personnel for its newly revamped primary healthcare centres under the Edo Healthcare Improvement Programme (Edo-HIP). The Commissioner said this at the 23rd matriculation of the Edo State School of Health Technology, in Benin City, during which 304 …