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The presidency Tuesday exonerated itself from the selection of the seven governors that were chosen to visit President Mugammadu Buhari in London, saying that the selection was handled by the governors forum. The presidency also said that the non inclusion of the media team especially television or newspapers could be to save money. The delegation led by the Chairman of …

The Presidency, on Tuesday, said President Muhammadu Buhari had initially barred politicians and other individuals from visiting him in London, the United Kingdom, where he has been receiving medical attention since May 7. It attributed the President’s change of mind to what it called “the change in circumstances.” It said this was the proper time for him to receive delegations …

Despite a contrary legal advice, the Senate on Tuesday passed the bill seeking to establish the Nigerian Peace Corps in concurrence with the House of Representatives. The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, in its report, which was considered at the plenary on Tuesday, strongly criticised the establishment of the corps. But the lawmakers adopted the report …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Benin City, Nigeria – Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has called on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to publish the names of the 600 contractors it recently suspended for the abandonment of projects worth N200bn. The organization also saluted the courage of the agency for such an action and its resolve to …

Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, has insisted he “did not collude” with Russia during the presidential election, and dismissed the significance of a meeting with Donald Trump Jr and a Russian lawyer. In an 11-page statement released early on Monday before his appearance in front of the Senate intelligence committee, Kushner claimed he had four contacts with …

After a 77-day absence, President Muhammadu Buhari, who is undergoing treatment for an undisclosed medical ailment in the United Kingdom, Sunday met with governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and party leaders in London. His meeting with the party chieftains, presidency sources confirmed to THISDAY Sunday night, was an affirmation of his recovery and that the …

By Terri Moon Cronk – DoD News WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis took part in commissioning the USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, named in honor of the 38th president, in Norfolk, Virginia, Saturday. Service members and their families, senior defense and military officials and other dignitaries, including Ford’s daughter …

The Federal Government on Saturday assured Nigerians that the 106 Chibok girls, who were released by the Boko Haram insurgents, would resume school in September 2017. The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Jummai Alhassan, stated this during a special lunch organised for the girls and their parents in Abuja. She said the girls were billed to be enrolled …

As part of the ongoing automation of operational activities and in line with the ease of doing business in Nigeria, the Comptroller General (CG) of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede, has announced the commencement of the issuance of Temporary Work Permit (TWP) Visa by e-mail to enable experts invited by companies and organisations to come into the country for temporary work purposes. …

Hopes were raised at the weekend that the era of delay in the appointment of ministers by the president might soon be a thing of the past, as the joint committee of the National Assembly on review of the 1999 Constitution proposed a time limit for the submission of the list of ministerial nominees. We learnt that local government autonomy …