…Lifts ban on domestic travels …Approves partial reopening of schools The Federal Government has approved the extension of phase-two of the ease of Covid-19 lockdown for another four weeks. The extension of the response operation comes with some adjustments in the guidelines to check the spread of the new coronavirus. Under the new adjustments, domestic flights are…
…Gov Mai Mala Buni heads Caretaker C’tee The National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress has dissolved the National Working Committee of the party. The APC NEC also decided to set up an Extraordinary Caretaker Convention Planning Committee headed by Yobe State Governor, MAI MALA BUNI. Furthermore, the APC NEC agreed to ratify the party’s governorship…
The President of Ghana, NANA AKUFO-ADDO, has apologized to the Nigerian government for the demolition of the Nigerian High Commission building in Accra. The Ghanaian President also told President MUHAMMADU BUHARI in a phone conversation that he has ordered a full scale investigation into the incident. GARBA SHEHU; Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President…
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI appears to have endorsed VICTOR GIADOM as the authentic Acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress. This is because President BUHARI will be attending the reconvened meeting of the APC National Executive Committee, which was suspended since March this year. The position of President BUHARI was confirmed in a series of messages on…
The Nigerian Senate has approved ten point eight trillion as revised 2020 Budget of the Federal Government. The Senate passed the budget during plenary earlier today; a day after the House of Representatives did same. The revised budget provides two point four-eight trillion naira for capital expenditure. Recurrent expenditure is put at four-point nine trillion naira, while…
– 21YRS OF CURRENT DEMOCRATIC RULE – 27YRS AFTER ANNULMENT OF 1993 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Today is being observed as public holiday across Nigeria to mark this year’s Democracy Day. This was announced by the Minister of Interior, RAUF AREGBESOLA, according to a statement by the Permanent Secretary, GEORGINA EHURIAH. The observation is to remember the annulment of…