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The Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation NNPC, Mele Kyari, says the corporation can no longer bear the over N120 billion monthly subsidy for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). Kyari stated this during the weekly media briefing organised by the Presidential Communication Team at the State House, Abuja, on …

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has called for a power shift from the North to Southern Nigeria in the next administration. Zulum on Thursday stated this while delivering a lecture on security and economic growth at a book launch by former Director-General of NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, with the title …

The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Wally Adeyemo as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury on Thursday, making him the first Black American to hold the powerful job. Adeyemo, 39, has struck a hardline tone on China, vowing to fight what he called Beijing’s “unfair economic practices” and hold China …

Gombe Rice Pyramid: Buhari Flags-off North East Rice Cultivation Programme …Commends Governor Inuwa for Keying into FG’s Agricultural Revolution, Reviving Cotton Production President Muhammadu Buhari has described the revolution in rice production across the country as a product of his administration’s clear sighted policy and the deligent execution of it …

Jigawa Governor and Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Strategy and Contact Committee, Badaru Abubakar, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot win the next presidential election. He assured more people will leave the PDP to join APC. Badaru spoke when he featured on Channels Television programme Politics …

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State says Nigeria has become economically attractive to kidnappers and bandits within the Sahel region of the continent. The governor who on Wednesday was on Channels Television’s Politics Today strongly opposed the idea of granting blanket amnesty to the bandits, stating that the idea is enabling the …

PDP Hails Court For Jailing APC Rigging Prof…Says More Will Be Brought to Book The @OfficialPDPNig commends the judiciary for its courage to stand on the side of the people to jail one of the corrupt returning officers, who connived with the @OfficialAPCNg to rewrite election results against the @OfficialPDPNig …

President Muhammadu Buhari has voiced concern that the lack of employment prospects and opportunities in most rural communities has remained a major contributor to insecurity. President Buhari spoke on Thursday while hosting a delegation of Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN). The President said that for decades, previous …

The Presidency, on Thursday, announced that with the release of about N288billion out of the N500 billion appropriated for COVID-19 intervention programmes under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP), at least 2.1 million jobs have been saved. A statement issued by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media …

Press Statement from the Office of the Speaker, House of Representatives March 25, 2021 Nigeria can’t be left behind in protecting women – Gbajabiamila …says House’ll reintroduce Equal Opportunity Bill Nigeria could not afford to be left behind in the global trend to protect and defend the rights of women, …