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NEW YEAR SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 1ST JANUARY 2021 My fellow countrymen and women, First, I would like to thank and praise the Almighty who saw us through the year 2020 and has given us the opportunity to witness the start …

…Wishes Nigerians Prosperous New Year Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged Nigerians, especially Lagosians to enter the New Year with a rekindled and renewed hope in themselves and the nation that things will get better in 2021. Governor Sanwo-Olu in his New Year message while speaking to journalists …

THE senator representing Lagos Central, Mrs. Oluremi Tunubu, has urged Nigerians to remain focused on the idea of a better Nigeria. Felicitating with fellow Nigerians in a New Year message, titled: Looking Ahead With Purpose, the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain said: “Happy New Year 2021! We all made it …

UPDATE: Governor of Lagos State, Mr @jidesanwoolu today signed the 2021 Appropriation Bill into Law… The Budget of REKINDLED HOPE. TOTAL: N1,163,522,210,717.00 CAPITAL: N702,935,416,976 RECURRENT: N460,586,793,741 Capital – Recurrent ratio (60:40) #ForAGreaterLagos https:///HFMJjqS0hg

Nigeria’s public debt hit a total of N32.2tn at the end of September 2020, the Debt Management Office announced on Thursday. The figure implies that the nation’s debt profile rose by N1.19tn between the second and third quarters of 2020. According to a breakdown provided by the DMO on its …

President-Elect of the United States, Joe Biden, has named a Nigerian-American, Osaremen Okolo as his COVID-19 policy advisor. Okolo was among 100 names announced as additional members of the White House staff by the Biden transition team on Wednesday. Biden is expected to be sworn-in on January 20. Okolo, born …

Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Wike , has ordered a clampdown on illegal motor parks, mechanic shops and street trading across the State with effect from January 4 . Wike, who gave the order in his New Year broadcast to people of the State on Thursday , also frown on …

Former Vice President and 2019 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said the party must be united to secure electoral victories in 2023 general elections. The Wazirin Adamawa also said it is only a politically naive and vision less politician will dump PDP for …

PRESS STATEMENT IMPROVED NIN SLIP AND MOBILE APP LAUNCHED The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, FNCS, FBCS, FIIM, has approved the development and release of an improved National Identity Number (NIN) slip and a Mobile App. This is part of the Federal Government’s …

The year 2020 was exasperating to say the mildest. Humanity was tried, and we have the scars to show for it in the memories of loved ones lost to COVID-19, on a global scale, and terrorism, kidnapping, banditry, on the national front. The economic impact of the huge challenges on …