The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Forum has condemned the current debt profile of the country put at N36 trillion incurred by the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government. The forum expressed worry that the Federal Government is gradually plunging Nigeria into bankruptcy with excessive borrowings on frivolous items, adding …
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President Buhari Breaks Ground For Nigeria LNG Train 7
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday charged that the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Train 7 be delivered on time so that the Train 8 project can commence. The President gave the charge at the virtual groundbreaking ceremony of the project in Bonny Island, Rivers State, He urged the Board of Directors, …
Read More »Northern Groups: Allow Igbos Exit Nigeria Now Through Peaceful Referendum
Allow South-East Exit Nigeria Now Through Peaceful Referendum — Northern Groups Tell Government We also consider the sudden contraption by a certain section that calls itself “northern Igbo” as a more latent, disagreeable and unacceptable threat to the North. The Coalition of Northern Groups has stated that despite the fact …
Read More »Minimum Wage: Faces Of Governors That Have Refused To Pay
Minimum Wage: Anambra, Imo, Zamfara, Benue, Kano, Kogi governors refuse to pay Civil servants have accused Anambra, Imo, Zamfara, Benue, Kano, and Kogi governors of refusing to pay the new minimum wage. The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) said 10 states had not implemented the National Minimum …
Read More »Lagos FHA Demolishes Agboju Market, Buildings In FESTAC As Traders Lament
A Lagos State Government Task Force, on Sunday, demolished the popular Agboju Market, shanties and other illegal buildings on Buffa Zone in Festac Town, leaving some traders, artisans and others with a lot of disappointment and sorrow. The task force, in collaboration with the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), demolished …
Read More »Saraki Welcomes Donald Duke Back To PDP (Pictures)
Yesterday in Calabar, alongside the Chairman of our great party, Prince Uche Secondus, and other party leaders, it was an absolute pleasure to receive my dear friend, former Governor Donald Duke, back into the People’s Democratic Party! -Bukola Saraki
Read More »Wole Soyinka: Nigeria On Suicide Slide, Must Decentralise Fast
Warns Nigeria may not remain together if FG fails to decentralize it *Notes Buhari’s comment on open grazing unfortunate *Adds: Senate, Reps not doing enough; govs too timid *Twitter ban indicates FG is enemy of democracy *Presidency keeps mum Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, said on Monday, that Nigeria is …
Read More »2023: No Vacancy In Lagos Govt House, APC Leaders Tell Gbaja, Hamzat, Others
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, major stakeholders in the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have kicked against the rumoured governorship ambition of Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the House of Representatives, and Obafemi Hamzat, the state’s deputy governor, Newsextra24 has gathered. Others seeking to replace the …
Read More »Emir Of Zazzau: Zaria Has Military Formations, Yet Under Siege — Ahmad Bamalli
Despite many military formations in Zaria, Kaduna State, the Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli has decried the continued attacks on the emirate by bandits attack. The Emir, who spoke in his palace when heads of security agencies visited him, lamented that residents had been under incessant attacks by …
Read More »Osinbajo: Nigeria Will Be OK If Things Work Well In Lagos
Amid worsening insecurity and secessionist agitations, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has assured Nigerians that Nigeria will be OK if things work well in Lagos. He also noted that the current challenges affecting the country required proactive leaders prepared to bring Nigerians together. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Mr …
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