The Senate had in past weeks in strongly worded statements asked President Buhari to immediately sign the budget and also called for the resignation of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi
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The Presidency however asserts that the devastation of the economy was caused by the Boko Haram insurgency, corruption and the lack of planning by the past administrations and one that should not be blamed on the Change Agenda of the Muhammadu Buhari administration
Babangida spoke with select newsmen on Sunday afternoon in his home in Minna, the Niger State capital
The officials, according to a press statement by the Osun State Head of Service, Sunday Olayinka Owoeye, were freed by their kidnappers on Sunday evening
This was just as Ambode said the development is a tipping point not just for positive change, but also to achieve inclusive growth and sustainable development
Video from the concert shows the artist, who was 66, slumped on the floor as dancers continue to perform, unaware of what is happening
Saraki, who spoke in Abuja through his lawyer, Ajibola Oluyede, argued that the clearance purportedly issued Umar by EFCC cannot override the recommendation made in 2014 by the Attorney General of the Federation for Umar’s prosecution
The JEDC Managing Director, Alhaji Mohammed Gidado Modibbo, made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Jos, the Plateau State capital
This was contained in a statement signed by UNIBEN’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Farady Orumwense
Jafojo was said to have died on Saturday after a brief illness
So also did the US say that the pervasive corruption in the Jonathan-led administration was responsible for the failure of the country to assist Nigeria in the fight against Boko Haram
Speculation that the Portuguese coach would take charge at Old Trafford has been rife ever since he was relieved of his duties by Chelsea in December
Osibajo, who fielded questions from various labour and professional organisations as well as individuals at the meeting, said “the era of people becoming emergency billionaires is gone” and would no longer be tolerated by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.
He said: “Anybody who cant explain his wealth must be brought to account
Dangote said this in Lagos on Friday where he was honoured as “Man of the Year 2015” by The Guardian Newspapers Limited
The transfers included N2 billion into a Government House Account, N2 billion into an Imo State Project Account, N2 billion transferred to a Micro-Finance Bank and a management fee of N21,017,810.00 was paid into an unspecified account
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Boboye Oyeyemi, disclosed this on Saturday when he spoke with newsmen in Lagos.
Oyeyemi said the biggest challenge of securing Nigeria’s road is overloading, adding that most of those who have attacked the operatives of the Corps have been those booked for the offence
Though Saraki did not mention Tinubu’s name in the response to Momodu, he said his decision not to support the ambition of someone in the party to emerge as Buhari’s deputy was one of his many sins
Melaye said: “My brother and friend Sen. Bukola Saraki, if you have 1 trillion supporters, I’m one. If you have one billion, I’m one. If you have one million, I’m one. If you have one thousand, I’m one. If you have ten, I’m one. If you have only one supporter, I’m one. And if you have no single supporter, it means I’m dead. No shaking. Four years too sure.”
He said he still held the conviction, which motivated his principled resistance to devaluation in his first tenure as Head of State.
Buhari said: “When I was military Head of State, the IMF and the World Bank wanted us devalue the naira and remove petrol subsidy, but I stood my grounds for the good of Nigeria
The arrested kingpins are specialists in various aspects of criminality to sustain the Boko Haram terrorists group in their areas