A Member of the House of Representatives, Hon Beni Lar has commended the developmental strides of the Chairman of Langtang South Local government council, Hon. Nancwat Bendel.
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The 455th African Union Peace and Security Council meeting ended in Nairobi, Kenya, with African leaders including President Goodluck Jonathan, resolving to consider floating special fund to combat terrorism.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) like many well-meaning Nigerians had resolved long ago that the issue of the Boko Haram insurgency should not be politicized
In response to the long-standing desire of the Nigerian diaspora to support economic development in the country, a high level Executive-Legislative team is currently holding a series of interactive sessions with Nigerians in Europe and the United States
The Federal Government has said that owing to its Backward Integration Policy, the country now has an installed capacity of 39.5 million metric tons of cement production.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has enjoined President Goodluck Jonathan to summon courage to do the right thing by handing over a former governor of Borno State, Alhaji Ali Modu-Sheriff and former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Azubuike Ihejirika to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for prosecution.
Prof. Rufai Alkali, Special Adviser to the President on Political matters, says there are over 7,000 Goodluck Support Groups (GSGs) across the country.
The President reiterated his administration’s commitment to providing world class healthcare services to Nigerians, through adequate funding; provision of modern facilities and well trained personnel; ensuring conducive environment for healthcare workers; as well as institution of people oriented policies
The meeting is to hold at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Informed sources said Jonathan had to cancel a scheduled trip to Owerri, the Imo State capital, to chair the meeting
This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, by Dr. Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity
The latest in this trend is emanating from the visit facilitated for the 11 parents and five escaped girls who were visiting Abuja to interact with girl-child education advocate Malala Yousafzai
According to Presidential Media Adviser, Dr. Reuben Abati, the Director-General of the NDELA, Mr. Olufemi Ajayi will now take charge at the PTDF with immediate effect
In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party put the blame for the violence squarely on the shoulders of the Presidency and the PDP, wondering why the police, who are paid by taxpayers to maintain law and order, would turn their weapons on the same defenceless citizens they are paid to protect
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State; Governor Ibikunle Amosu of Ogun State; for Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State; the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwunmi Adeshina; and the Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, graced the burial
In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said it is now logical to conclude that at this point, there is absolutely no hope for Nigeria and her citizens under this capricious government
In a statement in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State and signed by the President, Comrade Ben Jaja, and Secretary, Joseph Tenelaibe, the group strongly condemned a media report where Kwankwaso was quoted to have described President Jonathan as “evil” and Governor Akpabio as a “vulture
In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said just as the Jonathan Administration has bungled the fight against the sect, it has exhibited sheer cluelessness in handling the abduction of the school girls
The meeting, on the sidelines of the ongoing World Economic Forum on Africa, was a follow-up to talks held on wednesday between Entwistle and Nigerian security officials on the United States offer of assistance
On Tuesday, the United Nations Children’s Fund said Boko Haram, the ruthless Islamist group that claimed responsibility for the kidnappings, abducted more young girls from their homes in the same part of the country in the northeast over the weekend
President Jonathan also conveyed sincere commiserations to all members of Otedola’s immediate family as well as his relatives, friends and former political associates