Dangote Rice Limited has signed a tripartite agreement with out-grower rice farmers and Sokoto State to create 16,000 jobs. Parties to the agreement pledged to ensure the success of the scheme to make Nigeria self-sufficient in rice cultivation. The agreement was signed during the launch of the
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved N126 billion contracts for 12 roads across eight states. Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola, unveiled this at the end of the seven- hour FEC meeting presided over by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Fashola, who was with Minister of Budget and National Planning Udoma Udo Udoma […]
President Muhammadu Buhari last night thanked Nigerians for their prayers and kind wishes on his health. In a tweet @MBuhari after he met with the leadership of the National Assembly— Senate President Bukola Saraki, House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara and Senate Leader Ahmad Lawan —at the Abuja House in London, the President at 9.20pm […]
Senate President, Dr Olusola Saraki has assured that President Muhammadu Buhari who is on extended vacation in London on medical grounds is “healthy, witty and himself.” In a statement issued after he visited Buhari along with Speaker of the House of Representstives, YakubunDogara , Saraki said there is no cause for alarm over the President’s […]
A school allegedly belonging to Unoma Akpabio, the wife of the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has been seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. It was learnt that the seizure was part of investigations into the former governor who has been accused of alleged N108bn fraud during his tenure […]
Aisha Yesufu – the co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls, BBOG, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to remain in London, stressing that Yemi Osinbajo the acting President is doing a pretty good job. Airing her views in a series of tweets via @AishaYesufu, she said: “All President Buhari @MBuhari needed to do was to […]










