Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said that Nigeria’s President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, cannot afford to ignore the South South region. Uduaghan, who spoke in Warri, on Wednesday, noted that the region remained important in the country “because the oil revenue
Recent findings has revealed that earlier plans to sell Keystone Bank Limited after the general elections will have to wait for the incoming administration of President-Elect, Muhammadu Buhari, before it can proceed, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has said. Keystone is the last of three nationalised lenders to be sold after Mainstreet Bank […]
On a sunny afternoon, I was sitting in my office doing my official assignment. There was power failure and I engaged myself in manual fanning to cool the heat but all to no avail. Suddenly, semi-darkness fell all over the place. I rushed out to behold the scene. What did I see? The once sunny […]
Days ago, the Head of the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States, Ambassador Michel Arrion raised a pertinent issue regarding Nigeria’s economy, which he said is skewed in favour of the rich at the expense of the poor. According to him, Nigeria is in a serious situation regard- ing […]
Former minister of health, Dr. Emmanuel Nsan, has called on the President-elect, President-elect, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (rtd), to reactivate the War Against Indiscipline (WAI) policy of his former administration. Â Nsan reasoned that this would help the retired general in his recent campaign against corruption in the country. Â In a statement made available to […]
The Central Bank Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has called on the incoming administration of General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), to consider selling off 30 percent of the Federal Government’s majority stakes in joint ventures with multinational oil companies. This is to shore up government finances and raise funding for infrastructure development. The suggestion is supported
President Goodluck Jonathan has concluded plans to hand over power to his successor, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), at a dinner ceremony on the May 28, 2015, a day before the official take-off of the new administration. Â Jonathan has, therefore, given April 20 deadline for Ministries, Departments and Agencies to submit their handover notes to the […]
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that in spite of the 140,000 All Progressives Congress (APC) votes that were voided in the last presidential election, the state was the only one in the entire South South and South East geopolitical regions that gave President-elect, Maj.-Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd) over 45% of the votes […]
The Labour Party has advised the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), not to take Nigerians for granted by backing down on their campaign promises, as the people are expectant of real change. The advice was contained in a statement issued in Lagos, on Wednesday, by the National […]
Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, on Wednesday asserted that Nigeria’s President-elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari, cannot afford to ignore the South South region following his victory in the March 28th presidential poll. Uduaghan, who spoke in Warri, the commercial capital of the state, noted that the region remains one of the most important […]
Nigeria’s President-Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, will on May 28, receive the reins of the affairs of the nation from President Goodluck Jonathan, 24 hours before his inauguration as President. This arrangement was disclosed to State House correspondents on Wednesday by the Minister of Information, Senator Patricia Akwashiki, at the end of the Federal Executive
Youth groups under the auspices of Nazifi Organization has offer to give their own support to the President elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna governor elect, Malam Nasiru El-rufai in tackling insecurity, unemployment, corruption and poverty in the country. Nazifi Youth organization was adopted by other youth groups that worked for the success of Gen
The arbitrary sell off of government assets since the Second Republic has been a source of distress and poverty to millions of Nigerians who are retired from those companies without benefits. GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT SNR looks into the ongoing privatisation of steel rolling mills in the country and reports. Stakeholders in the steel, oil […]
Nigeria’s 2015 general elections as the new talking point, has attracted global attention with great admiration for the efforts and resilience of the citizens. Soon after the election produced General MuhamaduBuhari as the next president, several people and groups have been setting agenda for the incoming administration. Expectedly though, the populace anticipates that
Youth groups, under the auspices of Nazifi Organization, has offered togive their own support to the President-elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd) and Kaduna State governor -elect, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai in tackling insecurity, unemployment, corruption and poverty in the country. Nazifi Youth organization, was adopted by other youth groups and worked for the success of Gen
After a long time of persistent unsavoury news about Nigeria around the world; the recently concluded presidential elections gave the country a phenomenal upward push amongst civilised nations. Nigerians unequivocally demonstrated their political maturity and markedly improved penchant for rational, logical and civilised post election deportment; a far departure from
Buhari should stop free money to militants but give them jobs Comrade Sunny Ofehe is Chief Executive Officer of Hope for Niger Delta Campaign, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) which has been in the forefront of campaign against environmental pollution, gas flare, pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region. In this interview with JOE OGBODU, […]
Tears dripped from my eyes as I watched President Goodluck Jonathan’s nationally televised address. His speech was short but momentous. He conceded defeat, and accepted the electoral victory of his political opponent, Muhammadu Buhari. In the lawless and unprincipled milieu of Nigerian politics, that concession of defeat by an incumbent president was unparalleled,
Let us hope that the election of General Buhari, for the only reason of his stern leadership quality, will bring succour to the country for the next four years. Now that he has won the presidential election, not free from uncomfortable acquiescence, the true and assertive Buhari will now emerge. Those whom he tolerated […]
Recent report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)shows that Nigeria has the highest number of children out of school and one of the world’s worst education systems. In fact, Nigeria was among Pakistan, Chad and Ethiopia as the countries that are way off target on the six key educational goals to […]
