Nigeria Seeks to Enhance its N5tn Trade Surplus with EU, Says Osinbajo

                               

VP Osinbajo

By Crusoe Osagie

The federal government on Thursday stated that it was seeking further diversification of the nation’s economy to enhance the existing N5 trillion trade surplus the country currently enjoys with the European Union (EU).

It was however noted that the major export responsible for

IPMAN Cautions Members against Flouting Government’s Petrol Price

By Chineme Okafor in Abuja

The President of factional Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Chinedu Okoronkwo urged its members on Thursday to buy and sell petroleum products at government-regulated prices to avoid incurring avoidable regulatory penalties from the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and other related

Saraki’s Lawyers Walk Out on CCT, Allege Bias

                             

 Senate President Bukola Saraki

By Senator Iroegbu in Abuja  

The ongoing trial of the Senate President Bukola Saraki on false assets declaration took a new twist on Thursday when the members of his legal team, led by three Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), walked out on the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) alleging bias against the chairman, Mr. Danladi Umar.

The three SANs, namely Mahmoud Magagi, Ahmed Raji and Saka Abimbola Isah, who led no fewer than

Nigeria: N5,000 - We Won't Renege On Our Promise - APC

Lagos — The All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured Nigerians that it will not renege on its campaign promise to pay 5,000 Naira each monthly to 25 million most vulnerable Nigerians,while calling on the citizens to ignore the mischievous attempt by the oppositon Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to confuse and mislead them on this issue.In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by

Nigeria loses N800m monthly to car imports restriction – Association

The President, Shippers’ Association Lagos State, Mr Jonathan Nicol, said on Thursday that Nigeria was losing N800m monthly to restriction of importation of cars with the present auto policy.

Nicol stated this in an interview

Buhari calls for eyes and ears against Boko Haram

                                      















Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is calling for civilian “foot soldiers” in the fight against Boko Haram, appealing to traditional hierarchies and centuries-old methods to weed out Islamist plotters.

Eyes and ears on the ground were vital, he said, as concern mounts over suicide and bomb attacks in the northeast, particularly in mosques.

“The ward head,

Nigeria Senate Urges Jonathan Probe

FILE - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan casts his ballot in his ward at Otuoke, Bayelsa state, March 28, 2015.


Nigeria’s senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to immediately begin investigating former president Goodluck Jonathan’s government to recover stolen funds siphoned from poverty alleviation programs, including the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program, or SURE-P.

The senate says

PDP To Buhari, APC: Resign If Nigeria Is Broke

Bureau Chief Benin

The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday challenged President Mohammadu Buhari to resign as the country’s President for admitting that the nation is broke, saying that his stand was a clear manifestation of inability to steer the ship of the country.

Members of the opposition

Strengthening Nigeria’s anti-piracy war through enabling legal framework

Recent reports by the International Maritime Bureau indicating that piracy and armed sea robbery attacks, which were before now prevalent in the Gulf of Guinea, especially within Nigeria’s territorial have shifted to Somalia is seen as salutary by industry stakeholders. This development however brings to fore the need for Nigeria and other countries in the Gulf of Guinea zone to consolidate on the promises, especially by the National Assembly in the passage of the Anti-Piracy Bill currently before it. FRANCIS EZEM reports.

The International Maritime Bureau IMB,

Your inability to govern Nigeria is clear, resign now – PDP to Buhari

   The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to resign as the country’s President for admitting that the nation is broke.

The party said the comment was a clear manifestation of inability to lead the country.

PDP described Buhari’s lamentation as

E​lectricity commission ​raises Ibom ​p​ower ​plant ​capacity​ ​to 685MW

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, on Thursday handed over to the Akwa Ibom State government the amended licence for the establishment of 685 megawatts-​capacity ​Ibom Power Plant.

The new license empowers the state government,

Nigeria: Group Demands Buhari Call 'Council on Cancer'

The Princess Nikky Breast Cancer Foundation has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to call a presidential council on cancer to address an emergency in growing incidence of cancers among Nigerians and its expensive impacts.

A presidential council is an emergency policy making body and could approval fresh policies to guide a nationwide cancer programme.

Speaking at a networking cocktail in Abuja,

Must Nigeria Have At Least 36 Ministers In the Government of the Federation? (II)

It is our submission, therefore, that holding fast and holding slavishly and mechanically to the phrase “shall appoint at least one Minister from each State, who shall be an indigene of such State.” in the proviso to Section 147 (3) of the Constitution, is not useful and helpful in the the consideration and determination of the question, whether the President must establish ministries and appoint 36 ministers. What is helpful is to discover the motive and the intention behind that phrase. If we so did, we would come to the inescapable conclusion that the goal, purpose and intendment of the framers of the provisions is to ensure geographical, ethnic and sectional spread in the appointment of Ministers in the Government of the Federation.

On October 26, Premium Times published our piece titled,

Buhari’s Wife Tasks Govs’ Wives On Conduct Of Free Test For Women

By Emmanuel Nzomiwu, Enugu

Wife of President Muhamadu Buhari, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has tasked wives of all the 36 state governors in the federation to ensure women in their respective states undergo free health tests in the ongoing “Health Screening Initiative programme” for Nigerian women.

Mrs. Buhari gave the advice on Thursday while flagging off Enugu State chapter of the programme at Queens School Enugu.

She explained that the initiative was introduced as a measure to enhance healthy living among Nigerian women, stressing that the tests are free and all the medical practitioners and other medical staff involved in the project are rendering voluntary service,

Nigeria kidnap case helped to trigger fine on South Africa's MTN

By Chijioke Ohuocha and Tiisetso Motsoeneng

LAGOS/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - When Nigeria failed to trace owners of SIM cards used by kidnappers of a prominent politician in September,

Vodafone, Globacom announce partnership agreement

                            Mike Adenuga Jr, Chairman, Globacom

Vodafone and Globacom Limited on Friday jointly announced a new, non-equity partnership agreement that covers Nigeria and the Republic of Benin.

Under the Partner Market agreement,

Senate President Saraki’s Lawyers Storm Out Of Court As Code of Conduct Tribunal Rules To Continue Trial

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) sitting over the false assets declaration case of Nigeria’s Senate President Bukola Saraki has ruled that the trial must continue regardless of a pending appeal against the continuation of the case at the Supreme Court.President of the Senate Bukola SarakiSahara Reporters Media

The decision of the CCT forced Mr. Saraki’s lead lawyers to staged a

Afenifere’ ll bounce back – Bucknor-Akerele

FORMER Deputy Governor of Lagos State and a stalwart of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Senator Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, has asked those who say that Afenifere is no longer relevant in the affairs of the Yoruba Nation, to have a rethink. Reason: ‘’We are a resilient people and we don’t give up when we fight for just causes until we

Afenifere sets up reforms committee

The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has set up a committee on its proposed reorganisation.

According to a chieftain,

Adeboye, Tunde Bakare, 60 others for HID Awolowo’s burial

…funeral activities begin Nov. 15

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, and that of the Later Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, as well as 60 other Anglican bishops are among several other ministers of God billed to participate in the 11-day burial programmes culminating in the final interment of the late Yeye Oodua and matriarch of the Awolowo dynasty,

Bailout: PDP govs warn CBN against partisanship

The Central Bank of Nigeria has been advised against becoming a tool in the hands of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the release of bailout funds to states that deserve them.

This  advice was given by governors of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The governors said the advice was coming on the heels of the alleged failure of the apex bank in releasing the bailout fund for Kogi State, while other states, mostly of the APC states,

Another Look At Rotimi Amaechi By Michael Egbejumi-David

So about a week ago, playing true to type, Amaechi showed up at the National Assembly in his splendid attire with a couple of bus-load of supporters holding aloft those same garish posters, screaming, and whipping themselves into near delirium. It was a quintessential PDP style turn out. In fact,

Bailout Fund: PDP Governors Warn CBN Against Partisanship

                                                           CBN governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele,

Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) against becoming a tool in the hands of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the release of bailout funds to states that deserve them.

The advice came against the background of allegations of failure of the apex bank in releasing the bailout fund for Kogi State, even when  other states mostly of the APC states have received theirs.

In a press statement in Abuja on Friday,

$5.2tr Fine On MTN Worries S’Africa, Says Minister

 Says It Won’t Affect Bilateral Relations

The government of South Africa,

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$31m fraud: Edo PDP defends Igbinedion

 The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday described the plan by the Edo State Government to probe the administration of a former governor of the state,

$1bn oil mining lease: Supreme Court fixes Jan 29 for judgement

Supreme Court yesterday fixed January 29 to deliver judgement in an appeal filed by an oil prospecting company, Brittania-U against Chevron Nigeria Limited and four others.

The five-man panel led by Justice Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta,