Politics

Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara on Friday promised to complete the N40 billion road projects embarked upon by his administration before the end of his four-year tenure in May 2015. Yari made the promise in Magami village in Maru Loca...

The Kaduna State Government on Friday announced the cancellation of Saturday’s environmental sanitation exercise in the state, to enable participants to attend the 50th anniversary of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The Commissioner for Environme...

The United States Department of State, Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund Project, is to hold a two-day stakeholders’ workshop on alternative ways of cleaning oil spills in the Niger Delta. A statement by the Team Leader, Dr Morufat Balogun and Dr...

The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, on Friday called on past military leaders to “step aside” and allow the country to move forward. He gave advice in Abuja at a dinner orga...

The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) says it has concluded arrangments to establish seven additional distribution stations in the north-west zone. Alhaji Muhammad Balogun, the Managing Director, Kano Electricity Distribution Company, said&n...

Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says  that the nation's economy would not experience meaningful growth without the capital market. Sanusi stated this in his Lagos office during a courtesy visit by...

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday morning returned to Abuja after attending the D-8 Summit in Islamabad, Pakistan. The president, who left Abuja on Wednesday night, attended the opening session of the Summit of the Heads of State and Government of ...

Gov. Gabriel Suswam of Benue on Friday pledged to strengthen the cordial relationship existing between the state executive and the legislature so that development could be sustained in the state.   Suswam gave the pledge on Thursday night in ...

Senate President David Mark has described second republic Senate Leader, late Olusola Saraki, as a political bridge builder, who worked tirelessly for the unity of the country. Mark said this in Ilorin on Friday when he paid a condolence visit to ...

The Kano Government has commenced preparations for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the enthronement of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero. The Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Kano Emirate Council, Alhaji Tijjani Sanka, made th...

Honourable Terna Kester-Kyenge is the Senior Special Adviser to the government of Benue state on Special Duties. He is contesting for the Chairmanship of Logo Local Government under the Peoples Democratic Party {PDP}. In this interview with ABIODUN OLU...

The Senior Special Adviser to the government of Benue on Special Duties who is also the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party {PDP} in Saturday's local government election in the state, Honourable Terna Kester-Kyenge, has called for a strong ec...

Transport Minister Idris Umar says the Transport Sector Reform Bill will be fine-tuned and sent to the National Assembly to provide legal framework for an increased private sector partnership. Umar, who made this known at the meeting of 12th National C...

Some residents of Bauchi metropolis have appealed to the Federal Government to intervene in the high price of petrol in the state. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Bauchi that a litre of petrol had risen to N120 at filling stat...

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the 2012  budget of N250 billion for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).   The breakdown of the budget revealed that N17 billion was approved for recurrent expenditure, while cap...