Aside from the ruling class in the north, south, west, and east of the country, nobody else is benefitting from the country. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Sixty years is too long, but apparently, too short a time within which Nigeria can decide the identity it wants to take on. For six decades after Nigeria’s independence, basic questions of nationhood remain unanswered; Nigeria is yet to resolve issues surrounding its identity. Most recently, the recurrent question remains if...
INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTIETH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2020 Fellow Nigerians: I speak to you today as your President and fellow citizen on this epoch occasion of our country’s 60th independence Anniversary. As President, I wish to renew my appreciation to Nigerians for entrusting me with your hopes and aspirations for a better and greater Nigeria. 2. Today, it is...
Inhumane sharia punishments, including flogging, amputations, and stoning, have long embarrassed the federal government of Nigeria. That is happening now, with the 120-month prison sentence handed down by a Kano sharia court to a thirteen-year-old boy, Omar Farouq, and the death sentence handed down by the same court, again for blasphemy, on a twenty-two-year-old musician, Yahaya Sharif, for a song he shared on social media. A third, Mubarak Bala, a self-proclaimed atheist, has disappeared in police custody....
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that it makes no sense for Nigerians to buy petroleum products at prices lower than those sold in neighboring countries. The president said this at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, while delivering independence speech to Nigerians on Thursday morning, October 1, 2020, the 60th Independence Anniversary of Nigeria. Buhari said, “Petroleum prices in Nigeria are to be adjusted. We sell now at N161 per litre. A comparison with our neighbors will...
In an effort to address annual farmers/herdsmen clashes usually recorded during the harvesting period in Adamawa State, the Police Command in the state has organized Police-community engagement with various stakeholders to find ways of ending the conflict. Addressing the gathering, Commissioner of Police in the State Mr Olugbenga Adeyanju called on law-abiding citizens to work collectively in ensuring peace and security sustained in the state. “The purpose of the meeting is to brainstorm and ensure that...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the proposed N13.09 trillion budget for the 2021 fiscal year. While addressing journalists after the FEC meeting on Wednesday, the minister of finance, budget, and national planning, Zainab Ahmed, disclosed that the budget is based on an exchange rate benchmark of N379/$ and crude oil production of 1.86 million barrels per day (including 400,000 barrels of condensate) at $40 per barrel. She noted that the capital expenditure is...
President Muhmmadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in four newly appointed federal Permanent Secretaries at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the swearing-in was held shortly before the commencement of the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC). The affected permanent secretaries include Mr James Sule from Kaduna State; Mr Ismaila Abubakar from Kebbi State; Mrs Ibiene Patricia Roberts from Rivers and Mr Shehu Aliyu Shinkafi from...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says no death was recorded in the last 24-hours, as the country recorded 187 new cases of COVID-19 in 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle. It added that Nigeria recorded a total of 58,647 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The centre said that Lagos State recorded most cases with 74, followed by Plateau and Rivers States recorded 25...
Members of the House of Representatives have withdrawn from discussing the controversial Water Resources Bill as members clash over the bill. Various legal and procedural issues on the bill were raised by members of the house who are opposing the bill. Most Rep members who opposed the bill were from the south and the PDP. Efforts by the northern members to save the bill were abortive as arguments by the PDP members and other opponents...
By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Ahead of school resumption, the Adamawa state government has on Tuesday threatened to sanction any school that violates the enshrined COVID -19 protocols. The statement government had earlier slated October 12, for the schools resumption across 21 local government areas in the state. The Commissioner of Education and Human Capital Development Mrs Wulbina Jackson who dropped the hint at a meeting of stakeholders in the education sector said that the...
