Senate okays Buhari’s $5.8bn 2018-2020 external borrowing request
**Gives approval for to $10m grant component The Senate has approved the sum of $5,803,364,553.50 USD and a grant component of N10 million USD under the 2018-2020 External Borrowing (Rolling)…
Actionaid Nigeria engages 1,614 youths, women in preventing violence in Kogi
By Friday Idachaba ActionAid Nigeria Country Director Ene Obi has indicated that the organisation has engaged 1,614 youths and women in programmes on preventing violence in Kogi in the last…
Breaking……Lassa fever kills two senior consultant gynecologists in Nasarawa specialist hospital
From Abel Abogonye, Lafia The Dalhatu Arafat Specialist hospital (DASH) in Lafia, Nasarawa State has lost two senior consultant Gynecologists to lassa fever. The two consultants contracted the disease during…
Humanitarian minister hails National Social Protection Policy review
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has applauded the review of the National Social Protection Policy. (2017-2020) The special adviser to the minister…
Finance Bill sets Finance Minister, FIRS, others, against RMAFC over Revenue monitoring
There was disagreement on Tuesday over constitutional mandates and extant laws between the Chairman of Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) Ellias Mbam and the Minister of Finance ,…
Humanitarian ministry moves to improve disaster risk readiness
***Launches multi hazard analyses dashboard, website The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs , Disaster Management and Social Development has launched a National Risk Analysis Tool Dashboard and website designed to improve…
Buhari replaces sacked Power Minister with Muazu Sambo
***Reappoints INEC National Commissioners, National Population Commissioners President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the name of Mr Muazu Sambo as a minister-designate from Taraba State for confirmation by the senateMr Sambo…
NMA deplores assault, attack on members in Niger State
From Naseer Mijinyawa Minna. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Niger State Chapter, has decried the incessant assault and attack on practicing medical doctors in the state. The secretary of the…
21 Senators Storm APC Secretariat, as Bamidele Picks Ekiti Governorhip Forms
No fewer than twenty one senators on Tuesday accompanied Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele to the All Progressives Congress, APC Secretariat in Abuja to pick his nomination and expression of interest forms…
Gunmen abduct mother of Kogi gov’s Chief of Staff
Unknown gunmen have struck again in Kogi, abducting the mother of Governor Yahaya Bello’s Chief of Staff, Pharmacist Abdulkareem Asuku at her residence in Adavi Local Government Area of the…