The tenure of the current Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) led by Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (Chairman) and Nsima Ekere (Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer) is now a subject of litigation at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Seven Nigerian citizens from four states of the Niger Delta have dragged the President of the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says many Nigerian youth have not been to school but they want education, health and housing free. Speaking at Westminster on Wednesday, the president said a lot of the youth just want to sit down and do nothing, banking on the notion that Nigeria is an oil-rich nation.

Unidentified persons on Wednesday invaded the Senate Chambers and disrupted the ongoing proceedings. The invaders snatched the mace and took it away. Reports say the men are supporters of Senator Ovie Omo- Agege who was suspended last week. However, there is heightened security at the National Assembly and the Senate has gone into a closed-door […]

Olu Falae, national chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), says President Muhammmadu Buhari has failed to provide adequate security for Nigerians. Falae said although the president is his friend, he does not deserve to be re-elected in 2019. He said this on Tuesday after meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the Olusegun Obasanjo […]

The Senate has summoned the Minister of Defence Mansur Dan Ali, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele and the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun to appear before the Committee on Appropriation. Adeosun and her colleagues were on Tuesday summoned before the Upper Chamber to explain why 462 million dollars was released for […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Festus Keyamo, as the Director, Strategic Communications in respect of the forthcoming 2019 presidential campaigns. Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation and director-general of the camapign, announced the appointment in a letter dated April 16, 2018. The letter said Keyamo’s appointment covers the period […]

While politicians are preoccupied with the forthcoming general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari told British Prime Minister, Theresa May, that he is more concerned about the security of the people and the growth of the Nigerian economy. The President said this on Monday when he held a bilateral meeting with the British Prime Minister at 10, […]