Author: Nigeriacurrent

PDP to Buhari: Nigerian Youths Are Free To Contest Presidency in 2019….Says Buhari’s Anti-Youth Declaration is APC Policy

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) condemns as degrading and completely unacceptable, the declaration made by President Muhammadu Buhari, that Nigerians youths should not contest the Presidency in the 2019 general elections. PDP describes such a declaration as totally unpresidential, unlawful, discriminatory and further showcases the disdain with which Mr. President holds the youths, who he […]

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FG Begins Implementation Of New Excise Duties On Alcohol, Tobacco

The Federal Government will today begin the implementation of the new excise duties for alcohol and tobacco. President Muhammadu Buhari had in March assented to an increase in excise duties for tobacco, beer, wine, and spirits imported permitting a grace period of 90 days for implementation. This follows after the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun […]

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Not Too Young To Run Bill Was Our Initiative, PDP Tells Buhari

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the ‘Not Too Young To Run Bill’ which was signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday was pursued and sponsored by members of the PDP at the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly. The PDP says that President Buhari had no input in the bill neither […]

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JOHESU Suspends Strike Orders Members To Resume On Monday

The Joint Health Workers Union (JOHESU) has suspended its nationwide strike. According to Channels Television, the union suspended its strike on Thursday and directed all members to resume work on Monday, June 4, 2018. The directive was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the national executive council meeting of JOHESU and Assembly […]

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Fayemi Picks Former Ado-Ekiti LG Boss, Egbeyemi, as Deputy

Former Executive Chairman of Ado-Ekiti Local Government in Ekiti State, Chief Adebisi Adegboyega Egbeyemi, a lawyer, has been nominated as the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State. His nomination came after a long search for a deputy governorship candidate. Egbeyemi was picked as the candidate after party leaders met […]

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PDP To Buhari: It’s Good You Admit You Have Become Unpopular

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Nigerians have noted and accepted President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration, on Tuesday, that Nigerians should vote for candidates of their choice, come 2019. The PDP notes that the President made this important declaration after his thorough assessment of his diminished popularity among Nigerians due to his poor performance in the […]

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BREAKING: President Buhari Signs ‘Not Too Young To Run’ Bill

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the much anticipated #NotTooYoungToRun bill into law on Thursday. The Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, annouced this signing via his twitter page Details later… SIGNED: #NotTooYoungToRun pic.twitter.com/x25ggYJyYg — Bashir Ahmad, OON (@BashirAhmaad) May 31, 2018

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Resident Doctors Threaten New Strike

The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says it may go on strike if the federal government fails to facilitate the reinstatement of its sacked colleagues. Ugochukwu Eze, publicity and social secretary of NARD, said this on Thursday at a press conference in Kaduna. Eze said the 21-day ultimatum issued for the reinstatement of their […]

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I Saved For years To Gift My Wife the G-Wagon- Gbajabiamila

Femi Gbajabiamila, majority leader of the house of representative, has defended his much talked about car gift to his wife. The lawmaker’s Mercedes Benz G-Wagon gift to his wife on her 50th birthday turned heads on social media. Reacting in a statement on Thursday, Gbajabiamila said he saved for “a couple of years” to buy […]

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PUNCH Chairman, Gbadebowale Aboderin Is Dead

The Chairman of Punch Nigeria Limited, Mr Gbadebowale Aboderin, is dead, the print media announced on Thursday. According to them, Mr Aboderin died after a heart surgery in a hospital in Lagos on Wednesday morning, at the age of 60. He attended the Government College, Ibadan and trained as a commercial pilot at the Burnside-Ott […]

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