Professor Hafiz Abubakar, has resigned his position as Kano State Deputy Governor. Abubakar’s notice of resignation was conveyed in a letter he tendered on Sunday to the State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The outgoing deputy governor said he wanted to remain in office until the end of his tenure, but chose to resign due to irreconcilable
The Management of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Sunday said its Group Managing Director, Dr Maikanti Baru, was not funding any plot to impeach the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki. Mr Ndu Ughamadu, NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, said in a statement in Abuja that the Corporation was not
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, giving his remarks at the co-creation conference, themed: Catalyst For Innovation, Organised by Venia Business Hub. The development, deployment and transfer of locally relevant climate technologies remain the best solution to climate change challenges, the Acting President , Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has said. The Office of the Vice-President said Osinbajo
A Kano lawmaker representing Kiru/Bebeji federal constituency, Abdulmumin Jibrin, says governors should be stripped of immunity if state police must be created. Jibrin said the governors cannot enjoy immunity and have control over the police at the same time. Nigerian state governors are immune to prosecution while in office. The lawmaker said if the argument
Former military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has said that Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, presidential aspirant and immediate past Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) represents the new narration Nigeria desperately need. Speaking at his Hilltop mansion residence when Senator Makarfi paid him a courtesy call Saturday in Minna, IBB said Makarfi restored
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar “can never enjoy” his support for a political office. He said God will never forgive him if he backs Atiku’s presidential ambition. Atiku served as vice-president to Obasanjo from 1999 to 2007. He aspired to succeed Obasanjo in 2003 but the elder statesman went ahead to
A group of lawyers has described the ongoing election of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) as illegal and unconstitutional. The group, Concerned Members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has written a letter asking Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, to intervene in the matter. The lawyers have demanded that the general council of the
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in the July 14 election in Ekiti, Professor Kolapo Olusola-Eleka late on Friday filed a 700-page petition before the Election Tribunal sitting in Ado Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the candidate along with his running mate, Mr. Deji Ogunsakin and a member
Nigeria’s women 4x100m relay team on Friday won the country’s fifth gold medal at the ongoing 2018 African Senior Athletics Championships (ASAC) in Asaba. The News Agency Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team of Blessing Okagbare, Joy Udo-Gabriel, Tobi Amusan and Rosemary Chukwuma won the race in 43.77 seconds. Cote d’Ivoire finished in second place
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the federal government is working towards providing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) a credit facility of N2 million to N10 million without collateral. Osibanjo made the disclosure at the maiden edition of the MSMEs Award 2018 held at the state house in Abuja on Wednesday. The award ceremony got over