Nigeria 2021 Budget: Full Text Of Buhari’s Speech
President Muhammadu Buhari signed the 2021 budget of the Federal Government of Nigeria on Friday. The signing ceremony was held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa. Read Also: We Did Not Apologise To Buhari Over Summon – House Of Reps His full speech below: ‘It gives me great pleasure today to sign the […]
10m Children To Face Acute Malnutrition In 2021
An estimated 10.4 million children in seven countries, including Nigeria, will suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement on Wednesday. ‘As 2021 approaches, UNICEF is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of 10.4 million children projected to suffer from acute malnutrition next year in those countries,’ […]
Chinese Foreign Minister To Visit Nigeria January
Wang Yi, Foreign Minister of China will be in Nigeria on an official visit from January 4 to 5, 2021. The country’s Embassy in Nigeria confirmed this on Wednesday via its Twitter handle, @China_emb_ng. The visit was at the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, it disclosed. Yi, the State Councilor, will also […]
We Are Target Of Racist Policies – Nigerians In Italy Cry Out
Nigerians in Italy have cried out over ‘racist policies’. The National Union of Nigerian Associations in Italy (NUNAI) raised the alarm in a statement by Hodge Samson, the President, and Douglas Osawaru, the Secretary. They said a recent comment of a former minister of Giuseppe Conte government has re-echoed the need to reflect on the […]
WHO Warns Of Rise In New COVID-19 Variants In Africa
The recent emergence of COVID-19 new variants has called for concern in Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the new variant seems to have higher transmissibility. It alerted countries to boost genomic surveillance and conduct analysis through the African genome sequencing laboratory network to detect any new mutations and strengthen efforts to curb the […]
Kukah Should Resign From National Peace Committee – MURIC
Bishop Matthew Kukah has been asked to resign from the General Abdul Salaam-led National Peace Committee. Making the call is the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), in a statement signed by the director of the organization, Prof Ishaq Akintola. Recall that Bishop Kukah of the Sokoto Archdiocese of the Catholic Church had in his Christmas message to […]
Labour Threatens Protest Against Ekiti Govt Over Minimum Wage
The organised labour in Ekiti State has threatened to welcome the state government into the new year with a protest if Governor Kayode Fayemi’s administration fails to implement the ₦30,000 minimum wage and the consequential adjustment to workers across board. The labour, which threatened to protest next week, demanded that Governor Fayemi must pay all […]
CSOs Reveal Individuals Behind Insecurity In Nigeria
A Coalition of 92 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) led by Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness (CCLCA), has blamed politicians for insecurity in Nigeria. Nwambu Gabriel, Director-General, CCLCA spoke at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. Gabriel said that there was evidence to show that politicians founded and funded the Boko Haram and […]
Kamala Harris Receives COVID-19 Vaccine On Live TV
US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received her Covid vaccine live on television Tuesday and urged public trust in the process, while her choice of hospital highlighted the plight of the hard-hit African-American community. A mask-wearing Harris received the first of her two shots at United Medical Center, located in an area of Washington, DC with a large African-American population. […]
‘Kukah Spoke The Bitter Truth’ – Fani-Kayode
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former aviation minister, has backed Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Mathew Hassan Kukah over his Christmas day message. Fani-Kayode said Bishop Kukah’s remark was the ‘bitter truth.’ Bishop Kukah, in his Christmas Day message had accused President Muhammadu Buhari-led government of nepotism. The clergyman said there would have been a coup […]
Allow Nigerians To Carry Arms To Defend Themselves – Sagay
Professor Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has advised President Muhammadu Buhari and Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to allow ordinary Nigerians to bear fire arms in order to protect themselves. Speaking exclusively with Daily Independent in Lagos, Sagay, who said the Federal Government was overwhelmed by various security challenges […]
State Of The Nation: Southern, Middlebelt Leaders Back Kukah
The Southern and Middlebelt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has stated that it totally supports the assertion by the Catholic Bishop of the Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, that President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over a country with prospects of a failed state. Bishop Kukah had in his shocking 2020 Christmas Message asserted that President Muhammadu […]