Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says one million poor Nigerians will be paid N5000 monthly as it has been appropriated for in the recently passed 2016 budget. In a statement released by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo said N68.7 billion has been budget for this purpose. (more…)
The Federal government, leaders of the Nigerian Labor Congress NLC and Trade Union allies will be meeting today May 16th to discuss on the planned strike action by the Labor congress. The labor leaders on Saturday May 14th gave FG till midnight of Tuesday May 17th to revert to the old pump price of petrol of N86.50 or face a total strike that may begin on Wednesday May 18th. (more…)
Last night’s 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York was full of surprises, including Jennifer Lawrence making an unannounced appearance to present Robert De Niro with the Excellence in Media Award. “Robert De Niro is not gay, so I don’t know why we’re here,” Lawrence joked with a straight face when she arrived on the stage. (more…)
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Saturday that there was no credible intelligence linking Boko Haram’s source of weaponry to the Islamic State (IS) even as the former had pledged allegiance to the latter. Buhari said this while fielding questions from newsmen at the closing of the second Regional Security Summit in Abuja. (more…)
Nigeria and France have signed five bilateral agreements on Cultural, Scientific Education and Technical Cooperation, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama said on Saturday. Onyeama, who made this known to State House correspondents in Abuja, said the five bilateral agreements were signed in a closed-door meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the visiting French President, Francois Hollande. (more…)
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