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Full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Independence Day speech

My dear Nigerians, October 1st remains a special date for all Nigerians as this marks the day when we attained one of the most precious of human desires — freedom. Over the years the country has gone through trials and tribulations, but October 1st is always...

Fayose Declares 2019 Presidential Ambition under PDP

The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Peter Ayodele Fayose has declared his intention to contest the 2019 Presidential Election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Fayose ‎Speaking to a mammoth crowd that came to witness his official public declaration for the pump job, Fayose declared that...

ACP fund will ensure Africa’s independence – Osinbajo

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has described the establishment of an endowment fund for Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) as timely. Osinbajo spoke while receiving ACP Chairman, Amb. Amadou Diop, Secretary General, Dr Patrick Gomes and other dignitaries. He said that the endowment fund was...

OVer 19,000 School In 14 States Benefit From FG School Feeding Programme

Over 19,000 schools have so far been covered under the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme. In total, 2,918,842 schoolchildren from 19,881 schools in the 14 pilot states of the federation have so far benefited from the school feeding programme, which is part of President...

Nigerian Economic Summit To Hold October

The 23rd Nigerian Economic Summit (NES23) will hold from October 10 to 12 at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. It will focus on how to grow the economy through the Economic Recovery Growth Plan (ERGP) mandate. Speaking ahead of the summit, Minister of Budget and National Planning,...

Sukuk Bond Not To Islamise Nigeria- Adeosun

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has said that there is no plan to Islamise the country with the recent issuance of its N100bn Sukuk bond. Adeosun made this known on the sidelines of an investor conference organised by Stanbic IBTC Bank in Lagos. Offer...