THE EXECUTIVE

President Muhammadu Buhari has again rejected state police. He believes most states cannot fund it. He also fears it will be abused. Many Nigerians, including governors, have called for state police as a viable way of overcoming the escalating insecurity across the country. State police is…

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), says the President Muhammadu Buhari, will consider the interest of over 200 million Nigerians before he grants the request for the release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People…

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Doyin Salami as his Chief Economic Adviser. Prior to his appointment, Salami, 59 has been serving as Chairman of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC). A 1989 doctorate degree graduate in Economics of Queen Mary College, University…

Governors and other visitors to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, will henceforth, take rapid COVID-19 test to be allowed into the seat of power, the Presidency said in a new regime of protocol it announced yesterday. The regulation will be applied on visitors to…

If the position of President Muhammadu Buhari is anything to go by, the suit filed by state governments seeking to stop deductions from their monthly allocations to fund debts associated with Paris Club refunds is an exercise in futility. The states, the…

The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, has blasted the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over their incessant strike as the only means of resolving issues with government, without considering the students’ plight. He also called for complete reform…

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Deputy Controller-General (DCG), Samson Karebo, as the new acting Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service (FFS). The acting CG, DCG Samson Karebo, in his address, thanked the president for the opportunity to serve while recognising the forthrightness…

The President signed the budget presented to him by his Senior Special Assistant (Senate) on National Assembly, Senator Babajide Omoworare, on Friday at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). He was, however, displeased with…

The Federal Government has extended the deadline for linkage of the Subscribers Identity Module (SIM) cards with the National Identity Numbers (NIN) till March 31, 2022. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, conveyed the approval of the Federal…

The Federal Government on Thursday assessed its war against terror in the North Eastern part of the country in the outgoing year 2021, saying it has been able to neutralise the insurgents. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who addressed a…