nigerian political news 171219

The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, over the recent visa on arrival policy for Africans coming into Nigeria The Federal Government had, on Dec.12, approved that all Africans could come into Nigeria without visa from Jan. 2020. The resolution was...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N37 billion for the renovation of the National Assembly complex. The amount, which is included in the 2020 budget, is however not part of the N128 billion allocated for the National Assembly for next year. The money is instead part of the 2020 budget of...

President Muhammadu Buhari has once again longed for the absolute prosecutorial powers he wielded when he led a military junta in Nigeria in the 1980s. As the president clocks 77 on Tuesday, he granted a brief interview to state-run television, NTA, telling the station that he was unhappy about...

The Northern States Governors Forum has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari as he marks his 77th birthday on Tuesday. The Forum in a congratulatory message by its Chairman and Governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, said that President … Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/36HqiOb...

Former Governor of Osun State now minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola has called for increased taxation of rich Nigerians. Aregbesola who spoke at an event to celebrate the 70th birthday of former Governor of Oyo State Abiola Ajimobi, affirmed that the tax from the rich could be used to...

“Happy birthday to my incorruptible GMB” – Aisha Buhari to Buhari (photos) Wife to the President and Nigeria’s first lady, Aisha Buhari has taken to her social media page to celebrate her husband and first man to the Nation, President … Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog –...