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Nigeria:Falling oil prices threaten my agenda — Buhari
ABUJA—THE President- elect, General Muhammadu Buhari yesterday
painted a gloomy picture in the economic development of his administration as
he said that the decline in the revenues due to fall in oil prices poses a
great threat to his administration’s development agenda.
Gen. Buhari who visited the newly elected Senators and House
of Representatives members who are undergoing induction course in preparation
for the 8th National Assembly in Abuja also said that the decline in revenue
would affect the reconstruction of devastated areas in the country as a result
of insurgency.
He reminded the elected members of
the 8th assembly of the challenges the nation had been facing which he also
said would continue in the near future.
The challenges according to him
include general insecurity and insurgency that has caused extreme human
hardship and destruction of lives, livelihoods that would take over a decade to
rebuild across most of North Eastern Nigeria and some parts of North western
Nigeria.
Transition: Don’t take Jonathan’s magnanimity as cowardice, Jonathan’s men tell Buhari’s me
Abuja — A disagreement has broken out between the transition committees of
outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan and the President-elect, General Muhammadu
Buhari (retd) as the President accused the Buhari team of acting like a
parallel government and trying to stampede the Jonathan administration out of
office.
Addressing State House
correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting, yesterday, Minister
of National Planning who is also a member of the Jonathan Transition Committee,
Abubakar Suleiman, said the Buhari transition team was making impossible
demands from the government.
Another missing child
South African women said they face discrimination for marrying Nigerian men
Read also : Xenophobic violence: Why are the citizens not in their countries? – Zuma
42 year old Lindwela Uche who serves as the chairwoman of the group told AFP that they saw the xenophobic attacks coming and alerted their husbands but they did not take their warning seriously "We saw this thing coming and that’s why we formed this association. If only they (the authorities)
Buhari Challenges National Assembly To Work With Him To Fix Nigeria
President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari
today called on members of the National Assembly to work with him in the
task of addressing the development challenges that confront Nigeria.
Speaking at an induction programme for new national legislators organized by the National Institute for Legislative Studies in Abuja, the incoming leader told them, “I need the support of the Members
Speaking at an induction programme for new national legislators organized by the National Institute for Legislative Studies in Abuja, the incoming leader told them, “I need the support of the Members
PDP Governors Blame National Chairman, Muazu, For Electoral Defeat, Demand Ouster Of National Working Committee
Governors
of the soon to become opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), have voiced their lack of confidence in the party’s national
chairman, Adamu Mu’azu, blaming him and the National Working Committee
(NWC) of the party for leading the party into a disastrous electoral
performance in Nigeria’s recent presidential, governorship and
legislative elections.
Miraculous Survivors Of Nepal Earthquake
The worst earthquake to have hit the Himalayan nation in over 80 years has already claimed more that 5,500 lives in Nepal.
Amid the terrifying photos and reports from the area where rescuers are working day and night, there are still miracles being recorded.
The moment the group finds a survivor under the rubble, gives hope to the thousands of families waiting for the news about their beloved.
See the three unbelievable stories below. We pray that more people will be found alive.
Four-month-old “Sonit Awal”
The rescue workers heard an infant’s cry to discover a four-month-old baby, all covered in dust.
The search team had already scoured the area near to the child’s home in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, but lost hope of finding the boy named locally as Sonit Awal.
The faint cry for help, however, helped the little man to receive another chance. He is said to be in a stable condition now.
Amid the terrifying photos and reports from the area where rescuers are working day and night, there are still miracles being recorded.
The moment the group finds a survivor under the rubble, gives hope to the thousands of families waiting for the news about their beloved.
See the three unbelievable stories below. We pray that more people will be found alive.
Four-month-old “Sonit Awal”
The rescue workers heard an infant’s cry to discover a four-month-old baby, all covered in dust.
The search team had already scoured the area near to the child’s home in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, but lost hope of finding the boy named locally as Sonit Awal.
The faint cry for help, however, helped the little man to receive another chance. He is said to be in a stable condition now.
Precious life saved… Credits: Daily Mail
PDP Can Produce House Speaker
The members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who
are now in the minority in the House of Representatives, may play a key
role in determining the new speaker.
The PDP now has about 140 legislators, compared to the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s over 200 legislators.
The PDP now has about 140 legislators, compared to the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s over 200 legislators.
Jonathan, Zuma Talked About Xenophobia
The incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and his
South African colleague President Jacob Zuma had a telephone
conversation over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians residing in South
Africa.
Both leaders restated the necessity for their countries to work together.
READ ALSO: Transition: Don’t take Jonathan’s magnanimity as cowardice, Jonathan’s men tell Buhari’s men
In a comment released on Thursday, April 30, by the South African presidency, Zuma spoke over telephone with Jonathan on the need not to let the recent attacks on some Nigerians and their businesses create any diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
Both leaders restated the necessity for their countries to work together.
READ ALSO: Transition: Don’t take Jonathan’s magnanimity as cowardice, Jonathan’s men tell Buhari’s men
In a comment released on Thursday, April 30, by the South African presidency, Zuma spoke over telephone with Jonathan on the need not to let the recent attacks on some Nigerians and their businesses create any diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
I am not aware of ban on AIT, says Buhari
ABUJA—President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), said yesterday
that he was not aware of the temporary ban imposed on African Independent
Television, AIT, not to cover his official functions.
Chief Raymond Dokpesi and
President-elect Buhari
Consequently, he instructed all his
aides, including the security team, to steer clear of all media activities and
allow those assigned the responsibility to solely play the role with their
colleagues.
Impeachment: Ekiti APC accuses Fayose of stage-managing labour unrest
Ado Ekiti—The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Ekiti State has
accused the state government of alleged plans to induce the state
work-force into a prolonged labour crisis so as to prevent APC lawmakers in the
Assembly from carrying on with the impeachment proceedings against the
governor.
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose
A statement by the Publicity
Secretary of the party, Taiwo Olatubosun, in Ado Ekiti yesterday, warned the
organised labour in the state against being used by the government to work
against their general interest.
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