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http://ift.tt/2r5t4vF Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara PHOTO: TWITTER/DOGARA We Will Engage, We Will Not Confront, Osinbajo Tells NASS Barring unforeseen circumstances, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo would assent to this yearís Appropriations Bill into law next week, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said. On his part, Osinbajo said the executive would continue to engage the legislature in line with democratic principles to ensure that Nigerians enjoyed dividends of democracy. In his address to mark the 2nd anniversary of the 8th House of Representatives, he expressed delight that the House has kept to its promise to carry out a budget reform that would ensure that this yearís Appropriations Bill was processed in a transparent manner. He said: “On issue of budget, we kept our promise to Nigerians at the beginning of the legislative session to ensure transparent deliberation and passage of the 2017 Appropriations Bill, which will be...

http://ift.tt/2pmoRn5 Soremekun said Fayose took his resolve to destabilize the university to bear a couple of days ago when he ordered his Secretary, Modupe Alade, to bail some union leaders arrested for beating up some lecturers from the police custody. The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof Kayode Soremekun, yesterday accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of fuelling political violence in his university to destabilize the system. Soremekun alleged the governor was sponsoring some union leaders, whom he accused of becoming so unruly and beating up some lecturers on campus some days back. The university last week suspended three union leaders, including the Chairmen of Senior Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (SSUNU), Comrade Ademola Mutiu, his counterpart in National Association of Academic Technologists, Com Ekundayo Ojugbaye and Chairman of the Non Academic Staff union, Com Adebayo Dada for declaring industrial action and for unruly behaviour to th...

http://ift.tt/2plRtwx Okechukwu, from Imo State, who lives in Surulere, Lagos, in his statement, said challenges of life forced him into drug trafficking. He said: “I am sick and in debts. I did not smuggle drugs deliberately. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended a 59-year-old contractor, Okechukwu Oparaji Joseph, heading to New York, United States, and 41-year-old safety officer, Nnaji Ikenna Austine, travelling to Doha, Qatar, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos in connection with drug trafficking. The suspects were intercepted during the outward screening of passengers on a Turkish Airline flight to New York and Ethiopian Airline flight to Doha. NDLEA commander at the airport, Ahmadu Garba, said while under observation, Okechukwu excreted 1.105kg of brownish substances that tested positive for heroin. Nnaji was found to have concealed 11.540kg of cannabis and 490 grammes of tramadol in his luggage. A t...

http://ift.tt/2so3ZMU The Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir, has assured that Nigeria would continue to remain one, in spite of its multi-ethnic diversity. The Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir, has assured that Nigeria would continue to remain one, in spite of its multi-ethnic diversity. Kabir made the assertion yesterday at his palace in Katsina while addressing leaders of Igbo community and other Nigerians residing in the state. He said: “I am responding to the quit notice given to some Nigerians residing in the North by some group of people, who are enemies of peace. “Here in Katsina, I am ready to sacrifice my last drop of blood to ensure peace and protect all Nigerians residing in the state.” The emir urged the different communities residing in the state not to panic, as the Emirate Council and state government would take all necessary measures to ensure peaceful coexistence. “You are Nigerians, because some of you were born here and you don’t have a b...

http://ift.tt/2p8xyQA Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun The Federal Government has released a state-by-state breakdown of the first tranche of Paris Club refunds paid to date, amounting to over N516. billion. The details were contained in a statement yesterday by the Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Finance, Alhaji Nai’Inna Salisu Dambatta. According to the statement, the payments were made to the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) upon the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari on November 21, last year in partial settlement of long-sanding claims by state governments relating to over-deductions from their Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocation for external debt service arising between 1995 and 2002. The debt service deductions are in respect of the Paris Club, London Club and multilateral debts of the Federal and State Governments. While Nigeria reached a final agreement for debt relief with the Paris Club in October 2005, some states ...