Daily Record

Buhari Nominates Adesina For Re-Election As AfDB President

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank (AfDB) President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Dr Akinwunmi Adesina for re-election as the President of African Development Bank (AfDB). Akinwunmi, while speaking at an event in Lagos on Sunday, appreciated Buhari for nominating him for re-election for a second term as president …

Read More »

APC, Buhari under fire over insults on Jonathan

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) unwarranted invective on former President Goodluck Jonathan was misdirected as it best suits President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, which has “gone down as the most incompetent and most corrupt in the history of our nation.” The party said …

Read More »

National Assembly set to receive 2020 budget

The National Assembly is set to receive the 2020 Appropriation Bill, it was learnt on Saturday. Findings showed that the Appropriation Committees of the two chambers are also in top gear to receive the fiscal document when it is referred to them. A member of the Senate Appropriation Committee told …

Read More »

Governors will pay 9 per cent, says Fayemi

THE Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) Chairman Dr Kayode Fayemi on Sunday said governors were not divided on the new minimum wage implementation. According to him, they do not see the national minimum wage increase as a general wage review. Fayemi, who spoke with our correspondent on the phone, said: “We …

Read More »

Bakassi Deep Seaport to Gulp $2bn, Says Commission

Ben Ayade The proposed Bakassi Deep Seaport, to be located in Cross River State, is to gulp between $1.7 billion and $2 billion, according to figures released at the weekend by the Debt Review and Project Development Commission. The commission, set up recently by the state Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, …

Read More »

Mining: Nigeria Understudies South Africa to Avoid Pitfalls

Kasim Sumaina in Abuja The federal government yesterday said it’s currently understudying its South Africa counterpart in the areas of environmental degradation and how mining could be properly done without destroying the environment. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite, stated that the agreement reached at the just-concluded …

Read More »

Vehicles razed as Kogi PDP, APC supporters clash

Pandemonium broke out in Ankpa, in the Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State on Saturday following a clash between the supporters of the All Progressive Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate, Musa Wada. Wada was said to be on a thank you visit to the area when …

Read More »