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President Buhari is presently on a 2-day visit to Kano. The crowd that came to welcome him was quite unprecedented. See more photos below Watch a video below For those who are waiting to see how Kano received President @MBuhari here is a snapshot. And more and more on their way. #PMBinKano pic.twitter.com/NlQUqf2rlG — Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) December 6, 2017

C hief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Sam Onwuemeodo said a typographic error led to the naming of the Ministry as the Ministry of Happiness and Couples fulfilment.It is now called Ministry of Happiness and Purpose Fulfilment. “There was a typographic error in the first statement issued on the swearing in of the new commissioners. The word “Couple” was inadvertently written, instead of the word “Purpose,” we regret that. The statement went on to justify the essence of the new Ministry and its purpose in the state. “The real essence of life is to be happy and to fulfil one’s purpose in life; Government officials are elected to address this. Happiness and Purpose Fulfilment Ministry therefore, is established for the lost time to correct the policy framework to guide ministries and departments on what they must do to guarantee the citizens’ happiness and contribute better to the society. “This is the very reason people elect their leaders: to guarantee th...

T he Federal Government of Nigeria has approved licences to six private universities. The approval was given on Wednesday by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, in its meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the council chamber of the presidential villa. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who briefed State House correspondents after the meeting listed the universities to include: Admiralty Univerity, Ibusa, Delta State; Spiritan University, Nneochi, Abia State; Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan; Pamo University of Medical Sciences, Port Harcourt, Rivers State; Atiba University, Oyo State; and Eko University of Medical and Health Sciences Lagos.

I be Kachikwu, the minister of petroleum resources, and Makanti Baru, group managing director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), have been mandated to clear the fuel queues in Abuja and Lagos by the weekend. The directive was issued on Wednesday at the federal executive council meeting presided over by Vice-President. Lai Mohammed, the minister of information, who briefed journalists about the development, said contrary to speculation, the government has no intention today or in the near future to hike fuel price in the country. Mohammed said: “The minister of petroleum was suppose to join us but he has to attend a very important meeting so that this crisis would be resolved. “No. The government has no intention at all that to increase the pump price of PMS. Two, the minister assured the council that we have enough products till the next one month even till the end of January. “Thirdly, this is winter period. There is always more demand for...

A few hours after 144 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya, 257 others have made it back home. The returnees arrived aboard a Libyan Airlines aircraft at about 1.30 am on Thursday. Joseph Alabi, spokesperson for the Lagos airport police command, said they were assisted back to Nigeria by the International Organisation for Migration and the European Union. “They comprised of 65 adult females, 179 adult males, seven children and six infants,” Alabi added. He said four of the returnees have medical cases and have been taken away for treatment. The returnees, he said, were received by officials of the National Emergency Management Agency, Nigerian Immigration Service, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the evacuation of Nigerians stranded in Libya after a CNN report revealed the alleged slave trade going on in the country. The federal...

A group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) had earlier sent an urgent appeal to the UN in a statement on Wednesday drawing attention to Motoni’s arrest. The Police in reaction released a statement on its official Facebook page on Wednesday saying Mr Motoni is alive and was not arrested by SARS. “Moses Motoni is alive, healthy and in good condition. He was not arrested by SARS Operatives but by a Police Team based on the case of inciting public disturbance reported against him. He’s being granted bail. “Mr Moses Motoni was not arrested by SARS Operatives but by a Police Team on the case of Inciting Public Disturbance reported against him which occurred on the 1st and 2nd of December, 2017 at Gbako, Tandzun and Bida Villages on Federal Constituency Project.” The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood said the matter is under investigation as Mr Moses is been released on bail. Subsequently, Moses has been asked to reach out to his...