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President Bola Tinubu has ordered the full implementation of the Oronsaye report restructuring and rationalisation of federal government parastatals, commissions and agencies. Faced with escalating recurrent expenditure and dwindling revenue, the federal government,led by  former President Goodluck Jonathan, had in 2011,constituted a presidential committee on restructuring and rationalisation of federal government garastatals, commissions and agencies….

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday cautioned those calling for the return of a parliamentary system of government to replace the existing presidential structure. Obasanjo said running a parliament comes with its challenges. Obasanjo, who governed the country as head of state from 1976 to 1979 and as a democratically elected president from 1999 to…

Two people have been reportedly killed while 16 others were abducted in an attack by bandits on Gidan Busa community, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state.  Five persons were also said to have sustained injuries from gunshot and were rushed to the hospital for treatment. A resident of the community who pleaded anonymity said…

A former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal has said that the hasty announcement of removal of the petrol subsidy by President Bola Tinubu on the day of his inauguration led to the hardship being experienced by Nigerians. Speaking in an interview with TheCable, Lawal said Tinubu ought to have consulted…

Boderi Isyaku, a notorious bandit  responsible for the kidnapping of 39 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation and the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna in 2021, have been neutralised, alongside some of his gang members. Samuel Aruwan,Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna state, disclosed this in…

A former military head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd) has asked Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu. Speaking with journalists on Wednesday after a meeting with the President at the State House, Gowon appealed to Nigerians to be patient with Tinubu, it is too early for the president achieve absolute results within…