Eid-el-Kabir: Tinubu prays at Dodan Barracks praying ground

President Bola Tinubu has joined other Nigerian Muslims to perform the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at the Dodan Barracks Praying Ground in Lagos.

The president was accompanied by Mr Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Babatunde Fashola, a former Lagos State Governor and other top government functionaries.

In his sermon, the Chief Imam of Lagos, Sheikh Suleiman Abu-Nolah, said that the festivity promotes a culture of sacrifice, unity and tolerance among the Muslim faithful.

He said, “Religion does not permit the practise of selfishness, intolerance or sectionalism.

AfDB President urges Tinubu to fix power issue

The President, African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has said that for faster growth, Nigeria must decisively fix the issue of power, once and for all.

Speaking weekend at the Inauguration Lecture for the New President of Nigeria, Adesina said there is no justification for Nigeria not having enough power.

While noting that the abnormal has become normal, Adesina said Nigeria’s private sector is hampered by the high cost of power. “Providing electricity will make Nigerian industries more competitive.

President Buhari Closed Door Session with Speaker Dogara and Gov. Tambuwal

President Muhammadu Buhari today Tuesday 27th September, 2016 in Abuja met behind closed doors with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Messrs. Dogara and Tambuwal, who came into the presidential villa together in the Speaker’s car, refused to comment on the outcome of their meeting with the president.