True federalism panacea to bombings, kidnappings, others—lawmaker

The Deputy Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Olumuyiwa Jimoh, says that entrenchment of true federalism will address the nation’s security and other challenges. Jimoh, representing Apapa Constituency II at the Assembly, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos that the current system had not made effective and efficient security possible. According to him, security of the nation can only improve if the federating states are empowered through devolution of powers. “As we see new acts of bombing, kidnapping especially in the…

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Interview: We have tamed grand corruption, says Osinbajo

Transcript of an interview granted by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo  to a group of journalists and social media practitioners in Lagos on Friday, 2 March  2018. He explains government policies, the fight against corruption, infrastructural development, 2018 budget, controversies on appointments and the rating by Transparency International  Q: On Nigeria’s rating by Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index.  Vice President: I think that by even Transparency International’s own assessment, Transparency International uses nine different indexes to come to a conclusion. In four out of those indexes, Nigeria moved up, in another four Nigeria stabilized &…

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