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Tinubu Appoints Temitope Ilori As New NACA DG

  – Dr. Temitope Ilori By Bunmi Onakan  Dr. Temitope Ilori has been Appointed Director General of the National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA) for the initial term of four years with effect from February 2, 2024, the appointment was made by the President, Bola Tinubu. A statement by the Publicity Department of NACA said Ilori, before her appointment, was a Senior Lecturer… []

Budget Padding: Unearthing Another N500m Allegations Against Nigerian Senators

– Nigerian Senate Floor By St. Johnson Adegboyega  Rather than allow a sleeping dog to continue to snore over Senator Ningi’s allegation of 2024 budget padding, Nigerian Senators got further entangled in another accusation on the floor of the Senate that some Senators got N500 million each from the budget. It was like a bombshell when it was uttered and a few Senators scampered for… []

Why I renamed Minna Airport after Tinubu — Niger Gov

– Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago  with President Tinubu  By Adeola Idris  The desire to ensure a square peg is placed in a square hole according to Mohammed Bago, Governor of Niger State has been the reason why he renamed the newly commissioned airport from its former name, Abubakar Imam International Airport to Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport Noting that naming the State Polytechnic Zungeru,… []

Okonjo-Iweala Demands Release Of Abducted Kaduna, Sokoto Students

– Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala By Bunmi Onakan Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has called on the federal government to ensure the release of the students abducted by bandits in Kaduna and Sokoto states. Okonjo-Iweala spoke in Abuja on Tuesday during the launch of the WTO-ITC 2024 technical assistance programme for Nigeria. She expressed sadness over the mass abduction of students and teachers… []

Naira Fall: Senate Summons Cardoso, CBN Orders Banks To Sell Excess Dollars In 24 hours

  – CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso  By Bunmi Onakan and Adeola Idris The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered Deposit Money Banks to sell their excess dollar stock latest February 1, 2024, a fresh moves to stabilise the nation’s volatile exchange rate. The CBN, which made the disclosure in a new circular released on Wednesday, also warned lenders against hoarding excess foreign currencies for profit…. []

FG, Kebbi State To Provide Free Petrol To Citizens

– President Tinubu and Gov. Nasiru Idris By Adeola Idris  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government is reportedly making plans to provide free petrol/fuel to citizens of Kebbi State in collaboration with the state government. Kebbi State Governor, Nasiru Idris, disclosed this during the weekend, noting that arrangement has been finalized for the provision of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to farmers during the dry season… []

They Kept Silent For 8 Years When Their Son Was President- Sheu Sani Reacts To Katsina Elders Action

– Sheu Sani – By Mohammed Garki In reaction to a press conference hosted by the Katsina Elders Forum, former Kaduna senator Shehu Sani raised concerns and advised against the transfer of some government establishments, including departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), from Abuja to Lagos. He questioned the elders, asking them to explain their silence during the previous administration when armed bandits… []

FCT: Wike Gets Tinubu’s Approval To Purchase Device To Track Kidnappers

– Wike, Tinubu By Bunmi Onakan  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted an emergency approval for procurement of digital tracking devices to aid the fight against kidnapping and other violent crimes in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. FCT Minister, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, made this disclosure in Abuja on Monday, January 22, 2024 during his first monthly media chat for the year. Barr. Wike, who… []

FG Requests Dangote, Elumelu, Others’ Assistance In Road Construction

– Minister of Works, David Umahi, Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu, others at the meeting By Adeola Idris  The federal government Renewed Hope Agenda, has urged Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu, and others to be involved in the concessionaires and investment on road infrastructure as done in advanced economies of the world. Minister of Works, David Umahi made the call when he played host to two… []

Centre Counters SERAP On Increased Budget For National Assembly

– NASS Building By Bunmi Onakan  The Save Humanity Advocacy Centre (SHAC) has described the lawsuit filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and others against the National Assembly leadership as a complete waste of time. In a statement signed by Dr. Joyce Ogwu, the Centre said the suit challenging the increase of budgetary allocation for lawmakers was a mere distraction and another… []

Wike Names Those Frustrating Tinubu’s Government

– Wike By Adeola Idris  The Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that some politicians are making sure that President Tinubu’s Government doesn’t survive. In an interview with journalists, the FCT minister accused politicians of exaggerating specific attacks to deliberately create tension in the country. Responding to accusations of being distracted by Rivers politics, Wike questioned the timing of attacks, emphasizing that they occur… []

Tinubu Leaves For France On A Private Visit

– President Bola Ahmed Tinubu By Bunmi Onakan Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has departed Abuja for Paris, France, on a private visit. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, announced this in a statement on Wednesday. Ngelale, who did not go into details said the president will return to the country in the first week of February, 2024. This… []

Japa:How 32,462 Nigerians Applied For Passports In Two Weeks

– Nigerian international passport By Bunmi Onakan The rate at which Nigerians are desperate to leave the country for greener pasture reached its crescendo in the new year as 32,462 persons have so far applied for international passports and uploaded their documents from the Nigeria Immigration Service site between January 8 and 21,2024. Of these applications, 15,113 have reportedly been approved for biometric capture and… []

DSS Arrests Miyetti Allah’s President

The President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhaji Bello Bodejo, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) over the creation of an unlawful Nomad’s Vigilante Group in Nasarawa State. Sources revealed that the arrest took place at Miyetti Allah’s Head Office in Nasarawa State, with the military providing support to ensure the suspect did not escape. The operation began with… []

Keyamo: Flying Nigeria’s Aviation Sector To New Heights

– Festus Keyamo  By Cletus Agada It is no longer news that the honourable Minister of Aviation, Mr. Festus Keyamo, S.A.N. directed that the headquarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) be relocated back to Lagos. This directive was not difficult to comply with because the Abuja Headquarters status was just on paper as the day-to-day administrative and operational activities of the agency… []

Nigerian States That May Start Enjoying 24-hours Electricity Power Supply Soon (See full list)

– Electric power line By Adeola Idris  Three northern Nigerian states, Kano, Katsina and Jigawa may start enjoying 24-hours of electricity power supply soon. The possibility comes amid preparation by the Kano Electricity Distribution Company’s (KEDCO) new core investors to roll out an ambitious plan to build up to 200MW of incremental capacity through 100 mini-grids and embedded generation. In a statement issued recently during… []

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Disassociates Self From Youths Leader For Supporting Suspended Minister, Betta Edu

– Betta Edu By Nnamdi Kingsley  Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo in a statement issued on Friday signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia has disassociated itself from another Igbo youth and its leader, Mr. Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu who said the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, should be given the benefit of doubt. Describing the statement as reckless,… []

Sack CBN Governor, Declare State of Emergency On Forex, 100 CSOs Tell Tinubu As They Threatens Mass Action

  – CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso By Bunmi Onakan  As many as 100 non-governmental organizations, under the aegis of Economic Freedom Fighters, Nigeria (EFFN), have demanded that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu immediately sack the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso for his ineptitude and lack of direction and to also declare a state of emergency on the economy. At a… []

Vice Chancellors Are Molesting Us, Misappropriating TETFUND Projects- Students Write Tinubu

– President Bola Ahmed Tinubu By Adeola Idris  A student group, the Concerned Public Tertiary Institutions’ Students Association (CoPTISA) has accused some rectors and vice chancellors of government-owned tertiary institutions of molesting students abusing the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) for personal gains. CoPTISA has appealed to President Tinubu in a letter to urgently act and get to the root of the malfeasance in the… []

FG Reviews Civil Defence, Immigration, Others Recruitment Guidelines To Favour Women

– President Bola Tinubu By Adeola Idris  Plan to review the guidelines for recruitment into the Civil Defence, Fire, Correctional, and Immigration Services has been announced by the Federal Government. FG has said henceforth 35% of recruitment into the services would be allocated to women. The Nigeria Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who disclosed this on Friday in Abuja at the end of the meeting… []