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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… []

FG Moves FAAN Headquarters To Lagos For Proper Operation

– President Bola Ahmed Tinubu By Adeola Idris  The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially moved the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos. The decision, announced by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, through a memo dated January 15, 2024, and signed by the Managing Director of FAAN, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, is aimed at potentially… []

Groups Reveal Alleged Plot To Implicate Gbajabiamila In Betta Edu’s Case

– Femi Gbajabiamila By Adeola Idris  It is alleged that interests within and outside the presidential villa are scheming to take over the job of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, by linking the former Speaker of the House of Representatives to the transactions carried out by the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, a group, Northern… []

FG Reaffirms Commencement Of Student Loan In January

– President Bola Ahmed Tinubu By Adeola Idris  The Federal Government on Wednesday noted that the January commencement of the student loan scheme with plans for the timely access of students to the credit facility within 30 days is still intact. The Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over… []

FG Promises To Continue Electricity Subsidy To Ease Burden – NERC

– File photo of power line By Bunmi Onakan  Chairman of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Sanusi Garba says the federal government will continue to subsidise electricity to ease the financial burden on Nigerians amid the economic challenges in the country. Garba made this known during a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. “Government has decided for now, arising from the cost of living crisis… []

Tinubu Appoints Ambassador Akawor As RMAFC Federal Commissioner

– Amb. Desmond Akawor By Adeola Idris  The appointment of Ambassador Desmond Akawor as a Federal Commissioner of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has been approved by President Bola Tinubu. The appointment is pending the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate. The new RMAFC Federal Commissioner, according to a release issued on yesterday by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, who represents Rivers State, is… []

I Deserve To Be Listed In Guinness World Records – Tinubu

– President Bola Ahmed Tinubu By Adeola Idris  At the 10th German-Nigerian Business Forum in Berlin, Germany, President Bola Tinubu bluntly declared that he deserves to be listed in the Guinness World Records for the reforms he has made since assuming office on May 29, 2023. Tinubu stated that during his time as governor of Lagos State between 1999 and 2007, he moved the state… []

Obasanjo Condemns Appeal Court’s Nullification Of Millions Votes

– Former President Olusegun Obasanjo  By Adeola Idris  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed his concern over the abnormality of a few individuals, referred to as judges, having the power to overturn the decisions made by millions of voters during elections. Obasanjo strongly criticized the authority granted to a select group of judges, deeming it as “completely unacceptable.” His comments were prompted by recent judgments… []

Minister Explains Why President Tinubu Released 4,068 Inmates From Prisons

– President Bola Ahmed Tinubu By Bunmi Onakan  The President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has released a total of 4068 inmates in all the custodial centres across the country in an effort to decongest the custodial centres in the country. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known while flagging off payment of fines and compensations for inmates held on accounts of their inability… []

FG Seizes N45b Looted Funds From Terrorists Sponsors

– Attorney General of The Federation, Lateef Fagbemi By Bunmi Onakan  A whooping N45 billion that was illegally looted from the national treasury has been seized by the Federal Government. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi go, made the disclosure on Thursday, in his opening address at the 40th Technical Commission/Plenary Meeting of the Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering… []

DSS, NOA Renew Partnership To Combat Crime, Ensure Public Safety

– File photo of DSS operatives By Adeola Idris  The Directorate of State Services and the National Orientation Agency have renewed their partnership on crime control, public safety, drug abuse, and other social issues that militate against the peace and progress of the country. During a courtesy call on the State Director of DSS in Ibadan on Thursday, the Oyo State Director of NOA, Dr…. []

Obi Reacts To FG’s Claim Of Inherited Bankrupt Nation

– Peter Obi By Adeola Idris  Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi has reacted to claims by the Federal Government that it inherited a bankrupt nation. In a statement released on Thursday, Nov. 16, Obi said that the Federal Government’s claims were “without foundation” and that the government had failed to disclose the full extent of the country’s financial… []

Kogi Decides 2023: INEC Commences Investigation On Alleged Pre-Filled Result Sheets

– INEC Chair, Prof Mamoud Yakubu By Bunmi Onakan  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday said it is currently investigating the report of pre-filled result sheets in the governorship poll in Kogi State. INEC disclosed this in a tweet via its official X account. “Our attention has been drawn to a report that filled result sheets were discovered in some polling units in… []

Tinubu Leaves Nigeria for Saudi Arabia To Attend Arab-Africa Summit

– President Bola Ahmed Tinubu By Adeola Idris  The gathering, according to Mr Al-Jubeir, will move the Nigeria-Saudi relationship to greater heights. President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to leave Abuja to attend the Saudi-Africa and Arab-Africa summits in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to NTA News. The outlet, however, did not disclose further details about the president’s trip. Meanwhile, last month, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State… []

Guber Polls: INEC Has No Candidate In Any State

– INEC Chair, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu By Bunmi Onakan  The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu has stated that the electoral body is not a political party and has no candidate in the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states. Yakubu made the comment during a visit to some INEC offices to assess preparations ahead of the polls,… []

We Must Succeed By All Means”- Tinubu Declares As President Seeks National Assembly’s Nod To Borrow $7.8bn, €100m External Loans

– President Bola Ahmed Tinubu By Adeola Idris and Bunmi Onakan  President Bola Tinubu has declared that his administration would certainly succeed in its effort to turn the country around and deliver on the expectations of Nigerians, who voted him into office. Tinubu spoke yesterday at the opening of a three-day retreat organised for ministers, presidential aides, permanent secretaries, and top government officials at State… []

Tinubu Delegates Some Governors To Reach Out To Me – Atiku Reveals

– Tinubu, Atiku By Adeola Idris  Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar has given condition under which he would drop the “fight” against President Bola Tinubu. The former Vice President who came second in the election, had challenged the victory of the President Bola Tinubu in court, but lost as the Presidential Tribunal, struck out his petition…. []