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NIGERIA – Governors across the 36 states of the federation have indicated their readiness to implement the financial autonomy granted to the local governments by the Supreme Court in July last year. Consequently, they have directed their chairmen of local government areas (LGAs) to open their accounts for the direct disbursement of their funds…
RIVERS, NIGERIA – Again, Wike Denies Converting Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, yesterday again replied former governor of Rivers State, Dr Peter Odili, over claims that he was turning the state into his personal property. Speaking at a luncheon in Port Harcourt yesterday, Wike fired back at the former governor, denying converting…
By Damilola Adeleke Hon. Babajimi Benson He is representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency in Lagos State in the House of Representatives. Benson was first elected in 2015 and was re-elected in 2019 and 2023. Currently, he serves as the Chairman of the House Committee on Defence and has introduced several bills and motions…
By Damilola Adeleke Babajide Sanwo-Olu Lagos State Lagos State has witnessed infrastructural development since Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu emerged as Governor on May 29, 2019. The state of aquatic splendour experienced significant infrastructural development under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration. One of the notable achievements is the completion and commissioning of 172 roads, totaling…
By Damilola Adeleke Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has cemented her status as a global leader through her transformative achievements in 2024. Under her leadership, the WTO brokered historic trade agreements that bolstered global economic recovery, especially for developing nations. She championed equitable vaccine distribution and…
By Damilola Adeleke Nominees Mr. Wale Edun Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, As minister saddled with overseeing/managing the nation’s finances and the economy at a time of serious economic downturn, not many would envy his job. While the current reforms initiated by the Tinubu administration has had a biting…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has announced plans to prioritize soft infrastructure in 2025, following two years of significant state upgrades. In his New Year address, Governor Adeleke reflected on his administration’s achievements, including improvements in roads, education, healthcare, and local infrastructure. He assured Osun residents of continued progress through ongoing and new social programs designed to…
President Bola Tinubu has stressed the essential role of state governors in driving Nigeria’s development and economic prosperity. During a New Year visit from Vice President Kashim Shettima and members of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) at his Ikoyi residence, Tinubu highlighted the need for federal-state collaboration to address pressing national issues. Tinubu called for…
A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, officials confirmed on Tuesday. Yoon, who was suspended from office earlier this month, faces insurrection charges over his controversial attempt to impose martial law on December 3, plunging the nation into its worst political crisis in decades. Parliament impeached him…
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, warned the country yesterday against continuing to rely on oil as the only source of revenue generation. He said the nation’s continued overreliance on oil revenue would only lead to inequality, greater poverty among Nigerians, and mass unemployment. The speaker who bared his…
President Joe Biden of the United States, Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, and other world leaders yesterday paid glowing tribute to Jimmy Carter, the longest living US president, who died at age 100 Sunday. Carter served under the Democratic Party as the US president from 1977 to 1981, a period marked by economic and…
If the elites of the North will not ‘give’ President Bola Tinubu a second term, who told them that the South will give power back to them in 2027? Leper losing his needle presents peculiar problems. It is not two years since power changed hands in Nigeria but the jungle is already rumbling. …
A former Minister of State for Transportation, Prince Ademola Adegoroye, has expressed confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s 2025 budget proposal, stating that it has the potential to address Nigeria’s economic and security challenges and significantly improve the nation’s fortunes. Speaking at the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Akure branch’s end-of-the-year dinner, which he sponsored,…
The Senate has directed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, to halt the ongoing demolition of structures in Abuja, except for those backed by court orders. Additionally, an eight-member panel led by Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin has been tasked with investigating the demolitions conducted since Wike assumed office. This…
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has signed the 2025 budget, valued at ₦606.99 billion, into law. The budget, titled “Changing Gears 2.0,” was approved during a ceremony at the Governor’s Lodge in Amawbia on Monday, just a month after its presentation to the State House of Assembly. Governor Soludo highlighted the budget’s alignment with…
The ruling All Progressives Congress APC on Monday hit back at the Peoples Democratic Party PDP over the latter’s position on the wave of recent deaths recorded due to stampedes at palliatives distribution sites. APC spokesman, Felix Morka in a statement said Nigerians have not forgotten the ill-fated 2014 recruitment exercise into the…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State signed a sum of ₦684 billion 2025 Appropriation Bill into law on Monday. The ceremony took place at the Executive Chamber, Governor’s office, Agodi Ibadan, and was witnessed by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin; many lawmakers, and other top government functionaries. Makinde while signing…
The governor of Adamawa State Umaru Fintiri has announced the creation of six additional chiefdoms and emirates in the state. The governor made this disclosure in a state-wide broadcast to residents of the state at the Government House in Yola, the state capital as part of activities to mark this year’s Christmas celebration. “Today, I…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended all official engagements in Lagos, including his planned attendance at the 2024 Lagos Boat Regatta, to mourn victims of the recent stampedes in Abuja and Okija, Anambra State. The incidents, which occurred at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Abuja and a community center in Okija, resulted in multiple…
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has appealed to friends, associates, and the general public to refrain from organizing any celebrations or placing newspaper advertisements to mark his 57th birthday on December 21, 2024. Instead, the governor has requested that well-wishers channel their goodwill into meaningful contributions by making cash or material donations to benefit…
The Federal Government has reportedly rescinded the appointment of Mr. Shelmsudeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF). In a surprising development, the former AGF, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein, who had been directed to retire earlier, has been reinstated and will continue to serve in the role until March 2025….
The Ado-Ekiti Magistrate Court was heavily secured on Friday as the Nigeria Police deployed armed operatives and an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) in anticipation of the ruling on the bail application of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi. Farotimi, who has been in custody at the Ekiti correctional facility since December 4, is facing charges…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has revoked 762 plots of land in Abuja, citing non-payment for Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O). The affected plots, located in the upscale Maitama 1 District, were allocated to prominent Nigerians and corporate organizations Mr. Wike, through a public notice issued by the FCT Administration, also…
The 2025 budget proposal, totaling ₦47.9 trillion, marks President Bola Tinubu’s second presentation to the 10th National Assembly, drawing varied reactions from lawmakers across both chambers. Senator Titus Zam (Benue North-West) voiced optimism about the administration’s focus on national security. Meanwhile, Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central) stressed that Nigerians are more interested in the practical…
The Executive and Legislature are in talks to finalize a date for President Bola Tinubu’s presentation of the 2025 budget at the National Assembly, according to the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Alhaji Abubakar Bagudu. Speaking to State House correspondents in Abuja, Bagudu confirmed that efforts are underway to select a suitable date within…
This will stick in memory for life. It was March, 2020. The whole world was at the edge. A pandemic was on the prowl, and the auguries were not good. The Spanish flu of 1918 to 1920 killed between 25 and 50 million people worldwide. COVID 19 was going to mow down hundreds of…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed eight new permanent secretaries in the federal civil service to fill existing and upcoming vacancies across states and geopolitical zones. The announcement was made on Monday by the President’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, who stated that the appointments followed a rigorous selection process recommended by the Office of the Head of…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu at the Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly failing to investigate the mismanagement of N57 billion reportedly stolen from the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in 2021. In the suit, SERAP is urging the court to…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced that Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger will formally withdraw from the regional bloc on January 29, 2025. The decision was outlined in a communiqué issued at the conclusion of the 66th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, held in…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN to work with appropriate anti-corruption agencies to probe allegations that over N57 billion of public funds are missing, diverted or stolen…
The 66th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government is set to commence on Sunday under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who serves as the Chairperson of the regional bloc. Key items on the agenda include regional security challenges, particularly ongoing crises in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso….
