A Former IPPIS desk officer with the Federal Character commission FCC Mr Haruna Kolo on Monday admitted that job seekers in the commission pay millions of naira into his personal account for onward transmission to the Chairman, Mrs Muyeebat Dankaka. Mr Kolo who revealed this in Abuja when he appeared before the adhoc Commitee investigating…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his capacity as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has convened another Extraordinary Summit of the Authority on the political situation in the Republic of Niger. A statement by the ECOWAS commission in Abuja on Monday indicated…
By Damilola Adeleke “In the aftermath of the removal of fuel subsidy, Prince Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, urges Nigerians not to despair. He reminds them that President Bola Tinubu had warned about such decisions during his campaign. Adebayo emphasizes that tough choices lie ahead for the government and citizens alike, as…
Rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has said that the Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, was not cheap before the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. Sowore in a post on his Facebook page Saturday night said the term “subsidy removal was being incorrectly…
Over the years, women have demanded fair representation in leadership roles in the country. Though the number of men in such positions surpasses that of women, it is encouraging that women’s voices are being heard. Recently, President Bola Tinubu sent his list of ministerial nominees to the National Assembly, and several women are featured. Blessing…
The Senate has called on President Bola Tinubu, as Chairman of ECOWAS, to further encourage other leaders of the regional grouping to strengthen political and diplomatic options in resolving the political impasse in Niger Republic. The resolution followed the consideration of a letter by President Tinubu at plenary. In the letter, the President informed the…
President Bola Tinubu says a comprehensive forensic audit of the Central Bank is underway, while a thorough overhaul of the Civil Service payroll is imminent. The President stated this during an audience with the President of the World Bank, Mr. Ajay Banga, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. ”The reforms are in tandem with Nigeria’s Ease…
The Northern leadership under the aegis of Arewa Consultative Forum, has warned President Bola Tinubu to avoid going into war with Niger military junta. The group gave the caution while calling for a dialogue to settle the issue in a statement issued by its General Secretary, Murtala Aliyu, on Friday. According to ACF, military deployment…
President Bola Tinubu has reached out to the senate over the withdrawal of the nomination of Maryam Shetty as a ministerial nominee, replacing the former with Mairiga Mahmud. The President also placed in Festus Keyamo’s name as a ministerial nominee from Delta state This was revealed when the President of the Senate, Godswill Akabio read…
The Christian Association of Nigeria on Thursday called on Nigerians to accept President Bola Tinubu and give him a chance to fix the country. The organization also commended Tinubu for taking proactive steps to avert the proposed strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, over fuel subsidy removal pains. CAN advise the…
The Ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected Abdullahi Ganduje, a former Governor of Kano State, as its new National Chairman during a party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. Ajibola Basiru, a former Senate spokesperson, was also elected as the party’s National Secretary. The election took place in Abuja, attended by prominent figures including…
The Federal Government on Wednesday filed a disdain proceeding against the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, for allegedly embarking on an industrial action contrary to a June 5, 2023, exparte order by the National Industrial Court, NIC. The “notice of effects of disobedience to order of court” filed before NIC…
The Justice Department has charged Donald Trump with four counts after a grand jury examined his efforts to overturn the 2020 election result. The charges include conspiracy to defraud the United States, an attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. Special Counsel Jack Smith was appointed to oversee investigations…
The Senate, on Monday, commenced the screening of the 28 ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu last week. 14 out of the 28 ministerial nominees were screened by the Senate at a session governed by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. They were Abubakar Kyari (Borno), Abubakar Momoh (Edo), former governor Nyesom Wike…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has flagged off a fresh stage of palliatives which is targeting about 300,000 households with about six persons per household to attain one million and eight hundred thousand (1.8m) persons in need. Zulum launched the distribution on Tuesday at Muna Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs camp in Jere Local Government…
The Nigeria House of Representatives has said it will approve the new minimum wage once it is transmitted to the National Assembly by the President. The spokesman of the House, Akin Rotimi in a statement lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the announcement of the planned upward review of the national minimum wage. Mr Rotimi…
The Presidential Steering Committee on Palliatives, encompassing the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, of Nigeria, is currently meeting with the Federal Government team at the Chief of Staff Conference Hall, at Aso Rock, Abuja. Recall that the organized labor fumed out of the meeting on Friday last week, asserting that…
With efforts to help improve the standard of living for Lagos residents and to cope with the effects of fuel subsidy removal, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced palliatives. The government decision would take effect from Wednesday, the decision states that there will be a 50% reduction on Lagos buses. Sanwo-Olu has also approved a 25%…
The Nigerian Senate has commenced the screening of the first batch of ministerial nominees forwarded by President Bola Tinubu. The screening began on Monday afternoon during plenary, which had already begun upon the entrance of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. On Thursday, July 27, 2023, the Senate unveiled the President’s first batch of cabinet nominees, as…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will prepare a broadcast to the nation today, Monday, July 31, 2023, at 7 pm. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the statement was made by presidential spokesman Dele Alake in a statement on Monday morning. Alake said that television, radio stations, and other electronic media outlets should hook up to the network…
ECOWAS has stood stern while requesting for the immediate release and reinstatement of the deposed President of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum. The West Africa body has equally sought for the full restoration of constitutional order in the country. These are part of the resolutions adopted at the body’s emergency meeting in Abuja, summoned by its…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the disclosure of the spending details of over N200bn public funds collected by the administration of the immediate past Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa from the Universal Basic Education Commission, (UBEC). It also ordered the spending disclosure of allocations from the Federation Accounts. The Presiding…
The Kano State Pubic Complain and Anti-Corruption Agency has started investigation into missing government funds from the State’s Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO) amounting to the tune of over four billion naira. The Chairman of the Commission, Muhyi Gado while leading an investigation tour to the warehouses were cars, heavy duty tractors and tractors alleged to…
In a bid to swiftly return Niger Republic to democratic governance after Wednesday’s take over by the military, Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Sunday host a special meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) In a statement by his media aide, Dele Alake, the President pledged that ECOWAS and the…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has stopped the working committee of its executives in seven states. The affected states include Ekiti, Rivers, Niger, Katsina, Kaduna, and Zamfara States. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Dr Agbo Major who announced this while briefing newsmen in Abuja, explained that the action followed the report of…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke Former US president Donald Trump said Friday he would not end his run for the White House if condemned and sentenced in any of the criminal investigations threatening to derail his tumultuous comeback bid. The Republican frontrunner was discussing the multiple accusations he faces as he pushes for a second term,…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has accepted the long-awaited ministerial list from President Bola Tinubu, with former governors, senators, and the House of Representatives members dominating the list. The list was submitted by Femi Gbajiabiamila the former Speaker, of the House of Representatives, now Chief of Staff to the President, who entered the Chamber at 1.18 p.m. and…
NIGERIANS would be availed with the names of the ministers as National Assembly sits for the official release of the Ministerial list. Some of the names shared by the social media coordinator Tinubu transition Arabinrin Aderonke, include: former governor of Rivers state Nyesom Wike, former governor of Kaduna State Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai and eminent medical…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abbas, has met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the strike action by the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD). At the meeting, Dr Abbas briefed the President on the outcome of his meeting with the NARD leadership. He also appealed to President Tinubu…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a one-week ultimatum and warning to the Federal Government to reverse the recent increases in the pump price of petrol, school fees in federal schools and the release of 8 months withheld salaries of university lecturers or face nationwide protests and industrial action. This is contained in a…
Justice assurances fairness, equity and leads to freedom and prosperity. With justice, standards, due processes, and methods are diligently followed and observed. With this, security, peace, calmness, and orderliness are substantially achieved. Sadly, what we have witnessed in the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele’s case, is a departure…
