President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday to begin a state visit to France in honour of an invitation from President Emmanuel Macron. The Nigerian leader’s three-day visit, which will focus on strengthening political, economic, and cultural relations and establishing more opportunities for partnership, particularly in agriculture, security, education, health, youth engagement and employment, … [Read more…]
…Crashes Recurrent further to 14% at N133.1bn …Capital Expenditure rises to N837.9bn … _Ramps up IGR from N37.4bn to N144.7bn in 2024 …Assembly promises early passage Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has proposed a record N971bn budget bill for the 2025 fiscal year to the Enugu State House of Assembly. Presenting the estimates … [Read more…]
Port Harcourt Refinery, one of the oil refineries owned by the Nigerian state, has commenced processing crude oil production. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Femi Soneye, disclosed this on Tuesday. Soneye revealed that the refinery has kicked off with 60 percent capacity. “Today marks a monumental achievement … [Read more…]
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru has suspended the Ebonyi State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development and the Commissioner for Health. Announcing this as the outcome of the Ebonyi State Executive Council Meeting held on Monday, November 25, 2024 in a press briefing, Engr. Jude Chikadibia Okpor, the Commissioner for Information … [Read more…]
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, was in Ngala Local Government Area on Sunday to assess the destruction caused by flooding in the region. Gamboru Ngala is a market town on the shores of Lake Chad near the Cameroon-Nigeria border. Zulum also shared relief items with victims who were cut off by the high volume … [Read more…]
Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has convened an emergency security meeting in Lokoja to address the indigenes of Isanlu and the Fulani settlers after the latter alleged that one of them was killed by indigenes of the community. The governor summoned the emergency security meeting to listen to both sides in order to take actions that … [Read more…]
Pacesetter Frontier Magazine, organisers of the Frontier Discourse Annual Public Lecture Series and Awards have disclosed that Femi Adesina, the Spokesman to former President Muhammadu Buhari, will headline the panel discussion which will also have the Keynote Speaker, Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor, Liberia’s 30th Vice President & Ex-Senate President and other young Africans – Dennis Mugaa, … [Read more…]
Ebonyi State Governor, Chief Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has ordered arrests and prosecution of one Mr Ndukwe Ayansi and five others for allegedly diverting materials meant for the state’s Ministry of Health. The Governor on his way to project inspection sighted a Toyota Dyana truck loading registers, books and other materials from the warehouse in the … [Read more…]
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti says his government has resolved to rejig the security architecture of the State. Addressing the press after an emergency security council meeting in response to the recent attacks on security personnel in the State, Governor Otti said that they have taken a decision to smoke out criminal elements in … [Read more…]
The media aide to former Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, Crusoe Osagie has stated that Monday Okpebhole’s decision to probe his predecessor is a smokescreen to hide his incompetence. Governor Okpebholo constituted a 14-committee to probe Obaseki’s administration. Reacting to the move in a statement on Sunday, Osagie called it “meaningless”, adding that it is … [Read more…]
…State set to host 23rd National Sports Festival Enugu State will host the 23rd edition of the National Sports Festival after clinching the hosting rights following competitive bids by many states of the federation. This is even as the state governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has been scheduled to present the much anticipated 2025 budget at … [Read more…]
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has approved the appointment of Suleiman Aledeh as the substantive Managing Director of the state-owned Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS). The appointment takes immediate effect. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Fred Itua, announced this in a statement in Benin City. “Aledeh is an international journalist, editor-at-large, and strategic media … [Read more…]