…gives FCDA secretary 24 hours to explain National Mosque land The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has given the Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Engr Shehu Ahmed Hadi, 24 hours to explain the position of the National Mosque and what the compensation plan for it is. Our city editor reports that parts … [Read more…]
Naira closed at N848.12 to the dollar on Tuesday, October 17, at the official window days after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reversed its policy on 43 items to save the country’s currency from further decline. The CBN had, on Thursday, October 12, announced, among other policy issues, the lifting of foreign exchange (FX) restrictions hitherto … [Read more…]
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun said President Bola Tinubu is not comfortable with the fact that 84 million Nigerians are living in poverty. Edun stated this during the launch of the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer initiative at the Presidential Villa. The minister noted that the situation makes ending … [Read more…]
…Biden says ‘based on information we have today, it appears the result of an errant rocket fired by a terrorist group in Gaza’ …White House says current US assessment of overhead imagery, intercepts and open source info is that Israel not responsible for explosion at Gaza hospital …Biden hugs survivors of Hamas rampage U.S. President … [Read more…]
Veteran Nollywood actor John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, is in the hospital and is asking for financial assistance from Nigerians to pay his medical bills. Mr. Ibu made a plea for financial assistance from his hospital bed on Wednesday. In a video shared on his Instagram page, the actor said he has been … [Read more…]
In keeping with the determination of his administration to improve the social welfare of the people of Ebonyi State, Governor Francis Nwifuru has announced that five hundred Ebonyi people will receive two million naira each for the translation of their skills and talents to profitability and boost their businesses. This was contained in a post … [Read more…]
A former Secretary to the Federal Government, Babachir Lawal, said that the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, won the February 25 presidential election, and not Bola Tinubu. The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Tinubu as the winner of the election. Also, the presidential election petition tribunal affirmed Tinubu’s election. However, Babachir Lawal … [Read more…]
…Earmark 300,000 hectres Agric land banks The Governor Peter Mbah administration and the 17 local government areas, Tuesday, consolidated the state government and local government projects funding partnership of 60 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively. This is even as the state is building a 300,000 hectres of agricultural land banks across the state … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday claimed Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodimma, cannot win a single polling unit in a free, fair, transparent and credible governorship election in Imo State. The PDP said all electoral indicators in the state show the governor and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been rejected … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Jigawa State, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, as the new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Also appointed as the Secretary for the commission is Clifford Okwudiri Oparaodu, the Presidency announced in a statement on Tuesday. Presidential spokesman, … [Read more…]
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, rescheduled the trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, a Chinese construction giant, CCECC, and others, on N5 billion fraud charges, a case with a history of protracted delays. The trial judge, Inyang Ekwo, adjourned the case, which was on number three on the case list, … [Read more…]
Pacesetter Frontier Magazine, organisers of the Frontier Discourse Annual Public Lecture Series and Awards have revealed that the third edition of the Public Lecture will feature the commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the massacre of coal miners in Enugu by Dr. Ferdinand Anikwe. This was disclosed in a terse statement released in Enugu by … [Read more…]