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Newly sworn-in Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike on Monday assumed office, with a pledge to restore the city’s master plan. At his maiden news conference, he said land allottees who have been given Certificates of Occupancy but failed to develop would also lose their lands to give way to those ready to build. … [Read more…]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested several staff members of the Abuja-Kaduna Train Services, including the Manager, Pascal Nnorli, and the Operations Manager, Victor Adamu, over the leak of a memo that warned of a possible terror attack on the rail line. The memo, dated August 18, 2023, was addressed to the Managing … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, swore-in 45 ministers as members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), warning them against sectionalism or tribalism as they are Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and not regions or States. The swearing-in ceremony, which took place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, was graced by Vice President Kashim Shettima; … [Read more…]
Kano Tribunal reserves judgment in Guber election petitio The Kano state governorship election petition tribunal has reserved judgment in the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to challenge the victory of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). The chairman of the three-man panel, Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay, who promised … [Read more…]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have again seized N4.8 billion worth of illicit drugs at a warehouse tucked in the heart of the popular International Trade Fair Complex, Alaba, Ojo area of Lagos State. In a harvest of raids at the weekend, operatives also recovered from the warehouse of a wanted … [Read more…]
A non-governmental organisation, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), has expressed concerns over the creation of new Ministries of Gas Resources and that of Marine and Blue Economy, saying the decision by President Bola Tinubu may pose threat to the environment of oil field communities. This is as it expressed the hope that President Tinubu … [Read more…]
As part of its efforts to boost the gross domestic product of the state economy through diversification, the Enugu State government has concluded plans to enter into a partnership agreement with a major international airline carrier, Ethiopian Airlines. The relationship will also foster mutual economic growth between the two bodies in aviation, including exploring different … [Read more…]
Nigeria President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) in furtherance of his commitment to easing the impact of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians by reducing energy costs, The transformative initiative, according to a release issued on Friday by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, is poised to revolutionize the … [Read more…]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday met with Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Although details of the meeting was not made known to the press, it was gathered the governor’s meeting was not unconnected with the development and security of Enugu State. Recall that Governor Mbah has expressed the … [Read more…]
The decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under President Bola Tinubu to float the naira is illegal and being challenged in court, human rights lawyer Femi Falana has said. On June 14, at a time when the naira traded between 730 and 755 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window, … [Read more…]
The President Bola Tinubu administration has no respect for the rule of law, a judge said during a ruling on Thursday. Nicholas Oweibo, a federal high court judge, in Lagos said this while giving his ruling on the ‘illegal possession of firearms and ammunition” charges against the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. On Tuesday, … [Read more…]
The organised labour has knocked the Federal Government for releasing a N180bn palliative package to states to cushion the impact of the fuel subsidy removal. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress insisted that the governors could not be trusted, noting that politicians and not the poor would benefit from the N5bn largess … [Read more…]