By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – A Nigeria-based anti-corruption group, SecureWorld and Liberty Initiative for Peace, SELIP, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to probe the outgoing Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, for allegedly using the establishment of a national carrier, Nigeria Air, to perpetrate fraud and...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Muhammdu Buhari has elevated the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, from the Officer of Order of Niger (OON) to the next rank of national honour award of Commander Order of the Niger (CON). Mr Olajide Oshundun, the Director, Press and...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday, spoke on the significance of democracy in driving Nigeria’s sustainable development. Speaking at the Inauguration Lecture delivered by former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Tinubu highlighted the indispensable role of democracy as...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is probing Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara over alleged N70 billion fraud. The EFCC Chairman, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, represented by the commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr Osita Nwaja, said this at news conference on Thursday in Abuja. This development...
With the 2023 general elections over and the intrigues that surrounded the electioneering rested, the incoming Federal Government, when inaugurated on May 29, 2023, shall, in the enlightened national interest, be faced with the task of delivering Nigeria and Nigerians from the snare of dangerous political and socio-economic delusions....
President Muhammadu Buhari recently sent a request to the National Assembly to approve 800 million dollars loan meant to cushion effect of the proposed removal of fuel subsidy. Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said that Nigeria secured the World Bank facility as a first tranche...
The National Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Prof. Dickson Akoh, says he is hopeful that President Muhammadu Buhari will assent to the Peace Corps Bill before the end of his administration. Akoh, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the benefits associated...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Thursday in Abuja expressed concerns over Nigeria’s N77 trillion public debt. Addressing the 7th triennial national delegates’ conference of the association, its president, Mr Festus Osifo, said the debt profile as at the first quarter of 2023...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has recognized the Supreme Court’s verdict on the July 16, 2022 governorship election in Osun State, as well the important role of the judiciary in deepening rule of law and democracy. The president stated this in a statement issued by his...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria for his support to regional integration and security. President, ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, said this at the First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament on Monday. “Permit me to begin by expressing...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a contempt suit against the Federal Government “for failing to recover over N40 billion double pay and life pensions from former governors who are serving as lawmakers and ministers.” SERAP disclosed this in a statement...
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says the securitisation of CBN’s N22.7 trillion “Ways and Means Advances’’ to the Federal Government will improve debt transparency. “Ways and Means Advances’’ allows the Federal Government to borrow short-term or emergency loans from the CBN to cushion expected cash receipts shortfalls. The Senate...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), a leading Anti-Corruption Organization has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately constitutes the National Council on Public Procurement in compliance with the Public Procurement Act as measures to stop the illegal interference of the Federal...
The Arewa Community in Southern Nigeria, has faulted call for the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by President Muhammadu Buhari. Alhaji Musa Saidu, the leader of the Community, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked the incoming administration to respect workers rights as encapsulated in International Labour Organisation (ILO), declarations on labour matters. Buhari made the call at the commemoration of the 2023 Workers Day, with the theme; “`Workers Rights and Socio-Economic Justice’’’, on Monday in Abuja. Buhari, represented...
FACT SHEET HIGHLIGHTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE BUHARI ADMINISTRATION (2015 – 2023) CONTENTS Legislative Reform Executive Orders Infrastructure: Rail, Roads, Air and Sea Ports, Power, Housing, Water Resources Ease of Doing Business Reforms Digital Economy & Digital Identity Oil and Gas Solid Minerals Agriculture Social Investment and Poverty Alleviation...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkareem Lawan has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for postponing the National Population and Housing Census scheduled for May 2023. He said the postponement became imperative following the displacement of many people from Borno...
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for African Governments to connect to Africa’s Diaspora for the sustainable development of the continent. Buhari said this in his keynote address at the ongoing Global African Diaspora Symposium (GADS) which was held in Abuja on Thursday. The president was represented by the Minister...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $1.2million dollars for the immediate evacuation of Nigerians stranded in war torn Sudan. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, made this known while addressing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council’s meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on...