PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has pulled the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, out of the Treasury Single Account, TSA. FCT Minister, Nyesome Wike revealed this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja The decision will effectively pave the way for FCTA to utilize the territory’s Internally Generated Revenue IGR for …
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Why I Joined APC – Ifeanyi Ubah
SENATOR Ifeanyi Ubah says he decided to dump the Young Progressives Party (YPP) and defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) because he wants the South-East to align with the Central Government of President Bola Tinubu. Ubah said this when he visited the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, in company …
Read More »N170bn Loan: Ohanaeze Seeks Opportunity For Governor Mbah
APEX Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has thrown its weight behind Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State amid the controversy surrounding the N170 billion loan approved by the State House of Assembly. The loan has generated reactions, with some civil society organisations, describing it as deeply alarming. In a statement …
Read More »Kaduna State Govt Warns Against Sale Of Forms For Palliatives
THE Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, on Friday, warned criminal elements allegedly selling forms in communities across the state to residents before becoming beneficiaries of palliatives and other interventions being provided by the government to desist from the act. He gave the warning in a statement signed by his Chief …
Read More »President Tinubu Appoints Makes Fresh Appointments To CAC, SMEDAN, Others
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers of some agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment. In a statement released on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser (Media & Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale, the appointment is in line with Tinubu’s …
Read More »FULL LIST: Reps Confirm NDDC board, Management Designates
THE House of Representatives has screened and confirmed the presidential designates to the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission. The designates appeared before the House ad-hoc committee mandated to conduct the screening on Thursday. President Bola Tinubu had written to the House of Representatives, to ratify the …
Read More »Ex-VP, Osinbajo Addresses World Leaders At UK Forum
NIGERIA’s former Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, spoke extensively on collaboration when he addressed world leaders at the inaugural Future Resilience Forum (FRF), which was held in London on the 10th of October, 2023, Naija News reports. According to Osinbajo, it is imperative for the global North to engage in a …
Read More »APC Gets 60 Senators, As Senator Ifeanyi Ubah Dumps YPP
THE number of the All Progressives Congress, APC Senators in the National Assembly on Thursday increased to 60 following the defection of Ifeanyi Ubah, lawmaker representing Anambra South Senatorial District, who was elected on the platform of the Young Progressives Party, YPP to the ruling party. Ubah’s defection to APC …
Read More »President Tinubu Appoints New EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Ola Olukoyede as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale made the announcement in a statement on Thursday. Olukoyede’s appointment followed the resignation of the suspended Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr …
Read More »Coalition Asks Tinubu To Strip Atiku Of GCON National Honour
THE Coalition of Civil Society Organisations and Political Parties for Good Governance has asked President Bola Tinubu to strip Atiku Abubakar of the national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON). The group stressed that doing so would serve as a deterrent to others about the importance …
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