A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode has explained the rationale behind his support for the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Fani-Kayode, who spoke in an interview on Politics Today on Channels Television, stated that his choice was informed by personal conviction and national cohesion He …
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Subsidy Investigations: FIRS Explains, Our Statutory Role Is Tax Enforcement, Collection, Not Use Of Funds
THE Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has responded to queries by the Special Adhoc Committee on Petroleum Subsidy Regime tasked to investigate petroleum products subsidy in Nigeria, that its role is purely the collection of revenue for government and not keeping records of how the monies are expended. Speaking at …
Read More »I Never Said Nigeria’s Inflation Is Lower Than US, Others – Keyamo
Festus Keyamo, SAN, the minister of state for labor and productivity, has denied ever claiming that Nigeria’s inflation rate was lower than that of other nations, such as the United States and Canada. Keyamo was responding to the Daily Trust newspaper’s fact-checking of his claim that Nigeria is performing better than …
Read More »Tinubu Embodiment Of Lies, He Did Nothing For Lagos – Bode George
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, says everything about the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, is shrouded in falsehood. Speaking with Channels Television last night, George described Tinubu as a “bundle of lies”. He said Tinubu did nothing to ameliorate the suffering of residents of …
Read More »Ademola Adeleke2023: Kwankwaso Appoints Campaign Spokespersons
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has named Abdulmumin Jibrin and Ladipo Johnson as the spokespersons of his campaign. The appointment of the duo was announced late Wednesday through Kwankwaso’s Twitter handle. In his post, the former governor of Kano State said he …
Read More »$418m Paris Club Refund: Malami’s Purported Claims, Fraudulent, Self-Serving — Governors
The Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, on Wednesday said that the actions of the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minster of Justice, Abubakar Malami, in his insistence to pay the $418 million to Paris Club refund consultants are fraudulent and self-serving. The Governors debunked comments credited to the AGF …
Read More »No Party Can Win Election Fighting Itself – Wike
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has described as inconsequential confession of support by some politicians for Atiku Abubakar if they are not working to mobilise grassroot voters to secure electoral victory for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Governor Wike said it is the quantum of individual votes from Units, …
Read More »FG Gives Marching Orders To Perm Secs To Train Civil Servants On ICT
The Federal Government has given matching order to permanent secretaries to prioritise the training of civil servants in areas of Information and Communication Technology. The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, stated this during a service-wide “Webinar on Digitalisation,” organised by her office to sensitise the …
Read More »BREAKING: Electricity Workers Suspend Strike For 2 Weeks
THE Nigerian electricity workers have suspended their nationwide strike, which led to total blackout in different parts of the country. The electricity workers under the joint umbrella of National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEC) agreed to suspend the industrial action, following …
Read More »Buhari Absent As Governors Meet At Aso Rock
Emerging report has disclosed that members of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum are currently meeting at the State House Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja. The governors are meeting over the state of the nation’s economy, insecurity, and healthcare, among other issues. This was contained in a statement signed …
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