By Ken Chiwendu The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio said his statement that governors recently got N30 billion from the Federal Government to cushion the effects of hardship was misconstrued. Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom) had countered Akpabio’s statement saying it was incorrect. In a statement Monday […]
Month: February 2024
Nigeria’s Supreme Court: CJN Swears in 11 New Justices.
By Our Correspondent The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has administered the oath of office to 11 new justices of the Supreme Court. The newly sworn-in justices include Jummai Sankey, Chidiebere Uwa, Chioma Nwosu-Iheme, Haruna Tsammani, and Moore Adumein. Others are Obande Ogbuinya, Stephen Adah, Habeeb Abiru, […]
Breaking: Presidency Lists Agencies, Commissions and Parastatals To Be Scrapped, Merged.( Full list).
The Presidency has announced the list of Agencies,Commissions and Parastatals that it intends to scrap or merged with others. A Statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Monday night said some of the agencies listed for scrapping include Pension Transition Arrangement Directorate, […]
Christians In Bayelsa State Asked To Support Bible Society.
The Chairman of Bible Society of Nigeria ( BSN) Rivers / Bayelsa Area,Mr Omoni Ayotamuno has called on Christians in Bayelsa State to seriously consider supporting the BSN to deliver on its mandate to translate the Bible into more Nigerian Languages. Ayo-Tamuno, made the call during the Founders Day Celebration […]
IMF is working to wreck Nigeria (2).
Iliyasu GaduIlgad2009@gmail.com08035355706 (Texts only) The formal establishment of the IMF in December 1945 was dogged by secrecy and subsequent controversies. First the US Treasury Department which was the main facilitator of the discussions took the unprecedented step to shroud the whole thing in secrecy. The venue chosen for the talks […]
Appeal Court Upholds Jail Terms of Yobe Auditor General.
The Gombe Division of the Court of Appeal, on Thursday, February 22, 2024 upheld the conviction of Alhaji Idris Yahaya, Auditor General for Local Government, Yobe State. Yahaya was convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment on Monday, March 13, 2023 by Justice Muhammad Lawu Lawan of the Yobe State […]
Former Nigerian Minister Speaks on Reasons For Locating $800M Geometric Power Plant in Aba.
By Goodluck B Ikiebe The Chairman of Geometric Power Group, Professor Barth Nnaji, has explained that his passion to contribute to industrial development in Igbo land in a manner that would accelerate rapid development of Nigeria was the major influence behind the decision to locate the Geometric Power Plant in […]
Atiku Lambasts Tinubu On Economic Reforms
……Says ” My Recover Nigeria Plan Similar to Argentine’s Stabilization Plan “. By our Reporter The Second runner up to the winner of the 2023 General election, Atiku Abubakar has drawn similarity between the stabilization plan of the new President of Argentina, Javier Milei to revamp his nation’s economy and […]
NDDC Flags Off Distribution of Palliatives in Delta State
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has flagged off the distribution of palliatives for victims of the 2022 flood disaster in communities across the 25 local government areas of Delta State.Speaking during the presentation ceremony at the Sapele Athletic Club in Sapele, Delta State, the Representative of Delta State on […]
Various Economic Policies By The Government Are in The Best Interest of Nigeria, Says Prof. Olaopa
By Goodluck B.Ikiebe The Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission FCSC, Professor Tunji Olaopa has said that the Commission is seriously reinventing meritocracy within federal character in the civil service. He said various policies by the government in recent times are in the best interest of the country and […]