The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, has said all the area councils of the FCT will feel the impact of President Tinubu-led administration. Wike gave the assurance at the inauguration of the construction of 15.5-kilometre Pai – Gomani Road in Kwali Area Council of FCT,...
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged threat to arrest, detain and prosecute him after his tenure as governor. Sanwo-Olu, through his lawyer, Darlington Ozurumba, filed the fundamental right enforcement suit before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of a Federal High Court...
Abba Yusuf of Kano State has approved a new minimum wage of N71,000 for state civil servants, effective November. The new minimum wage is expected to increase the state’s monthly salary obligations by N6 billion and N7 billion for Local Government Councils. Announcing the wage adjustment through one of...
The Osun Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Mr Rauf Aregbesola, the immediate past Minister of Interior, over alleged anti-party activities. The suspension is contained in a letter signed by Tajudeen Lawal and Alao Kamoru, the party’s Chairman and Secretary, respectively. The letter was addressed to...
Abia Government has announced the removal of the Vice Chancellor of the Abia State University, Uturu, Prof. Onyemachi Ogbulu. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mr Okey Kanu, announced the removal on Tuesday, while briefing newsmen at the Government House, Umuahia on the outcome of the Monday’s State Executive...
Some lawyers, under the aegis of Ekiti Lawyers Vanguard for Transparency, have petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC) over alleged controversial rulings by Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja. In a letter addressed to NJC’s Chairman, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, on Oct. 14 and a certified...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has proposed the sum of N498 billion as the state’s budget for the 2025 fiscal year. Presenting the proposal at the hallowed chambers of the State House of Assembly on Tuesday, Governor Otu attributed N328 billion (66%) to...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Local Government chairmen and elected councillors in Nasarawa State, are to maintain the status quo by spending only 3 years in office. This was the resolution of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA), concerning the tenure ofelected Local Government Chairmen and Councilors in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Executive Secretary of Borno Geographic Information Services (BOGIS), Engineer Adam Bababe has inaugurates a 13-man committee saddled with the responsibility of demarcating boundaries and controlling developments along river banks and buffer zones or water ways in Maiduguri city and its environs While inaugurating...
The Ogun State Government has announced the closure of Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-Emi in Imeko Afon Local Government Area over the death of an SS2 student, Monday Arijo. The Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Dapo Abiodun, Mr Lekan Adeniran, announced this in a statement issued in Abeokuta and...
The Senate, on Tuesday, postponed screening of seven ministerial nominees forwarded to it last week by President Bola Tinubu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the postponement of the screening, earlier scheduled for Tuesday, was occasioned by non-completion of documentation by some of the nominees. Citing reasons...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says CAF has picked Nov. 14 and 18 for Nigeria’s final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Republic of Benin and Rwanda. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by NFF. According to NFF, Match-day 5 clash with Benin Republic at...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – Imo State Police Command has detained 17-year old Jesse Chidebere, a student of Imo State University (IMSU) for faking her own abduction and death. The command’s spokesman, ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Owerri . Okoye...
The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has said the country’s daily petrol consumption currently ranges from 45 million litres to 50 million litres. NMDPRA’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Farouk Ahmed, disclosed this while speaking on the sideline of the ongoing 18th Africa Downstream Energy Week in...
The National Petroleum Authority of Ghana has said it is proposing to import refined petroleum products from Dangote Refinery to boost its energy security and sustain business cooperation with neighbours. Chief Executive Officer, NPAG, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, said this at the 2024 OTL Africa Downstream Energy Week on Tuesday...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has picked Nov. 18 for Nigeria’s final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Rwanda. The match is scheduled for the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by Nigeria Football Federations (NFF). The Matchday 6 encounter...
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, has directed the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, to ensure adequate security for the repairs of affected electricity towers in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the grid collapse had resulted in widespread power outages...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maidugiri – The Northern States Governors’ Forum and Northern Traditional Ruler’s Council (Emirs and Chiefs) held a joint meeting on October 28, 2024, and issued a communique calling for the immediate restoration of electricity in the northern region. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that a recent transmission line...