The Senate has rejected a motion seeking to take punitive measures against former chief whip, Ali Ndume, over a statement made during an interview where he referred to the Lawmakers as “kleptomaniacs”. The move was rejected when a point of order was raised by Senator Fasuyi Cyril representing...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A non political group, Concerned Northern Forum of Nigeria (CNFN) has threw more weight behind Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume and Chief Whip at the Senate, who appeared last Thursday on Arise TV where he said, there is much hunger in the land under...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the National Assembly and the Kaduna State Government over the demise of Rep. Ekene Adams (LP-Kaduna). Adams, represented Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State in the House of Representatives, died in the early hours of Tuesday at the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has condemned the attack on former President of the United States, Donald Trump during a political rally in Pennsylvania. It would be recalled that Trump was attacked by an assassin days before he was due to accept the formal Republican nomination....
Tinubu, CDS The Arewa Concerned Citizens Forum (ACCF), has kicked against plans for nationwide protests by some persons in some parts of the country. The Kaduna-based group, in a press conference in Kaduna on Sunday, alleged that the proposed protests were being sponsored by “some individuals working against the...
.. The Senator representing Kogi West, Sunday Karimi has assured that the National Assembly would ensure full compliance by the various state governments the judgment on the financial autonomy granted the nation’s 774 Local Government Areas by the the Supreme Court Senator Karimi, who is the Chairman...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has extended his congratulations to Prince Nduka Obaigbena, CON, on the occasion of his 65th birthday. President Tinubu in a statement on Sunday, noted that the enterprising spirit of the former President of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN), who...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the inability of Sen. Mohammed Ndume to access President Bola Tinubu cannot warrant or justify his outlandish declaration that the president had been “caged”. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, said this in a statement on Saturday in...
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday appointed new leaders for key agencies in furtherance of his renewed hope agenda. The new appointments were announced in a statement by the President’s spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Saturday. The President approved the appointment of Dr Olufemi Adekanmbi as the new Project...
President Bola Tinubu’s horse named ‘Renewed Hope’ has won the ‘Hope Renewed 1st Year Anniversary Horse Racing Derby’ that ended in Kaduna on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the four-day epochal sports that opened on Thursday was organised by the Horse Racing Federation of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the weekend approved the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers for several Federal Government parastatals and agencies, including the National Pension Commission (PenCom), the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), National Directorate of Employment (NDE), and the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the tragic collapse of a school building in Jos, Plateau State, which has resulted in the loss of multiple lives and left numerous survivors with injuries. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, ...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Abubakar Dantsoho as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The President also approved the appointment of Sen. Adedayo Adeyeye as Chairman of the Board of the NPA. This is contained in a...
President Bola Tinubu has renamed the National Theatre, Iganmu, Surulere, Lagos, as Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts. The President disclosed this in a tribute personally written and signed by him on Friday in Abuja to mark Soyinka’s 90 birthday. “I am delighted to announce...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Oba Owolabi Olakulehin on his coronation as the 43rd Olubadan of the ancient city of Ibadan. The President conveyed his congratulations in a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday. “The President joins the family of the new Olubadan, Ibadan citizens,...
The Federal Government has said the organised labour has the duty to enforce compliance to the minimum wage payments by state governments following the inability of some states to pay. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, communicated this on Thursday in Abuja at...
President Bola Tinubu has said Nigerian workers, as the driving force of the nation, deserve improved welfare, better wages, as well as safe and enhanced working conditions The President stated this on Thursday in Abuja, while speaking with the leadership of the organised labour led by the Presidents...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday held consultations with the organised labour in furtherance of his engagements with critical stakeholders toward arriving at a new national minimum wage. Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting...
President Bola Tinubu has directed that all projects that require additional funding, especially major projects of the Ministry of Works, be reviewed to ensure probity, proficiency and diligence in execution. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, said this while briefing State House correspondents after...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has honored the Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Muhammad Kauran Bauchi, and recognized him as Nigeria’s top governor for his remarkable contributions to urban regeneration programs. This honor demonstrates Governor Bala Muhammad’s dedication to rebuilding Bauchi State through...