By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than 460 duplicated projects worth about N378 billion have been discovered in the 2022 Budget approved by the Federal Government. This is according to a preliminary analysis carried out by a financial watchdog, BudgIT on the 21,108 capital projects in the 2022...
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The Federal Government has again filed amended charges against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), in the amended application, it filed before a Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Binta Nyako, increased...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – The member representing Nasarawa/Toto Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Honourable Ari Abdulmumin Muhammed has commended the Nasarawa State Governor, Engr. Abdulahi Sule for executing viable projects that has direct bearing on the lives of the people. Rep. Abdulmumin gave the commendation in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – A Chief Economic Adviser to the President (CEAP) has been appointed. Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday, named the new CEAP as Dr Doyin Salami, who was until his appointment,...
We remain grateful to the Almighty God for yet another Year attained as a country, united by a common destiny and resolute in our determination to overcome the several challenges along the path to build the great and prosperous Nation of our dream. 2. I salute the courage and resilience...
v Expresses concern over worrisome changes to 2022 BUDGET BY NASS v To submit Amendment Bill early 2022 By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has announced that as the 2023 Budget is going to be a transition budget, work will start in earnest to ensure early submission of the...
The President’s decision to withhold assent from the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021 has come under scrutiny from media and political circles. This is quite correct because it is a decision that will impact all Nigerians. The President’s Office has decided therefore to issue an official statement to make...
The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) says Nigeria’s politics is going through fundamental changes to institute enduring progressive governance. The PGF, the umbrella body of governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) made the declaration in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday. The statement was issued to congratulate Gov....
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africans and the global Christian body, particularly Anglican Communion, over passing of Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Tutu at 90. The president’s condolence message was issued by his Spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Sunday in Abuja. According to Buhari, the death...
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in the newly appointed Minister, representing Taraba, Malam Muazu Sambo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was held shortly before the opening of the meeting of the National Security Council in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday. NAN reports that...
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will keep giving its best for the development of the country until May, 2023, reiterating that he will handover as stipulated by the Constitution. The President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement said the president gave the assurance at the inauguration of...
Security has been beefed up in Maiduguri and environs as President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to visit the town. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President would inaugurate viable projects executed by Gov. Babagana Zulum’s administration during the visit to the state. These include the Custom...
President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed door with Gov. Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. Speaking to State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting, the governor said he updated the president on security development in Kaduna state where about 40...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking the Senate’s approval for the virement of N276,757,232,395 billion to fund expenditures in the 2021 budget. The request which was contained in a letter dated December 16, 2021, was read by...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Senate has received a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari explaining his decision to withhold presidential assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021 passed by the National Assembly. President Buhari’s position was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan,...
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has expressed concern over alleged lack of empathy by Northern Governors to communities being attacked and killed by bandits and other criminals in the region. In a statement issued by the ACF National Publicity Secretary Mr Emmanuel Yawe on Monday in Kaduna, the Forum...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the gruesome nature of Saturday’s killings in Kauran Fawa, Marke and Ruhiya villages in Idasu Ward of Giwa Local Government Area The terrorists also killed citizens in Zangon Kataf, Chikun, Birnin Gwari, Igabi and Kauru Local Government Areas of...
Mr Afolabi Imoukhuede, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation, says Public-Private Partnership (PPP) will grow Nigeria’s technology infrastructure. Afolabi said this while fielding questions from newsmen at a youth empowerment programme, tagged, “The Surge Entrepreneurship Summit”, on Saturday in Abuja. The theme of the summit is...
By DAVID IORJA – On his 79th birthday, today Friday in Istanbul, Turkey, President Muhammadu Buhari cut a birthday cake moulded in national colours, green-white-green to start the day, went straight to chair a planning meeting with officials in his delegation and thereafter drove to the Dolmabahce Palace for...
By DAVID IORJA – In furtherance of sustained efforts at keeping Nigerians safer, President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday said Nigeria will partner with the Republic of Turkey in dealing with the current security challenges facing the nation. Speaking at a bilateral meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Turkish counterpart shortly...