Shortly after assuming office as FCT minister on Aug. 21, 2023, Mr Nyesom Wike announced short, medium, and long-term plans to restore the Abuja Master Plan. Wike, along with FCT minister of state Mariya Mahmoud, explained that overhauling the FCT would reposition it to be among the best cities...
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Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Thursday says President Bola Tinubu led administration is working assiduously to tame all bottlenecks to universal education in the country. According to him, this is being championed through the ongoing reforms of the institutions tasked with overcoming the ideologies and inadequacies frustrating the sub...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has warned the newly appointed Mandate Secretary, Youth Development Secretariat, and Permanent Secretaries against making excuses for failures. Wike, who gave the warning during the inauguration of the appointees in Abuja on Thursday, advised any of them...
Former presidents Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, who attended the Council of State meeting on Tuesday physically, and all other former presidents, who attended virtually, passed a vote of confidence in President Bola Tinubu. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Hon. Dele Alake, said this while briefing State House...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged state governors to be sincere to President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to end economic hardship in the country. Oyintiloye said that the sincerity of the state governors to the Renewed Hope Agenda of the...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – A coalition of youth from Plateau State submitted a charter of demands to Governor Caleb Mutfwang in Jos on Saturday, intended for transmission to President Bola Tinubu. The presentation follows a series of protests led predominantly by youth in Plateau, who marched through...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Federal Government to listen to the concerns of the youth which necessitated their nationwide protests. Obasanjo, who spoke while playing host to six members of the National Assembly on Friday in Abeokuta, said what the youth were seeking through their nationwide...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Friday reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s determination to address, support and empower more Nigerian youths to excel in their chosen careers. Shettima said this when he received the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) youth wing, led by the party’s National Youth Leader, Mr Dayo...
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, on Thursday urged President Bola Tinubu to revisit some of his policies to put smiles on the faces of Nigerians. George, who gave the advice while addressing a new conference on state of...
The outgoing Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, has attributed her success in service to the support given to her by both former President Muhammadu Buhari and incumbent President Bola Tinubu. Yemi-Esan made the remarks on Thursday in Abuja, at a Town Hall...
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, has faulted former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for warning security agencies against using lethal force against looters and arsonists. Onanuga, in a statement on Tuesday, said Atiku, “this evening tweeted the absurd: he warned security...
A Nigerian graduate, Dr Emmanuel Ahmadu, who failed the West African Senior School Certificate Examination 17 times, has urged the government to prioritise sustainable policies to alleviate poverty and reduce cost of living. Ahmadu, who was recently honoured with two doctorate degrees in the U.S., gave the advice in...
#EndBadGovernance protesters in Lagos have said they would storm the streets from Monday to begin a new phase of the ongoing protest if government does not grant their demands. One of the coordinators of the protest, Mr Hassan Soweto, a member of the Youth Rights Campaign, said...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – There was absolute calm in Benue State and people went about their normal activities as there was no protest in the state over the hardship experienced in Nigeria by Nigerians. Checks by NATIONAL ACCORD revealed that the absolute calm in the state was...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – As the nationwide protest entered day three, Lokoja the Kogi State capital and and other places have Remain peaceful as residents refused to join other states in the the planned nationwide protest. Both citizens and the government have given reasons why Kogi State...
The much-publicised nationwide protest against bad governance began across states of the federation on Thursday in different magnitudes and dimensions. The protest with hashtag #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria is planned to end on Aug. 10. It is aimed at drawing Federal Government’s attention to the economic hardship facing Nigerians. Most states...
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has appealed to the conveners of #EndBadGovernance protest and other critical stakeholders to sheath their swords and urgently come to table for dialogue. The President-General, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), made the call in a statement issued by the Secretary-General of JNI,...
Lagos State Governor , Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appealed to the state residents to toe the path of peace by not engaging in the planned nationwide protest. Sanwo-Olu made the appeal in a statement signed by himself and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. The...
The Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, have urged organisers of the planned nationwide protest to exercise restraints and avoid any form of violence. The bishops made the call in a communique issued at the end of a meeting in Ibadan on Tuesday, which was signed by the...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Department of State Services (DSS) has been urged to publicly reveal the sponsors of the planned nationwide protests scheduled for August 1st, 2024. The former Secretary, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Committee of Diaspora Chairmen, Mr Ayoola Lawal, made the call in a...