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February 18, 2024 No Responses

Okpebholo Emerges Winner In Parallel APC Primary In Edo

Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared Senator Monday Okpebholo as the winner of a parallel governorship primary election held on Saturday. The APC State Returning Officer, Ogbuaja Stanley Uzoamaka declared Senator Okpebholo as the winner of the exercise...

February 14, 2024 No Responses

Reps Probe N6.57trillion Allocation To States, LGAs In 2023

The House of Representatives has urged its Committees on Special Duties, National Planning, and Economic Development to investigate the utilization of increased allocations disbursed to state governments by the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). This...

January 4, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Appoints New Executive Directors For NPA, NIMASA

President Bola Tinubu has approved New Executive Directors for Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA):and Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy: Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA): (A) Ms. Vivian ...

January 1, 2024 No Responses

‘FG Must Address Economic Hardship In 2024’

November 29, 2023 No Responses

Budget: Nigeria Targets 3.76% Economic Growth In 2024

President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said his administration is targeting a 3.76 per cent economic growth in the 2024 fiscal year. This was as he spotlighted national security, local job creation and poverty reduction as the top priorities...

October 8, 2023 No Responses

Buratai Tasks Online Media On Good Governance, Democracy

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai (rtd) has given Kudos to the online media, especially the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), which he described as the fulcrum of good governance. Buratai, who is also Nigeria’s former...

August 14, 2023 No Responses

Edo PDP Passes Vote Of Confidence On Obaseki

Leaders of Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have scolded the Deputy Governor of the State, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, for approaching the Court over allegations that the Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, is about to impeach him without exhausting...

July 31, 2023 No Responses

Govt Earmarks N75 Billion To Strengthen Manufacturing Sector

The federal government has concluded plans to disburse N75 billion to strengthen the nation’s manufacturing sector. Disclosing this during his address to Nigerians on Monday, President Bola Tinubu said the money will be spent between July 2023 to March 2024....

July 31, 2023 No Responses

After Darkness Comes The Glorious Dawn: Being Text Of President Tinubu’s Address To Nigerians

My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this nation has long faced. 2. I...

July 27, 2023 No Responses

Wike, El-Rufai, Umahi, Others Make Ministerial List

President Bola Tinubu through his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday presented ministerial list before the Senate. Gbajabiamila presented the list to Senate President Godswill Akpabio at exactly 01:19 pm. Akpabio thereafter read the m...

June 19, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Dissolves Board Of Parastatals, Agencies, Others

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of all Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies in the exercise of its Constitutional Powers and in the Public inter...

June 19, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Retires Service Chiefs, Appoints Adeniyi Customs Boss

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, and Comptroller-General of Customs. In a statement issued on Monday by the Director, Information, Office of the Secreta...

June 16, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Appoints Eight Special Advisers

President Bola Tinubu has appointed eight new Special Advisers. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Information, State House. Oladunjoye explained that the appointments are with immediate effect. He said that ...

June 14, 2023 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Congratulates Akpabio, Others

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the former Minister of Niger Delta and ex-Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on his election as President of the Senate and Senator Barau Jibrin as the Deputy Sen...