The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, did not rush to speak during the debate on Senator Solomon Olamilekan’s motion that earned Ningi 3 months suspension for allegedly saying that 2024 budget was padded to the tune of N3 trillion. After most senators had spoken their minds, with the debate leaning towards a soft landing for Ningi,…
The House of Representatives has resolved to invite cement manufacturers including Dangote Cement and BUA Cement to appear before them for deliberation on ways out of the hardship arising from the high cost of the product. The House resolution was after the adoption of a motion titled “Arbitrary increase in the price of cement by…
The Lagos State Police Command has debunked a report alleging that Afro singer Ibrahim Owodunni, better known as Primeboy, was re-arrested over the death of his colleague, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. Reports had earlier emerged indicating that Primeboy was re-arrested on Tuesday during his visit to the State Criminal Investigation Department at Panti,…
Following what he considered an unacceptable exchange rate of the Naira against the dollar, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given a marching order to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reverse the upward trend or should be prepared to be shown the way out. Specifically, President Tinubu threatened the CBN Governor,…
President Bola Tinubu embarked on a significant visit to Minna, the capital of Niger State, where he engaged in a series of events marking infrastructural advancements and political diplomacy. The visit commenced with the inauguration of the revamped Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport, a pivotal milestone in Nigeria’s aviation sector. Accompanied by Niger State Governor…
The Director General Ekiti State Bureau Tourism Development Amb Wale Ojo-Lanre, Esq, has commended the initiative undertaken by the Federal Ministry of Tourism through its Eco Genesis Incubator Programme. In a release made available to the media yesterday and signed by Mr. Peculiar Ekiran, Amb Ojo-Lanre described this pioneering initiative as aims to empower tourism…
A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Agboro Omowera, on Monday, 11 March 2024, told a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama that 10 officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria, including the former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, minuted on the documents for the award of multi-million contracts to April 1616 and…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday expressed readiness to end the perennial farmers, herders crisis in the country. Tinubu vowed to draw up programmes that would end the crisis within two to three weeks. He spoke during the inauguration of the mechanised agricultural project in Minna, Niger State. The President, however, noted that state governors should…
The Oyo State Government has debunked reports that it abandoned the welfare of victims of the Bodija bomb explosion in Ibadan. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, debunked the circulation of rumours of abandonment in a statement on Monday. The commissioner said the state government had been spending between N15 million…
The wife of the Governor of Abia State, Mrs Priscilla Chidinma Otti, has frowned at the discovery of a baby factory in Aba the commercial hub of the state. She also revealed that the state government is determined to protect every Abia girl-child against all forms of violence and sexual exploitation. The First Lady who…
