Rotimi Fadeyi, Abuja The Presidency is worried over reports of non-compliance with the Executive Order that makes mask-wearing and observation of social distancing in the public mandatory. It has, therefore, appealed to Nigerians to give their maximum cooperation for success of the policy. A statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media […]
…Says it’ll work with Govs on modalities for effective implementation of order The Federal Government, on Tuesday, declared that there is no going back on the Executive Order No. 10 by President Muhammadu Buhari which granted financial autonomy to states Legislature and Judiciary. Recall that Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Dr. Kayode Fayemi, […]
…Directs Govs to meet with AGF, Finance minister to work out implementation modalities …Governors rule out going to court Following concerns raised by state governors over Executive Order No. 10 which granted financial autonomy to state assemblies and judiciary, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, suspended the gazetting of the executive order which he recently signed. […]
Tunde Opalana, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has been applauded for signing the Executive Order 10 signed described as a masterstroke that would engender better governance, especially at the state levels, guaranteeing true independence of state judiciaries and legislatures. The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) said the Executive Order 10 is the “long needed game-changer that would […]
…To also brainstorm on NLNG ownership, NCDC Bill, FAAC deductions …As Buhari orders setting up of implementation c’ttees by states Following the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign an Executive Order granting financial autonomy to the legislature and judiciary at the state level, governors of the 36 states of the federation under the aegis […]
As part of efforts to ensure financial autonomy for states’ legislature and judiciary, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, signed an Executive Order placing them on First- Line Charge in the disbursement of fund. The order is to ensure that finances of the two arms of government at the state level gets directly to them. The […]
President Buhari has granted financial autonomy to the legislature and judiciary across the 36 states of the country. He granted the autonomy via a new executive order signed on Friday, and made this known in a recent post on Twitter. The executive order means that the legislative and judicial arms of government across the states […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed an amendment to the Executive Order 008 on Voluntary Offshore Assets Regularisation Scheme (VOARS) 0ctober 2018. A statement from the office of the Attorney General of Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), said the amendment was necessitated by stakeholders input and need to strengthen implementation mechanisms and structures. The Amendment to Executive […]
The Rivers State Government has withdrawn its charges against two pilots of Caverton Helicopters and 10 passengers arrested for violating Governor Nyesom Wike’s Executive Order on COVID-19. The arrest of the pilots on April 7 generated controversies and generated bad blood between the state and the Federal Government. The State Government, despite the crisis, arraigned […]
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has signed an Executive Order on COVID-19 measures to contain the spread of the virus in the state. The bill christened “Bayelsa State Infectious Disease, Emergency Prevention Regulation 2020” was signed on Thursday at the Government House in Yenagoa, the state capital. The order is designed for the security […]
Comrade Goodluck Obi, an activist and social commentator is the National Co-coordinator of Re–Elect Buhari Movement (RBM). In this interview with PATRICK OKOHUE, he speaks on issues surrounding Executive Order 6 and allied matters of national interest including the coming general election which he said President Muhammadu Buhari will win. Is ex–President Olusegun Obasanjo’s admonition […]
A group known as Grassroots Network 4 Atiku (GNA) 2019 has faulted the travel ban imposed on 50 Nigerians by the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration in line with Executive Order 6 (EO6). The National Coordinator of the Group, Barrister Isa Mohammed described the travel restrictions by President Muhammadu Buhari as fascism, illegal, lack of […]
Two Abuja-based legal practitioners on Monday filed a notice of appeal challenging the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which held on October 11 that the President’s Executive Order No 6 did not violate the right of citizens to own property. The appellants, Barristers Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere and Kenneth Udeze, said in the […]
…Ozekhome, Falana, SERAP: FG’s action illegal, unconstitutional …No, aggrieved looters free to seek redress in court- Robert Clarke …Names of high profile cases inherited, action for speedy trial- Presidency Two days after President Muhammadu Buhari announced travelling restriction on no fewer than 50 high profile persons directly affected in investigations by security agencies in the […]
Last week, the Federal High Court upheld the constitutional validity of the controversial Executive Order 6 (EO6) issued by President Mohammed Buhari on July 5 this year. Based on the court ruling the federal government has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service and other security agencies to place no fewer than 50 high profile persons directly […]
The Special Adviser to the President on Justice Reform, Mrs Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu, says the Executive Order 8 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari will serve a death knell on money laundering. Ibekaku-Nwagwu, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Enugu West Senatorial Zone, said this in a statement in Enugu on Thursday. […]
The Federal Government has stepped up the the war against corruption with regulations on money laundering and tax evasion by releasing a new Executive Order number eight, tagged Voluntary Offshore Assets Regularisation Scheme (VOARS). The new Executive Order (008) which takes effect from Monday, October 8, 2018, was signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. By this […]
The Federal High Court Abuja on Monday adjourned until August 30, the suit challenging the Presidential Executive Order No. 6 of 2018 on the preservation of assets connected with corruption and other relates offences. The vacation judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, fixed the date to allow the plaintiffs exhibit the order, which was the matter in […]
The Federal Government has noted that the Executive Order Number 6, recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, is the present administration’s most potent weapon against corruption. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this while addressing a press conference in Lagos on Sunday He also defended the constitutionality of the Executive Order, […]
…Lawmakers summon AGF over constitutional basis …Want FG to empanel judicial inquiry into human rights abuses In what can be referred to as looming friction between the Federal Government and the National Assembly over the former’s latest action to tackle corruption, the Senate on Tuesday faulted the action of President Muhammadu Buhari over Executive Order […]