By Agency Report A former presidential media aide, Laolu Akande, has demanded better welfare packages and remuneration for Nigerian workers. According to him, workers in both the public service and private sectors in Nigeria are poorly paid, and there is an urgent need to implement a living wage for workers in the country. Speaking on […]
The Vice-President’s Spokesperson, Mr. Laolu Akande, says that Nigerians will not be affected by the recent rise in electricity tariffs because the rise is directed only at those who experienced reliable electricity for 12 hours and above. Akande said this on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme on Wednesday. As gathered by Daily Times, he replied to a […]
Motolani Oseni The Presidency has observed that the latest Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 2.38 per cent for the Fourth Quarter (Q4), 2018 showed an appreciable improvement in the growth performance of the economy. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on Tuesday that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.38 per […]
…Say it is an attack on hardworking petty traders The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Mr Laolu Akande, has said that any attack on the TraderMoni scheme is an attack on hardworking petty traders and Nigerians in general. A group, Southern and Middle Belt Leaders […]
The Presidency on Saturday said it would not stop looking back and referring to “colossal atrocities in the management and disbursement of public funds” experienced under the past administration. It said it was a mere wishful thinking to believe that Nigerians will forget such atrocities in a hurry. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice […]
.We’re spending about N1.3tr on capital – Osinbajo .Says NASS responsible for 2018 budget delay As Nigeria’s debt profile is said to have skyrocketed from about N9 trillion, inherited by the current administration to the reported N30 trillion, the Federal Government, through the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has explained that the government is very prudent, […]
Claims on social and traditional media that $25BN worth of oil contracts were awarded by the NNPC or that $25BN in NNPC funds is missing are both false. According to Mr. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, no contracts were procured by the NNPC […]