BY IDIBIA GABRIEL Members of the Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) have thrown their weight behind the Minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji Ojo, urging him to remain focused and disregard any form of distractions, describing him as one of the shining lights of the present administration. Recall that President Tinubu had reportedly summoned the Interior Minister, […]
By Tunde Opalana In a swift reaction, the Federal Government, on Sunday, ordered a thorough and comprehensive investigation into the alleged diversion of funds by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu. This is coming on the heels of public outcry over Edu’s leaked memo directing the Accountant General of the […]
A former minister of humanitarian affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq, faces imminent arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly misappropriating N37.1 billion during her tenure. Farouq, wife of former Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, refused to honour the EFCC’s summons to answer questions about the suspicious funds allegedly diverted through a contractor, James […]
By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, (PAC) has summoned the Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun and the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi to explain their roles in the delay of several power projects in Nigeria. Chairman of the Committee, Rep Bamidele Salam, […]
By Samuel Luka The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji alongside others from Enugu state have been condemned by a group known asNorthern Youths Assembly of Nigeria (NYAN) for allegedly opposing the appointment of Ben Nwoye as Chief of Staff in the National Secretariat of the APC. The condemnation is contained in […]
By Tom Okpe Minister, Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, (FMSDIA) Zephaniah Bitrus Jisalo has urged the Permanent Secretary, Directors, Staff and Agencies under it to put hands on deck, so they can achieve together. He said they all have role to play in moving the Ministry and the nation forward since they […]
The coup plotters in Niger Republic have named a former economy minister, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, as the country’s new prime minister. A spokesman for the military junta made the announcement on Monday, August 7. Lamine Zeine was formerly the minister of economy and finance for several years in the cabinet of then-president Mamadou Tandja, […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has said the Federal government has spent a wooping sum of $1.2 million to secure 40 huge transport and luxury buses for the purpose of evacuating Nigerian nationals stranded in war torn Sudan. Onyeama disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the weekly Federal […]
Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has called for improved visa policy between Nigeria and Qatar. Sirika made the call when the Charge d’Affaires of Qatar in Nigeria, Mr Ahmed Mohammed, paid a courtesy visit to him in Abuja on Monday. He said restrictions on both sides were making it difficult to connect the two […]
By Tom Okpe Ahead of the 2023 general election in the country, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged Google and Meta, owners of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, to checkmate the spread of fake news and disinformation on their platforms. The Minister made the call in Abuja on Friday during a […]
Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi says the Federal Commitment has recruited more policemen to enhance security and safety nationwide. Dingyadi said this on Thursday in Abuja at the 15th edition of the PMB Administration Score Card, organised by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. The minister also said that the government has […]
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, says the Federal Government will do away with petroleum subsidy by June 2023. Ahmed said this on Tuesday in Abuja, during a press conference to mark the end of the 28th National Economic Summit (NES). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that fuel […]
By Tom Okpe Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, has informed the House Committee on Police Affairs that the proposed N871 billion allotted the Ministry in the 2023 budget was grossly inadequate to execute its mandate. Dingyadi made this assertion at the joint budget defence before the joint House of Representatives and Senate Committee on […]
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has given an order to the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Service Board to hold the subsequent promotion examinations of its officers in the States where they operate. The order was disclosed in a statement signed by the Deputy Director of Press, Ministry of Interior, Afonja Ajibola, […]
THE Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Opiah, has given the assurance that he would deploy all needed resources to join President Muhammadu Buhari in ensuring that the ongoing strike embarked upon by the four university-based unions is called off. Oprah, who was a former Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly and also […]
By Nneka Nwogwugwu The minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has expressed the need to identify potential areas for the development of more irrigation schemes in Nigeria. Nanono said that the irrigation schemes will help to raise crops, livestock and take note of time line operations so as to promote irrigated […]
By Nneka Nwogwugwu The minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar has approved 17 memoranda aimed to promote environmental sustainability in COVID-19 era. Abubakar made this approval during the 14th Meeting of the National Council on Environment (NCE) held in Abuja on the April 9. The meeting, with the theme “Managing Emerging Environmental Challenges: Need […]
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said in Lagos on Saturday that Nigeria might get COVID-19 vaccines in the next 10 days. “We are told that by the end of this month, which is about 10 days from now, we shall get the vaccines. “We do not produce the vaccines. They are manufactured abroad in […]
By Ukpono Ukpong As part of measures to further curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic within the territory, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Bello, has issued fresh guidelines regulating congregations, workplace and market places. Addressing a press conference in Abuja, Bello disclosed that the enforcement of COVID-19 protocols have been activated […]
The Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman, has directed contractors handling power projects across the country to return to sites as COVID-19 lockdown by the Federal Government is being relaxed gradually. Mr Aaron Artimas, Special Adviser, Media and Communication to the Minister, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. Mamman gave the […]