Tinubu Unveils Manifesto Vows Strengthen National Security, Create Employment, Others
Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has highlighted national security, the naira, job creation among others as the top priority of his manifesto for the 2023 presidential election. These priority areas were contained in the 80-page policy document, which was released on Thursday. Other areas included on his priority lists of action plans are; economy, agriculture, power, oil...
Buhari Honours Jonathan, Wike, Others With Service Awards (PHOTOS)
President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday honoured the former president Goodluck Jonathan and 43 other prominent Nigerians with service awards. The event which took place at the Conference room of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, was attended by 16 state governors, including Nyesom Wike of Rivers State; Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and service chiefs. They were also...
NSCDC Parades Six Cable Thieves In Kaduna
The Kaduna Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Idris Yahya Adah, on Friday, warned criminals in the state to desist from their evil acts or face immediate punishment. Adah gave this warning while parading six criminals who specialized in vandalizing cables, street lights, solar panels, transformers, and other government facilities in the state. He said the suspects are Murtala...
Educate Nigerians On Lawmakers’ Salaries – Gbajabiamila Tells RMAFC
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has called on the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, to consider providing more information to Nigerians on the difference between the salary and allowances of legislators. Gbajabiamila made the plea on Thursday in Abuja when he received a delegation from the RMAFC at the National Assembly led by its...
Gunmen Who Attacked, killed Ifeanyi Ubah’s Aides Arrested, Says Gov. Soludo
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has revealed that some of the gunmen who participated in an assassination attempt on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah have been arrested. Soludo revealed this on Friday when he visited Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state, the same community where the attack happened about a month ago. Ubah had lost four security aides and...
2022 Hajj: NAHCON Restates Readiness To Refund Pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has reiterated its readiness to refund the Hajj fares of the 2022 Hajj pilgrims who were unable to perform the pilgrimage. The Assistant Director, Public Affairs Unit of NAHCON, Fatima Usara, gave the assurance in a statement issued Friday in Abuja. Usara explained that the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NAHCON, Alhaji...
Lagos Was Bankrupt When Tinubu Took Over In 1999 – Gov. Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, revived the economy of the state from bankruptcy in 1999. Sanwo-Olu stated this while speaking at the closing ceremony of the 22nd National Women’s Conference of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO). The governor called on women in the...
We Have Put Policies In Place To Tackle Naira Depreciation, Says CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that it has established policies to address the persistent depreciation of the naira. The local currency currently exchanges N440/$1 at the official market but N751/1$ at the parallel market. This was made known on Thursday by Osita Nwanisobi, director of the apex bank’s corporate communications during a virtual media briefing at the end of...
Use Technology To Fight Insecurity – Pantami Tells Governors
Minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Pantami has stated that the inclusion of technology into sub-national security systems will help to curb insecurity. This was made known on Thursday by Pantami at the broadband technical awareness forum for governors organized by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in Abuja. While addressing the governors, the minister said access to broadband, simplified as high-speed internet,...
Allegation Of N480b Fraud False And Baseless – Minister Of Niger Delta Says
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Umana Okon Umana has dismissed allegations against him, including an imaginary and libelous claim of N480 billion fraud as false and baseless. In rejecting the false allegations made by professional petition writers to the National Assembly, Umana said no fraud has been committed under his watch in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. He so...
