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Edo Assembly Suspends 18 LG Chairmen For “Disobeying” Okpebholo
The Edo State House of Assembly passed a resolution suspending 18 local government council chairmen and vice chairmen for a period of two months. The House also mandated leaders of the legislative arms to take over leadership of their respective councils. The suspension of the council chairmen and their deputies was sequel to a motion moved by the member representing Esan...
“Govt Officials, Contractors To Fly Only Nigerian Airlines” – Keyamo
Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, says he will oversee the Fly Nigeria Act's passage into law. The minister lamented that the document, which is expected to make it mandatory for government-financed air transportation of government personnel, contractors, grantees, and properties to be carried by Nigeria Air Flag Carriers, has yet to materialize more than 15 years after...
Food Inflation Hits 40% Despite FG $3.3bn Agricultural Loan
Despite obtaining $3.334 billion (N5.178 trillion) in multilateral loans and drawing in more than $4.3 billion in investments to increase food production. The cost of essential staple food items skyrocketed by 60.88 percent under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, The PUNCH reports. When Tinubu assumed office in May 2023, food inflation was 24.82 percent. It jumped to about 40 percent...
Keyamo: Gov. Otti Will Return To APC Like The Prodigal Son
Festus Keyamo, the minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, compared Abia State Governor Alex Otti's tenure in the Labour Party to that of a prodigal son who will eventually return home. Otti was a member of the All Progressives Congress in 2020 after leaving the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA before joining the Labour Party, where he contested in the...
Buhari At 82: I’ll Continue To Build On Legacy You Left, Tinubu Assures
President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari on his 82nd birthday and said his government will continue to build on the latter’s legacy. Tinubu described Buhari whom he took over the reins of office in 2023 as a dogged person who inspires others never to give up on their dreams. “Your doggedness and resilience in contesting presidential...
Senate Proposes Foreign Currency Ban For Local Transactions
The Senate approved a bill on Tuesday to prohibit the use of foreign currencies in Nigerian transactions and payments in its first reading. The proposed legislation, aimed at ensuring all payments, including salaries and transactions, are conducted in naira, seeks to eliminate discriminatory practices and strengthen confidence in the local currency. This includes making it mandatory for exports to be paid...
Hardship: FG, Opposition Disagrees Over Tinubu’s Economic Reforms
FG and opposition parties clashed after Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori criticized the Bola Tinubu administration's economic policies. The Peoples Democratic Party and the New Nigeria Peoples Party agreed with the governor that Nigerians are being crushed under the weight of Tinubu’s economic reforms but the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, argued that the reforms had made...
November Salaries Paid To 97% Of Our Workers, Kwara Replies NLC
The Kwara State Government announced Tuesday evening that the salaries and bonuses for November have been paid to at least 97% of the 18,466 employees of the state government. The state Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Hauwa Nuru, said in a statement that the outstanding 4.5 percent who have not received their November pay are those who are yet to register...
Abia Airport Will Unlock South-East’s Industrial Potential – Aviation Minister, Keyamo
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced that the newly flagged-off Abia International Airport will position Abia State as a commercial and industrial hub of the South-East region. https://youtu.be/1cBXvzyed8o The minister made this known on Tuesday during the flag-off ceremony of the airport project at Nsulu, Abia State. The Abia International Airport, an upgrade of an existing airstrip,...
Security is Everyone’s Business, Not Federal Government’s Alone – Senate President Akpabio
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has emphasized the critical role state governments and citizens play in ensuring security across Nigeria, stressing that the responsibility cannot be left solely to the federal government. Akpabio made the statement while addressing concerns over rising security challenges, noting that achieving a secure nation requires collective effort at all levels. https://youtu.be/qSNLP1Z69m8 “State governments have a role to...
