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Jul

2024

President Tinubu Mourns Veteran Nigerian Journalist

Tinubu Mourns As Veteran Nigerian Journalist Dies President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday extended his condolences to the family of Mr Kabir Yusuf, who passed away on Tuesday. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity in a statement on Wednesday, said Yusuf, a veteran journalist was the Federal Capital Territory correspondent for The Triumph Newspaper and Radio France Internationale Hausa. “He covered the State House for many years until his passing. “The president prays for the repose of the soul of the departed and comfort to his family in this time of grief and always,” Tinubu…

Jul

2024

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Obasanjo Moves For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release, Joins South East Governors’ Meeting

FGN, Human Rights, Humanitarian, News Flash

Obasanjo Joins South-East Governors Meeting, Moves For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release The South East Governors, on Tuesday, hosted former President Olusegun Obasanjo who paid the governors a solidarity visit while they decided to meet President Bola Tinubu to press for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Addressing the media, after over seven hours of marathon meeting, the Governors of the region who were all in attendance also set up a burial committee by Former Senate President, Anyim, Pius Anyim, for the late minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu. According to…

Jul

2024

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President Tinubu Appoints Board For Family Home Fund

Economy, FGN, News Flash, Politics

Tinubu Appoints 10-member Board For Family Home Fund President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a chairman and nine members of the board of the Family Homes Funds Limited. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement signed Tuesday, titled ‘President Tinubu appoints new board of the family home fund.’ The committee members include Mr Demola Adebise (Board Chairman), and Mr Abdul Muttalab, who was appointed Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director by former President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2023. Others are Mr Abdullahi Musa (Executive Director, Finance) and Mr. Emeka Inegbu (Executive Director, Operations).…

Jul

2024

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Labour Sends New Message To Tinubu’s Government Over Minimum Wage

Economy, FGN, Labour, News Flash, Politics

“What We Want to Hear”: Labour Sends New Message To Tinubu's Govt Over Minimum Wage President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has accused the federal government of hiding under the state governors. Ajaero said the delay in submitting the new minimum wage proposal to the National Assembly shows that the government has not put its house in order. He said any governor that cannot pay the new minimum wage, when it becomes effective, should resign. President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, said what organized labour wants to hear is that the federal government want to consult…

Jul

2024

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Labour Urged To Declare Nationwide Strike Over Minimum Wage Delay

FGN, Labour, News Flash

Labour Urged To Declare Nationwide Strike Over Minimum Wage Delay The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights, CDWR, has called on Ogranised Labour to immediately mobilize and declare a nationwide strike over the minimum wage and the recent hike in electricity tariff. According to CDWR, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, as the next step in the minimum wage struggle, should declare and mobilise widely for a 48-hour general strike and mass protest to demand a minimum wage not less than N200, 000 and the reversal of all anti-poor policies (privatization, deregulation, subsidy removal, electricity…

Jul

2024

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FCT, 27 Other States Fail To Access N36 Billion UBEC Grant

Education, Economy, FGN, News Flash

FCT, 27 Other States Fail To Access N36 Billion UBEC Grant Twenty-seven states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, have failed to access the N36.1bn education fund provided by the Universal Basic Education Commission in 2023. The N36.1bn figure is obtained from a document prepared by UBEC in March 2024, which showed how state-by-state matching grants were not accessed. The document, which was signed by UBEC’s Director of Finance and Account, Adamu Misau, said the sum of N36.1bn was not accessed by states. According to the data on the document, Jigawa, Sokoto and Zamfara states in the North-West;…

Jul

2024

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19 Million Households Benefit From FGN N4.3 Trillion Palliatives

Education, FGN, News Flash, Presidency

19 Million Households Benefits From FG N4.3 Trillion Palliatives The Federal Government may have rolled out palliatives worth N4.3tn to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal under the current administration. Parts of the palliatives have been payments of cash to no fewer than 18.7m vulnerable households, and acquisition of CNG powered buses amid the rising spate of inflation. It also included agricultural interventions and financial aids to manufacturers as well as small and medium scale enterprises in the country. This was just as the presidency said the series of palliatives were informed by President Bola Tinubu’s determination to…

Jun

2024

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Nnamdi Kanu’s Continuous Detention Is Unreasonable – Peter Obi

Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, News Flash, Security

There Is No Reason for Nnamdi Kanu’s Continued Detention – Peter Obi Declares The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and other freedom fighters in detention According to Obi, Kanu’s continued detention is unjustified. He said, “I don’t see any reason for his continuous detention, especially as the courts have granted him bail. The government must obey the court.” He made the demands in a press briefing on Saturday in Onitsha, Anambra State. He added, “The rule of…

Jun

2024

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President Tinubu Urges Governors To Meet Targets On Food Security; Approves Immediate Rollout Of National Construction And Household Support Programme

Agriculture, Economy, FGN, News Flash, Prophecy

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU URGES GOVERNORS TO MEET TARGETS ON FOOD SECURITY; APPROVES IMMEDIATE ROLLOUT OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION AND HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT PROGRAMME To boost agricultural productivity, strengthen the economy by creating opportunities in the real sectors of agriculture, manufacturing, and construction, as well as provide urgent economic relief for Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate rollout of the National Construction and Household Support Programme to cover all geo-political zones in the country. Under the programme, the Sokoto-Badagry Highway, which will traverse Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Oyo, Ogun, and Lagos, is prioritized. Other road infrastructure projects, such…

Jun

2024

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President Tinubu Announced Eight New Appointments (See List)

FGN, News Flash, Presidency

President Tinubu Announces Eight New Appointments (FULL LIST) President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Federal Permanent Secretaries to fill in existing and impending vacancies in some states and geo-political zones in the top administrative cadre of the Civil Service of the Federation. Special Adviser to the President on Media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement issued on Friday. Tinubu said the new Federal Permanent Secretaries were appointed after a diligent selection process by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. The President anticipates that the new Federal…