Again, President Tinubu Makes Another Appointment President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Barrister Farida Tukur Sada as Special Assistant to the President on Delivery and Coordination.
FG Begins Payment Of N2.75bn Compensation On Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway — Umahi Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, presenting cheques to some property owners along the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway in Lagos on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The Federal Government on Wednesday commenced compensation of people who own buildings and structures affected by the construction of the 700-km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, who disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos, said the government is commencing the payment worth N2.75 billion spanning channel 0 to 3 today. “I wish to flag off the compensation from channel 0…
Nigeria Will Be In Darkness If FG Doesn’t Hike Electricity Tariff - Adelabu Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power, says the country will be thrown into darkness if the federal government does not hike electricity tariff. On April 3, the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) approved an increase in electricity tariff for customers under the Band A classification. The commission said customers under the classification, who receive 20 hours of electricity supply daily, will now pay N225 per kilowatt (kW), starting from April 3 — up from N66. Appearing before the senate committee on power on Monday, Adelabu said although citizens…
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, disclosed on Sunday that he had received a directive from the President for the prompt design of the Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway. Mr. Umahi spoke following his examination of the Section one, phase one, of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and its realignment in Lagos. He said, “I’m happy that Mr President has also directed me to start the immediate design of the Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway. “This one is a spur of the Coastal highway, and that one is 1000 kilometres. “We’ve started the design and I’m very sure that as soon as Federal Executive…
Jubilation As FG Approves Salary Increase For Civil Servants The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salary Increase for Civil Servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures The Salary Structure is the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS), Consolidated Para-military Salary Structure (CONPASS), Consolidated Intelligence Community Salary Structure (CONICCS) and Consolidated Armed Forces Salary Structure (CONAFSS). It will be recalled that those in the Tertiary Education and Health Sectors had already received their increases which involved Consolidated University Academic Salary…
Five Things Tinubu Told Bill Gates In Saudi Arabia President Bola Tinubu on Sunday meet with Microsoft Founder and Philanthropist, Bill Gates, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Special Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. During the meeting President Tinubu spoke extensively about the role technology will play in ensuring his government delivers its promises to the Nigerian people. Below are five major things the President told Bill Gates during their meeting. Technology is the enemy of corruptionTinubu told Bill Gates that technology will play a pivotal role in his government’s fight against corruption that has for too long…
Tinubu May Redeploy Adelabu, Matawalle, Other Underperforming Ministers (Details Emerged) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is reportedly planning a cabinet reshuffle, which may see some ministers redeployed to different ministries due to underperformance. This development comes after Tinubu’s threat to sack non-performing ministers during the opening ceremony of a three-day cabinet retreat in November, 2023. To ensure ministers’ performance and coordination across ministries, departments, and agencies, Tinubu appointed Hadiza Bala Usman as a special adviser on policy coordination. According to a source in the presidency, Tinubu may carry out the cabinet reshuffle as he marks one year in office, having concluded…
Tinubu Appoints New Heads For Two Important Agencies President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of two new chief executive officers to lead key agencies in the country. Dr. Innocent Bariate Barikor was named the Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESREA) while Prince Ebitimi Amgbare will serve as the Managing Director/CEO of the Niger Delta River Basin Development Authority (NDRBDA). The approvals for the appointments were contained in a statement on Friday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. Barikor, an academic and politician, brings a wealth of experience to…
I Will Resign If Yahaya Bello Is Not Prosecuted — EFCC Chairman The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olu Olukoyede, has vowed to ensure investigations into the alleged N80.2 billion fraud case against former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. Olukoyede, who made the attestation during a chat with journalists at the commission’s headquarters, said he would throw in the towel if Bello is not prosecuted. He disclosed that the embattled former governor withdrew $720,000 from the government account to a Bureau de Change to pay for his child’s school fees in advance. ‘If I do not…
Nigeria Revokes 924 Dormant Mining Licences In furtherance of efforts to sanitise Nigeria’s mining sector, the federal government has revoked 924 dormant licences spanning exploration, mining, small-scale mining, and quarrying. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr. Dele Alake announced the revocation at a press conference on Wednesday. He declared that in line with constitutional provisions, adequate notice was given to all concerned parties through the official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, No. 227, which was published on December 27, 2023. ” The notice gave all concerned parties 30 days to regularise their status, including clarifications on what caused…
