Victor Attah Former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah is in fresh trouble. Investigations revealed that the former governor in connivance with a faceless South African based company allegedly embezzled over N5.6 billion Naira meant for the construction of a Science and Technology Park in the state leaving …
Read More »I’ll remove Lekki Toll Gate if elected gov – Agbaje
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, has said if voted next year, he will dismantle the Lekki Toll Gate, which he described as illegal. Agbaje, who said though the toll gate was built by a concessionaire, it had since been bought over …
Read More »Akwa Ibom: Why Buhari can’t use Godswill Akpabio Stadium for campaign rally
Akwa Ibom state government has disallowed President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) from using the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium for the party’s political rally scheduled for Friday. Monday Uko, the commissioner for sports, in a statement, said the pitch is being maintained and reserved for pre-fixed matches …
Read More »Buhari Inaugurates New Abuja Airport Terminal
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated a new international terminal at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja. The newly constructed terminal is a project spearheaded by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN. The international terminal sits on 56000 square meters with a 60metre long skywalk that connects the airport …
Read More »Budget: Akpabio lambasts Saraki, Dogara
Senator Godswill Akpabio has described the inability of Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker Yakubu Dogara to deliver their speeches during President Muhammadu Buhari’s budget presentation as a sign of weakness. He urged them to resign peacefully. Akpabio, in an interview with reporters shortly after Buhari presented the 2019 Appropriation …
Read More »FG declares holidays for Christmas, New year
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 25th, Wednesday 26th December 2018 and Tuesday 1st January 2019 as Public Holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Celebrations respectively. The Honorable Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement …
Read More »N8.83 trillion budget for 2019, Buhari proposes
President Muhammadu Buhari has proposed a budget of N8.83 trillion for 2019. The president presented the budget at a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday. The proposed budget shows that about a quarter of the sum (N2.14 trillion) will be used for debt servicing while capital expenditure is …
Read More »Certificate Scandal: Dapo Abiodun Not Fit To Govern Ogun — IPAC
The Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, in Ogun State has declared that the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state, Mr. Dapo Abiodun is not fit to govern the state. IPAC made this declaration at a press briefing to address the alleged certificate scandal levied against …
Read More »Enugu Workers Receive 13th Month Salary
Enugu State workers have received 13th month salary as 2018 Christmas bonus from Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration to celebrate the season with their loved ones. Confirming the news, the Chairman of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, Enugu State Council, Comrade Igbokwe Chukwuma Igbokwe, disclosed that “some workers started calling me …
Read More »U.S. advises Fed Govt on economic diversification
UNITED States (U.S.) Ambassador to Nigeria Stuart Symington has advised Nigeria to diversify its economy toward pursuing deeper growth and development. Symington gave the advice at the Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC) Annual Dinner and Inauguration of Otunba Oluwatoyin Akomolafe as NACC’s 18th President in Lagos. Symington, in a statement …
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