Politics

Suleiman Adamu, Minister of Water Resources The Senate has rejected a $700 million (N287bn) loan request from the Ministry of Water Resources to fund some water projects under the Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH). This came 24 hours after a request from the Ministry of …

  The Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated a National Reconciliation Committee for the party ahead of its national convention. Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe and Chairman, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) performed the ceremony on Monday in Abuja. Buni explained that …

The federal government has proposed N1.6bn for ongoing phased replacement of vehicles and spares N1.6bn for vehicles in the Presidency, while at the same time budgeting N650m as counterpart funding for the Mambilla Power Project in the 2022 budget, and this is presently causing ripples in the economic circles. According …

The Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised Governor Willie Obiano for placing campaign for his successor above the security meeting by the five governors of the Southeast states in Enugu. The party said the governor’s absence at the meeting suggested a “fresh idea about what …

Lagos State House of Assembly has read for the second time, a legislation set to back the Training Institute of Law Enforcement Personnel. This is to enhance the quality and effectiveness of security outfits. The Bill titled: “Lagos State Law Enforcement Training Institute Bill, 2021”, seeks to train, re-train and …

By Yusuf Alli, Abuja Tempers have risen in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of today’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting  on the zoning of offices. The NEC session is expected to ratify or reject the recommendations of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Committee on Zoning, which was released last Thursday. Seven …

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has said some of the persons who vilify his principal publicly return to Aso Rock for dinner. The presidential spokesman said this while commenting on the return of Femi Fani-Kayode to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fani-Kayode has …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday challenged President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to expose sponsors of the Boko Haram insurgency and other criminal activities in Nigeria.   The party was reacting to statement credited to the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on the Federal Government’s position on …

Deji Adeyanju, convener of the Concerned Nigerian movement has revealed the plan of the All Progressives Congress for former President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of the 2023 general elections.   He alleged that APC is planning to deceive Goodluck with its presidential ticket and thereafter embarrass him. There had been speculations that …

  The Allied Political Parties for Good Governance has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to call the leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to order. Mr Raph Nwosu, National Chairman of African Democratic Congress (ADC), made the call on behalf of the parties, at a news conference …