2023 budget most important to Ogun people – Abiodun

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said that the 2023 budget is more important than the previous ones in the state. Abiodun said in the 2023 budget, the state requires a holistic constitution of the people’s needs and judicious application of the limited resources …

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Power: Senate to grill minister over N147bn projects

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed The Senate Committee on Power has summoned Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, over N147 billion included in the capital project of the Ministry of Power. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Gabriel Suswam, who invited the Minister during the budget …

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FG distributes relief items to victims of windstorm in Abia State

The Federal Government on Wednesday commenced the distribution of relief materials to the victims of windstorm disaster in Umuahia North, Arochukwu, Obingwa and Ikwuano local government areas of Abia. The times were presented by Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency. Dr. Ahmed said the materials would be distributed to …

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NSCDC deputy commander’s wife reportedly kidnapped in Nasarawa

The wife of Apollos Dandaura, Commander of the NSCDC Commandant General’s Special intelligence Squad, was reportedly Kidnapped Wednesday evening, while his younger brother shot in Lafia, the capita of Nasarawa State. According to the Vanguard, the younger brother of Dandaura, a deputy commander of the corps, is currently receiving treatment …

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NIS repatriates 18 foreigners caught with PVCs

PVCs The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has repatriated 18 foreigners arrested over alleged possession of permanent voter cards (PVCs) in Oyo State. Isah Dansuleiman, NIS comptroller in the state said this on Wednesday at a sensitisation programme for stakeholders on the 2023 general election. According Dansuleiman, the operatives arrested the …

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Oyo PDP Splits As Party Leaders Oppose Makinde, Support Atiku

Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State declared their support for the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, despite Governor Seyi Makinde not backing the party’s candidate. Some of the leaders including a former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Wole …

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2023: No going back on BVAS, Presidency assures

Buhari The Presidency has restated its commitment to ensure credible elections in 2023, noting that President Muhammadu Buhari would stand by the deployment of the Bimodal Voters’ Accreditation System (BVAS). Femi Adesina, special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Buhari disclosed this Tuesday while delivering his goodwill message at …

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Anti-Corruption Agency, ICPC Arraigns Former DG Of Nigeria’s Biotech Agency, NABDA, Prof. Akpa, Others Over Alleged N400 Million Fraud

Akpa was arraigned on Wednesday by Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Prof. Alex Akpa, a former acting Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) has been arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Akpa was arraigned on Wednesday by Nigeria’s …

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