PRESS STATEMENT: Contract Files Takeover by Forensic Auditors As part of the on-going Forensic Audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, the lead consultants, Olumuyiwa Basiru & Co. will tomorrow (Thursday) takeover all original contract files relating to projects and programmes awarded by the NDDC between 2001 and 2019, as directed by President Muhammadu…
The Federal Government has reinstated Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). This was disclosed on Wednesday in a statement by the Ministry of Education’s Director Press and Public Relations, Ben-Bem Goong. The statement titled, “Re: Report Of The Special Visitation Panel To University Of Lagos,” was made available to…
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has described the Emir of Ilorin Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu Gambari as a man of peace who is passionately committed to Nigeria’s unity and progress. In a statement in Abuja to celebrate Gambari’s 25th Anniversary on the throne, Atiku who is the Wazirin Adamawa, said the Emir of…
When Orville and Wilbur Wright set out to redefine human travel and bring the four corners of the earth closer together in time, they were warned by critics. The naysayers told them that if God had wanted man to fly, he would have given him wings. Today, an aeroplane is a testament to the ingenuity…
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, SMBLF, on Wednesday, warned that it would no longer allow a section of the country to play any supremacist role over others. The forum said this in a communique after an emergency meeting held in Abuja. The communique was signed by Chief EK Clark (PANDEF Leader), AVM Idongesit…
The Minister of State Petroleum Resources Mr Timipre Sylva said Federal government will soon commence oil exploration in the Lake Chad Basin. Mr Sylva made this known while briefing newmens shortly after a meeting with the Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai at the headquarters Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri on…
The National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of the AUD-NEPAD/APRM, Princess Gloria Akobundu has called for the support of the National Assembly for more poverty alleviation programmes to be domiciled in the agency.She said, having more of such programmes will strengthen the Agency to execute its mandate of combating poverty across the country.She made the call when…
President Muhmmadu Buhari has expressed the commitment of his administration administration to end estimated billing in electricity supply in the country and ensure that Nigerians pay for what they consume.President Buhari, in a thread of tweets on his verified Twitter handle, @MBuhari, on Wednesday evening, said the Federal Government was funding the ongoing first phase…
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has presented his 2021 budget, which he tags Budget of Blush and Bliss. The governor said the state government has estimated to spend N277,708,783,550 in 2021. Alongside his deputy, Prof ivara Esu and members of his cabinet, Gov Ayade presented the budget to the State House of Assembly…
The Senate on Thursday, urged State House officials to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from embarking on foreign trips for medical purpose by putting the State House clinic in good shape.The Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs, gave the advise when the State House Permanent Secretary, Tijani Umar, appeared before the panel to defend…
