The Federal Government on Thursday said the January allocation from the Budget Support Facility (BSF) to Ekiti State was suspended because the state failed to comply with the basic requirements for participating in the facility. A statement by the Ministry of Finance signed by the Director of Information, Salisu Dambata, said the BSF is a…
Kieron Monks, CNN CNN)The rancorous reign of the 45th US President faces a fresh controversy. A Nigerian economic and social rights group [SERAP] has written to the White House demanding the return of $500 million of stolen funds, which it claims are being held by the US. “(We urge) the administration to attach and release…
Senate President Bukola Saraki is leading a four-member delegation of National Assembly members to see President Muhammadu Buhari in London. Speaker Yakubu Dogara, his deputy, Yusuf Lasun, and Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, will meet the president who travelled to the UK for a 10-day vacation on January 19, but later extended the trip indefinitely. Wole…
Bayelsa State governor, Henry Seriake Dickson on Tuesday in Yenagoa celebrated the first year of his re-election and five years in office as the governor of the State, with a pledge to lift embargo on employment into the civil service and broaden the scope of governance by rewarding those who worked for him. He also…
Barely a week after Nigerians held a pro-government rally tagged I stand with Buhari in Abuja , a coalition of Buhari Support Groups held another rally of their own on Tuesday in Abuja in support of President Muhammadu Buhari. The coalition, Truth and Justice Movement of Nigeria, held the rally under the banner: “I Support…
Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared that the state is not in contention with the Federal Government as it remains committed to the unity, progress and indivisibility of the country. Speaking on Monday at the Special Town Hall Meeting between the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo and Rivers State Stakeholders at the Government…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has assured Nigerians to be ready to see President Muhammadu Buhari return from his medical vacation in London to the country anytime soon. Mr. Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, made the statement in an interview with Channels Television in Abuja on Tuesday….
The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs yesterday in Abuja presented a budget of N35.5 billion to the House of Representatives for its operations in 2017. In the proposal presented to the House Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, the Minister, MrUguruUsani, said N1.1billion was earmarked for personnel cost. He said that N727 million was allocated for…
Rivers State Government has set up a Task Force to tackle the black soot polluting the atmosphere of Port Harcourt and its environs. The Task Force is mandated to investigate and resolve the environmental challenge. This was part of the resolutions of the State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday at the Government House, Port Harcourt…
Governor Seriake Dickson on Monday said, the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Bayelsa State Government and the Bank of Industry was a part of an effort to raise the N10 billion entrepreneurship development fund to create wealth for small and medium scale entrepreneurs in the state. Dickson, who made the disclosure during the signing…
