Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has expressed the fear that the declaration of the South-East as a red zone due to the spate of insecurity will deprive the area of federal projects. Governor Umahi made the remark on Tuesday in Abakaliki while inaugurating the new leadership of the South-East Traditional Rulers Council, headed by Eze…
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday has ordered the incorporation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. The president has also appointed the board and the management of the NNPC. This disclosure was made in a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Femi Adesina. According to the statement, the president…
The Presidency says a total of 15 projects, spread across the six geo-political zones of the country, are to be financed with more than $4 billion from multilateral institutions. The loan is under the 2018-2021 medium term (rolling) external borrowing plan. Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, stated…
The Southern Nigeria Governors Forum has supported moves by States to take over the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), noting that it’s within the power of States to collect VAT. This was contained in a communique issued after the meeting of the Forum in Enugu on Thursday….
FORMER Minister of Aviation during the President Olusegun Obasanjo government, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode has formally joined the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. He was presented to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the APC, and governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mr. Fani Kayode…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa is hale and hearty. This clarification became necessary following an incident today September 16, 2021 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja where he was giving a goodwill message to the National Identity Day celebration, felt unwell and had to return to his seat. A statement…
The Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, reportedly slumped and rushed out of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Bawa was giving his goodwill message at the National Identity Day celebration when he suddenly stopped speaking. He was talking about a man the commission arrested in Ibadan, Oyo state, with 116 SIM cards…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has denied comparing seccessionist agitators with Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. In a statement late Wednesday, the Speaker said there was no time in his welcome address to his colleagues Wednesday morning that he mentioned any group. The statement read: It has come to the attention of the…
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced an increment of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) research grants to universities and other tertiary institutions to N8.5 billion, up from the N7.5 billion it doled out in 2020. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who announced the increment while declaring open the first National Conference on…
