President Muhammadu Buhari has charged public servants and government officials not to be afraid of audit if they have done the right thing and encouraged them to see audit as a means of improving their performance and not as a ...
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Oba of Benin urges Ganduje to reverse creation of new emirates
The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II has pleaded with Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to reconsider reversing the creation of new emirates in the state. The first-class monarch and paramount ruler of Benin Kingdom made the ...
Read More »Bichi, Rano challenge Tofa, others over new emirates
Bichi and Rano emirates in Kano State has raised fresh application challenging the interlocutory injunction filed by Kano Concerned Elders against the new emirate council laws. In their separate applications before Kano Chief Judge, Justice Nura Sagir, the communities sought ...
Read More »Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade meets Buhari, distances self from Agba Jalingo’s ordeal
Cross River State Governor, Benedict Ayade, has distanced himself from the plight of Agba Jalingo, who has been held by security agencies for alleged treason. Ayade, who fielded questions from State House Correspondents after a closed-door with President Muhammadu Buhari ...
Read More »Minsietr gives five-year timeline for completion of water projects as ex-minister laments abandoned road in Anambra
Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, has urged management of the ministry and heads of River Basin Development Authorities to prioritise completion of all water projects within five years. Adamu made the call in a communiqué issued in Abuja after ...
Read More »FG begins reconstruction of N79b Ibadan-Ife-Ilesa expressway
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has disclosed that the Federal Government will begin reconstruction of the Ibadan-Ife-Ilesa expressway next month. He stated this during an inspection of ongoing federal road projects in Osun State yesterday. The Federal Executive ...
Read More »FG to curtail excessive borrowing, tasks FIRS on revenue collection
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has disclosed that the Federal Government has assured that the 2019 Finance bill recently signed into law by President Muhammed Buhari will curtail government’s excessive borrowing. Mustapha said this when ...
Read More »Delta hosts NEXIM Bank’s South-South export enlightenment, engagement conference in Asaba
The Delta State Government in collaboration with the Nigerian Export, Import Bank (NEXIM) will host the South-South geo-political zone’s Export Enlightenment and Engagement Programme from Tuesday, January 28 and Thursday, January 30, 2020 in Asaba. The programme with the theme, ...
Read More »SERAP asks court to order Buhari, Osinbajo, govs to publish their assets
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a suit asking the Federal High Court, Abuja to order President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, governors and their deputies to publish details of their assets. Specifically, it requested an ...
Read More »Senate may drop Mace stealing allegation against Deputy President, Omo-Agege
The Senate has clarified on its move to investigate alleged involvement of Deputy President, Ovie Omo-Agege in the stealing of mace during the Eighth Assembly, declaring that it may close the case as soon as practicable. Senate’s position is coming ...
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