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Senate gives interior ministry 24hrs to defend N700m expenditure

Abuja, Dec. 22, 2022 -The Senate on Wednesday gave the Ministry of Interior 24 hours to defend the N700 million collected from Service Wide Votes to monitor Ondo and Edo governorship elections. The money was released in two batches of N400 million for Ondo governorship election and N300 million for Edo governorship election. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore, told the senate that the N700 million would be accounted for by the Nigerian Civil Defence Corps. Senator Mathew Urhoghide, the Chairman, Senate Public Accounts Committee, said the excuse was not tenable because …

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FG seeks Senate’s approval to restructure debts

Abuja, Dec. 22, 2022 – President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate for approval to restructure N23.7tn Ways and Means advances given to the Federal Government by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The President made the request in a letter read in Senate Plenary on Wednesday. He said Ways and Means are advances from the CBN to the federal government for emergency funding of delayed receipt of fiscal deficit. ” The ways and means advance by the central bank of Nigeria, to the federal government has been a funding …

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IPOB members killed in joint operation of security agencies

Lagos, Dec. 21, 2022 – Many members of Indigenous People of Biafra and Eastern Security Network were killed during joint operations by security agencies in Ebonyi and Enugu States. The security agencies comprising men of the Department of State Security Services, Police, Air Force, and the Nigerian Army engaged the groups in a gun battle during the raid on their camps in the two states. Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday. He said some of the members of the group …

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FG hands over house keys to Adepoju, Shorunmu, others

Lagos, Dec. 21, 2022 – The federal government today fulfilled its 28-year-old promise of giving houses to some football heroes by handing over keys to a three-bedroom bungalow each to three 1994 Super Eagles players and others. The footballers are Mutiu Adepoju, Ike Shorunmu and Finidi George, while Akin Amao who served as a team doctor and a beneficiary of the national housing project, Adewale Adesokan also received their keys, respectively. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, presented the keys to them at the project site in Onidundu in …

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Emefiele will not appear before House of Representatives – apex bank

Lagos, Dec. 21, 2021 – Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria will not appear before the House of Representatives on Thursday as scheduled., the apex bank said today He will, however, be represented by the Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability, CBN, Aisha Ahmad. In the latest letter the House received from the Deputy Governor, Corporate Services, CBN, Edward Adamu, Emefiele was said to be ill and would not appear before the lawmakers in person. For the second time, Emefiele failed to appear before the House on Tuesday. …

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Second Niger Bridge will be tolled – Fashola

Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing, on Wednesday that the Second Niger Bridge will be tolled for proper maintenance. He said the bridge would be tolled to ensure the maintenance of the project and to serve Nigerians for many years. Fashola, who appeared on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday, listed some challenges facing the construction of the bridge to include relocation of transmission lines connecting the East to the West across the Niger River. He said the delay in the completion of the project was …

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President Buhari sends N819.5bn Supplementary Appropriation Bill to NASS

Abuja, Dec. 21, 2022 – President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a N819.5 billion Supplementary Appropriation Bill for 2023 to the National Assembly. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, read the content of the cover letter on the bill to members on Wednesday. Buhari said the additional demand for N819.536 billion for next year was due to the devastation caused by floods on farmlands and road infrastructure. According to the President, Nigeria witnessed the “worst flood incidents in recent history, which has caused massive destruction of farmlands. He …

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Anyaoku congratulates President Buhari on 80th birthday anniversary

Lagos, Dec. 21, 2021 – Chief Emeka Anyaoku, a former Commonwealth Secretary General, has sent felicitations to President Mohamadu Buhari on the occasion of his 80th birthday anniversary. In his congratulatory message to the President, Anyaoku thanked God for Buhari’s long life and wished him many more years of good health and happiness. “Please accept my warmest felicitations on your 80th birthday. “History will record your remarkable feat of twice leading our country as a military Head of State and a twice democratically elected President with a truly outstanding patriotism …

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I am eager to return to Daura – Buhari

Abuja, Dec.21, 2021 – The President Muhammadu Buhari says he is looking forward to returning to Daura, his hometown, at the end of his tenure. Mallam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, quoted President Buhari as saying this on Tuesday when he received members of Jam’iyyatu Ansaridden (Attijaniyya) at the State House, Abuja. Buhari thanked members of the group for their fervent prayers for his administration and the country, while also commending the Islamic group for promoting religious tolerance in the country. “President …

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Sanwo-Olu inaugurates Blue Line Rail project

Lagos, Dec. 21, 2022 – Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State on Wednesday inaugurated the Blue Line Rail project in the state. His Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Jubril Gawat, made this known on his twitter page. Gawat said it is the first phase of the rail project (Marina to Mile 2) that has been completed and inaugurated on Wednesday (today). The blue line is one of seven metro rail lines in Lagos. The Blue Line trains will travel between Marina and Okokomaiko on completion of the …