Abuja, Dec. 1, 2022 – The Senate Ad-hoc Committee on uneven disbursement of N500 billion Development Fund by Development Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday threatened to arrest CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele and three others for failing to honour its invitation. The three others are Managing Director of Bank of Industry, Olukayode Pitan, Managing Director of Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), Aliyu Abdulhamid; and Director General of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria ( SMEDAN), Olawale Fasanya. Senator Sani Musa (APC Niger East), the Chairman …
I will embark on $10bn empowerment scheme for youths – Atiku
Akure, Nov. 30, 2022 – Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has promised to embark on a $10 billion for youth empowerment scheme if voted into power. Atiku made the promise at a rally in Akure on Wednesday to kick-start his campaign in the South-West, saying that the scheme had already been captured in his policy document. “We would set aside enough money to take care of our youths. We would set aside $10 billion as a fund to empower our young women and men. …
FG approves N80bn for reconstruction of Sapele-Benin, Amukpe-Agbor roads
Sapele, Nov. 29, 2022 – The federal government has released N80 billion for the reconstruction of the failed Sapele-Benin road and Amukpe-Agbor-Uromi roads in Delta State. Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the Deputy President of the Senate and APC Gubernatorial Candidate in Delta, said this in Sapele on Monday at a meeting with members of the Christian Council of Nigeria (CAN). He said that he requested from Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to know the status of the road all the way from Petroleum Training Institute to Agbor as soon as …
Buhari advises ECOWAS members to remove colonially inspired differences, boundaries
Abuja, Nov. 28, 2022 – President Muhammadu Buhari has called on members of ECOWAS states to remove physical and psychological boundaries and other colonially-inspired differences for the region to progress economically. The President also advised the ECOWAS parliament on the need to align its programmes to those of the founding fathers of the sub-regional body. Buhari made these calls at the opening of 2022 Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja on Monday. He said that the vision of the founding fathers of ECOWAS was to have a …
Tinubu is well qualified for the presidency – Masari
Katsina, Nov. 28, 2022 – Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State, says the APC Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu, is well qualified to continue with the development strides of President Muhammadu Buhari. Masari said this on Monday this during his conferment as the Grand Patron of the APC Grassroots Governance Group APC G3 in Katsina, He called for the support of Tinubu-Shettima ticket of the APC, saying that Tinubu had the mental capacity to move the country to the next level. The governor commended the various social intervention programmes of President …
MRA Calls on Federal Government to Allocate Resources to Public Institutions in 2023 for FOI
Lagos, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 – The Media Rights Agenda (MRA), an NGO, today called on the Federal Government to demonstrate a commitment to transparent and accountable governance by ensuring that all Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are provided with resources in the 2023 National Budget for the effective implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. In a statement in Lagos by its Programme Officer, Ms Maimuna Momoh, the organization said its analysis of the 2023 Federal Government budget proposals showed that out of over 500 Federal public …
Interogate all presidential candidates – Obi
Lagos, Nov. 21, 2022. Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party has advised Nigerian to investigate all the presidential candidates in the 2023 to determine their suitability for the office. Speaking at the Nigerian Guild of Editors Forum in Lagos on Monday, Obi said many of the presidential candidates lacked the requisite qualifications for the office. He advised that all the past activities of the presidential candidates should be probed to know their real character, competence, ability and their commitment to do the right things while in office. The …
Investigate all presidential candidates – Obi
By Tajudeen Atitebi Lagos, Nov. 21, 2022. Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party has advised Nigerians to investigate all presidential candidates in the 2023 elections to determine their suitability for the office. Speaking at the Nigerian Guild of Editors Forum in Lagos on Monday, Obi said many of the presidential candidates lacked the requisite qualifications for the office. He advised that all the past activities of the presidential candidates should be probed to know their real character, competence, ability and their commitment to do the right things while …
I have no plan to step down for Atiku – Kwankwaso
I have no plan to step down for Atiku – Kwankwanso Lagos, Oct. 20, 2022 Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the Presidential Candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says he has no plan to step down for Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, the Presidential Candidate of PDP in the 2023 elections. Kwakwaso, said this at a Nigerian Guild of Editors Forum in Lagos on Sunday, stressing that the idea was that of “wishful thinkers”. He said that those having such notion at this period were wrong since all the parties had submitted their candidates …