Port Harcourt, Dec. 5, 2022 – Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says he has no apologies for thanking President Muhammadu Buhari over the release of oil derivation fund to the Niger Delta States. Wike spoke at the conferment of awards on 162 Nigerians for their achievements, influential lives and services to the advancement of Rivers State and the nation. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday which was signed by Kelvin Ebiri, Governor Wike’s Personal Assistant on Media. “Because I said ‘Buhari, thank you,’ I am having …
Tinubu addresses Chatham House today
Lagos, Dec. 5, 2022 – Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), will address Chatham House in London today. Chatham House, also known as the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is an independent policy institute and a trusted forum for debate and dialogue in London. Tinubu will speak on his presidential ambition, programmes and plans for Nigerians. President Muhammadu Buhari also addressed Chatham House on February 25, 2015 as APC Presidential Candidate. (GBN)
Buhari has taken Nigeria off the course of unity, prosperity – Atiku
Lagos, Dec. 4, 2022 – Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, the Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Sunday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration had taken Nigeria far off the course of unity and prosperity. In a statement by his campaign organisation, Atiku said that for Nigeria to be great, it must be united and inclusive. He said that for a country to be united, it must possess a leadership ready to work through the purpose. Atiku described the upcoming general elections as a rescue mission to save the soul of …
FG refunds N625.43bn to oil producing states
Abuja, Dec. 2, 2022 – Nine oil-producing states in the country received N625.43 billion made up of 13 percent oil derivation, subsidy and SURE-P refunds from the Federation Account in two years. Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said this today in a statement in Abuja. He listed the nine beneficiary states as Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers. The statement said that N1.1 trillion was still outstanding. Sheu promised that the Buhari administration would continue to render …
Budget Padding: “we are waiting for formal response from ministry of finance” – Farouq
Abuja, Dec. 2, 2022 – Hajia Sadiya Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, says her ministry is still waiting for a formal response from the Ministry of Finance on the N206 billion meant for security weapons found in her ministry’s budget. She said had written to seek clarification on the issue and was waiting for response from the ministry of finance, budget and national planning. Farouq, who appeared before the Senate Committee on Special Duties on Thursday, said she did not allege that the finance minister padded the budget, but she …
Some public servants earn bigger salaries than President Buhari – RMAFC
Lagos, Dec. 1, 2022 – Mohammed Sheu, the Chairman of Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), says some public servants earn higher salaries than President Mohammadu Buhari. Sheu said this while speaking on Thursday morning on Channels Television. “The salary of Mr President is not up to N1,300,000 a month…the allowances of the President are factored into that salary. “In 2008, that was considered a big money but now, there are people in the private sector and public sector that earn twice, three times, four times.” Shehu said some staff …
N500bn Development Fund: Senate committee threatens CBN governor, others
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 …