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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved over N19 billion for the construction of road projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Oyo and Kano States. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting in Abuja. He said: “The second memorandum we presented was for the award of three roads in Igboho-Oloko-Agbonle in Oyo State and Gulu to Yaba town between the Federal Capital Territory and Niger State as well as Sharada to Madobi and Danbaure in Kano State. “Council approved these roads…
The Sokoto State Governor, Mr Aminu Tambuwal, has urged the media to remain vibrant in spite of the huge financial challenges it was facing. Tambuwal made the appeal in Sokoto on Thursday while declaring open the 15th All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC 2019) in Sokoto. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the conference is, “A Distressed Media: Impact On Government, Governance and Society”. According to Tambuwal, the media is also feeling the heat of the harsh economic environment. “I urge you not to despair, keep faith and remain unbowed. “The difficult times will give way…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the trending online advert inviting the public to submit entries for a phantom 2019/2020 Annual Chemistry Competition was fake. The corporation in a statement by it’s Acting spokesman, Mr Samson Makoji, in Abuja on Wednesday distance itself and all its subsidiaries from such advert. The corporation described the online advert which contrived that the exercise was organized to improve the standard of learning of Chemistry in Nigeria as phony. It advised applicants to be wary of the fraudsters behind the act. It revealed that the advert had stated various fictitious monetary values to…
Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC) and Coalition of Niger Delta Peoples with Disabilities have commended the Senate for demanding the inauguration of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) ahead of the Commission’s budget defence. A statement jointly signed by the National Coordinator of NDYC, Engr Jator Abido, Chief George Kpesu, and the leader as well as Preye Simon for Coalition of Niger Delta Peoples with Disabilities described as patriotic, the call by the Senate on the Executive to immediately inaugurate the Board it had confirmed. The senate insisted that the inauguration should take place before the Commission’s…
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to comply with the ongoing transition of all government operations to digital platforms that will enhance efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery, and promote more inter-agency synergy. The president gave the directive at the opening ceremony of the e-NIGERIA 2019 Conference on the Nigerian Digital Economy held at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja, on Thursday. Buhari said the transition to the digital economy was no longer optional for the MDAs, but “an absolute necessity,’’ following the launch of the e-government master plan, which would drive and guide the process. He…
Nigeria is rich in petroleum resources, but the challenges confronting the country are so enormous as to render the oil earnings insignificant, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The President spoke Thursday at State House, Abuja, while receiving in farewell audience the Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria, Carlos Trejo Sosa, who has been here for five years. President Buhari said he was pleased with relations between Cuba and Nigeria, particularly the hand of fellowship extended in the area of health care and transfer of knowledge, among others. “We have a deficit in infrastructure, in education, health care, and many other areas, but…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sought the reconsideration and approval of the National Assembly on the 2016-2018 External Borrowing Plan of the Federal Government. Buhari’s request is contained in a letter address to President of Senate Ahmad Lawan and read at the plenary on Thursday. “Request for the National Assembly to reconsider and approve the Federal Government’s 2016 and 2018 External Borrowing Plan. “Pursuant to section 21 and Section 27 of the Debt Management Office Establishment Act. “I hereby request for resolution of the Senate to approve the Federal Government’s 2016 and 2018 external borrowing plan as well as relevant…
The Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to ensure adequate funding of the National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA) for the fight and control of the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the country. This was even as the upper chamber appealed to Nigerians not to stigmatize and discriminate against persons living with the virus, as well as advised all adults to know their HIV status by subjecting themselves to screening. Accordingly, the Senate also called on the private sector in the country to embrace the fight against HIV/AIDS by partnering with Government to fund…
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, presented a N208 billion 2020 budget estimates to the State House of Assembly for approval. Governor Makinde, while addressing the Assembly in a 16-page speech, noted that his administration plans to be bullish with infrastructure development in the State by embarking 23 per cent of the budget for the sector. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa indicated that the 23.93 percent allotted to infrastructure is the highest in the state’s history. The statement also indicated that in line with his administration’s belief that education remained…
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday fixed Dec. 11, for re-arraignment of a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, charged with laundering N338.8 million. Ikuforiji was charged alongside his former aide, Oyebode Atoyebi, on 54 counts. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that they were first arraigned on March 1, 2012, before Justice Okechukwu Okeke on a 20-count charge bordering on funds misappropriation and money laundering. They, however, pleaded not guilty and were granted bail. The defendants were subsequently re-arraigned before Justice Ibrahim Buba, following a re-assignment of the case. On Sept.…