ICPC seals warehouse, ICT centre in Yobe
ICPC officials tracking the implementation of executive and constituency projects sealed a warehouse and an Information Communication Technology centre in Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe on Thursday. The warehouse, located at Lailai Quarters, was used for hoarding 29 tricycles supplied under Youth Empowerment Scheme (YES) programme for Yobe South Senatorial District in 2020. The ICT Centre on Kano Road was...
NDLEA intercepts 24,311kgs heroin, codeine at Lagos airport, Tincan port
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have, again, seized over 24,311 kilograms of heroin, codeine as well as Arizona and Colorado variants of cannabis in fresh drug busts at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja and the Tincan seaport, Apapa, Lagos state. The latest seizure came barely a week after the Agency intercepted N6 billion worth of...
Buhari: How we recorded biggest economic growth in 6 years
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the focus on job creation, consistency in policy and innovation stimulated a 5 per cent growth of the economy in the second quarter, 2021, which is the highest in six years. The President, speaking at the launch of the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme, State House, listed some of the key drivers of economic growth...
Presidency lists jinxes broken by Buhari
The Presidency has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for breaking many jinxes in the country. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the Presidency said a giant-sized jinx was broken recently when the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced a first Net Profit in the 44-year history of the organization. According to...
Buhari tasks NSIA Board on economic diversification
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the new board of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) to make more investments that support economic diversification, as global oil prices are projected to drop to around $40 per barrel by 2030. Inaugurating the third Board of the NSIA in Abuja, the President reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to implementing long term projects and programmes...
Buhari to striking doctors: Return to work, opt for settlement
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, September 10, has called on health workers to return to their duty posts. He also urged others contemplating strikes to opt for settlement of issues by negotiation, no matter how long it takes. The president made the appeal when he hosted members of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) at the State House, Abuja, on Friday. According to the...
Presidency: Amnesty has no legal right in Nigeria
The Presidency has declared that the global human rights body, Amnesty International, has no legal right to exist in Nigeria. Reacting to the body’s recent condemnation of the government’s actions against the secessionist group, IPOB, it described Amnesty’s comments as “more of the same.” According to the government, the body has decided to side with terrorists, before the liberty of those...
State House staff take Oath of Secrecy
The Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar has warned staff against disclosing confidential information without authorization, noting that anyone caught would be penalized under the public service rules. The Permanent Secretary stated this at the administration of Oath of Secrecy and Declaration of Secrecy to 42 staff of the State House, administered by Justice Hamza Muazu of the FCT High Court. The Permanent...
Gbajabiamila: Why we must tackle hate speech, misinformation
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that tackling hate speech and misinformation has become the responsibility of all major stakeholders, especially Parliaments around the world, as the negative consequences of the two can only be imagined. Gbajabiamila said parliaments must find in all regulatory or legislative interventions, a balance between protecting the right...
Senate passes bill to establish medical varsity in Iyin-Ekiti
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Health and Medical Sciences, Iyin-Ekiti, in Ekiti. The passage followed the presentation of the report of the Senate Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary) presented by the Chairman, Ibrahim Oloriegbe during plenary. The bill was sponsored by Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti), Chairman Senate Committee on Judiciary,...
