The House of Representatives has launched a probe into the alleged illegal allocation of lands shortly before the appointment of Nyesom Wike. The House mandated its committee on FCT to investigate all allocations made between 1st January and 27th August when Mr Wike resumed office. This resolution followed a motion moved by Jonathan Gaza on…
The attention of the Presidency has been drawn to two fiscal policy documents in circulation that are being given wide coverage by the mainstream media and social media platforms. One of the documents titled Inflation Reduction and Price Stability (Fiscal Policy Measure etc) Order 2024 is being shared as if it were an executive order…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday caused a mild drama as he ordered the Permanent Secretaries in his ministry to bow before President Bola Tinubu. Wike issued the order during the inauguration of the arterial road N20 named after Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka in Abuja. The minister ordered the…
President Bola Tinubu has named the Arterial Road N20 from Northern Parkway to Outer Northern Expressway in Abuja after playwright and Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka. According to reports,the highway’s naming follows the recommendation of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, led by the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike. In a post via his X on Tuesday,…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the Arterial Road N20, which runs from Northern Parkway to Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Arterial Road N20 is one of the transverse arterial roads connecting the Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) and the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) through the sector centres. It will…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday congratulated Ms. Claudia Sheinbaum on her election as the first female President of Mexico. A statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, said the President also congratulated the Mexican people and called for the strengthening of bilateral ties between the two nations in areas…
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has reacted to the suspension of the nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC. Sani said the suspension of the strike will make room for continued negotiations. “The suspension of the strike to make room for continued negotiations is ok. Half agbado is better…
Foremost lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana has has said all states can pay the minimum wage, following funds accrual from the removal of fuel subsidy. Appearing on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, Falana said, states that default would be dragged to court. He said: “There is no state in Nigeria today that cannot pay…
The Senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, has urged Nigerians to return to God because things have gone from bad to worse under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Pastor Giwa said a bag of rice had increased to N77,000 under Tinubu’s administration, unlike what was obtainable in the past. Noting…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, have suspended the nationwide strike. This is to give room for uninterrupted meetings with the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage. This was confirmed by TUC chairman, Festus Osifo on Tuesday. Labour leaders had a meeting with the Secretary to the Government of…
