The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to receive N18 billion from the 2023 supplementary budget for the purpose of conducting governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states. The elections are scheduled for November 11, 2023. This allocation was announced by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, following a meeting…
President Bola Tinubu has raised concerns about the performance of Nigeria’s power sector privatisation, which was carried out about a decade ago. During a roundtable discussion on privatisation in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, Tinubu noted that the sector had failed to meet its objectives. He emphasised that the national grid was serving only about…
The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Sai’du Alkali, has officially launched the e-ticketing services for the Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe-Warri train services in Nigeria. The e-ticketing system is designed to improve efficiency and convenience in booking and paying for train tickets, eliminating the need for physical tickets and cash transactions. The contract for the e-ticketing of these…
The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has asserted that he has not committed any offence that would justify his impeachment by the State House of Assembly. He made this statement on Monday while addressing his supporters at the Assembly Complex, shortly after the House members, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, initiated the impeachment process…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that his country was willing to invest in gas and critical minerals in Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, as he started a two-nation visit to sub-Saharan Africa. This is the third visit to the region by Scholz in two years and comes as conflicts elsewhere highlight the growing…
Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has urged President Bola Tinubu to consider signing an executive order related to ‘unexplained wealth’ as a measure to combat corruption and the unexplained accumulation of wealth among politicians and civil servants. He made this call during an interview on Channels Television. Ndume referred to laws in the UK…
President Bola Tinubu has issued a warning to government officials and family members regarding unauthorised attendance at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meetings. He made this announcement at the commencement of the FEC meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Tinubu expressed his displeasure over individuals who had been attending FEC meetings without proper invitation….
Salihu Lukman, the former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North West, has expressed concerns about the disregard for the party’s leadership and its statutory organs by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement titled “Nigerian Politics of Morbid Desire for Naked Power,” Lukman alleged that key…
The proposed N2.7 trillion supplementary budget approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has raised concerns from Mr. Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani), the Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC). In response to inquiries from the Nigerian Tribune, Rafsanjani expressed dissatisfaction with the significant sum allocated for bridge maintenance, the establishment of…
Barrister Ayuba Wandai Usman, the chairman of the Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC), encountered a harrowing experience on Friday when he was attacked by armed robbers in an undisclosed part of Abuja. The assailants, armed with firearms, forcibly took away his official vehicle and other valuables, but fortunately, Barrister Usman emerged from the ordeal…