The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has allocated N4,816,227,915.56 to the six area councils and other stakeholders as statutory allocation for December 2023. This allocation, announced during the 185th Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC) meeting, represents a slight increase from the N4,729,281,486.6 disbursed in November 2023. The JAAC meeting, presided over by FCT Minister of…
Trade Union Council (TUC), Food, Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association (FOBTOB), and National Union of Food Beverages and Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE) staged a protest at the Lagos office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) against the ban on the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets. Led…
During the Annual Lecture and International Leadership Symposium of the Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL) in Lagos, some former governors emphasized the need for state governors to have more powers to effectively address the security challenges in their respective states. This call was made during a panel discussion at the event, which also featured…
The planned interface between the Senate and the Service Chiefs was postponed on Wednesday due to the absence of key officials, including the National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, at the National Assembly. The Senate had summoned the Service Chiefs and heads of security…
Nigeria’s cabinet ministers have convened urgent meetings to address the country’s economic challenges and the surge in food prices, following mounting pressure on the government in the aftermath of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reforms. Protests erupted in northern Niger state on Monday, where demonstrators, predominantly women and youths, barricaded a major road in the state…
Despite some aspects of the peace accord signed by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and his godson, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the ongoing crisis between the two seems far from over. Recently, political thugs suspected to be hoodlums vandalized canopies and chairs set up for a celebration of Governor Fubara’s Supreme Court…
A potential political crisis is brewing in Rivers State as the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Governor Siminalayi Fubara-led administration of mismanaging N144.28 billion received from the federation account. Chief Tony Okocha, Chairman of the APC caretaker committee in the state, made this accusation during a visit by the party leadership to members…
The Kogi State Government has raised concerns over what it perceives as a deliberate attempt by individuals posing as politicians to tarnish the reputation of the immediate past governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, for their personal gain, using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement issued by Kingsley Femi Fanwo,…
Prince Pam Mwadkon Dachungyang of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) has been declared the winner of the Plateau North senatorial re-run election, securing 122,442 votes to defeat his closest rival, Yakub Muhammad Safiu of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), who garnered 53,980 votes. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer for the senatorial…
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has emphasized the need for the prosecution of individuals involved in electoral fraud across Nigeria. In a statewide broadcast on Monday, Governor Fintiri expressed his strong stance against electoral malpractice, stressing that those who willfully engage in such acts must face the consequences. The governor, still visibly affected by…