…commends First Lady Oluremi Tinubu for her various interventions so far The Oba of Lagos Oba Rilwan Akinlu has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He was speaking when the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu paid him a visit at his Iga Idugaran palace in Lagos He noted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu means well for the nation as he is a man who is grassroots focused. “All that I am saying and appealing is that we should pray for Nigeria and the president. We should…
Author: Michael Chibuzo
The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has described the position of Senate Whip Senator Ali Ndume on President Bola Tinubu and his administration as a self-serving blackmail to whip up public sentiment. Ndume had recently described the administration as a kakistocracy but the policy analysis group said the Senate Whip’s comment was not fact-based. In a policy statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju, the policy analysis group argued that policies and programmes introduced by the government since assuming office have been well thoughtout contrary to what Ndume had been saying in the media. The statement reads in part:…
As part of its effort to quicken the adoption of CNG as alternative fuel for vehicles, the federal government through the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi) last Thursday signed a MoU with conversion workshops to fasttrack the CNG conversion process. The following day, P-CNGi flagged off the implementation of the free and discounted conversion of petrol and diesel-powered vehicles belonging to road transport owners and e-hailing ride companies to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Abuja. The government aims to convert 20,000 vehicles to CNG in the next three months, with plans to expand to a minimum of 300,000 conversions…
The federal government has announced that it has reached an agreement with the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to resume travels for Nigerian passport holders into the UAE. This was announced by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris on Monday. The Minister said, “following successful talks and extensive, mutually beneficial negotiations between the Government of the United Arab Emirates and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, an agreement was reached allowing for the resumption of travel to the UAE for Nigerian passport holders.” “This agreement includes updated controls and conditions to facilitate obtaining…
By Bayo Onanuga The Supreme Court judgement on July 11, granting financial autonomy to the 774 local councils and recognising them as the third tier of Nigeria’s governance architecture, was truly historic. It was perhaps the most remarkable judgement ever delivered by the apex court in recent times, as it used its power to interpret the law to give a different meaning to Section 162 of the Constitution. Since 1999, governors have used this section to withhold and tamper with the funds federally allocated to the councils, using a joint account that has proven to be a honeypot of abuse.…
The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has described the 10-day protest being planned by some individuals across the country as a ploy by those who lost the 2023 elections to destabilise the government of President Bola Tinubu. Gov. Uzodimma who is also the Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum made this statement in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital during the APC South East Stakeholders’ meeting that took place on Sunday. The Governor said that the administration of President Bola Tinubu was just one year, and wondered why there should be a protest when he has been working hard to…
Supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi have resurrected plans to embark on an insurrection with the ultimate aim of toppling the elected government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as well as overruning national assembly. Mr. Peter Obi’s supporters who are popularly known as Obidients started discussing this plan for an insurrection under the guise of protest on an X Space with the topic, “Nigeria Today” hosted by a staunch Obidient handle @sector00007 with the profile name The Comrade with @OOdocha (Omastherapy) and @master_zeji (Odogwu Zeji) serving as co-hosts. One of the…
A former student of Bridge House College, Ikoyi Lagos, Cherish Daniel-Markson has been honored by the Warwick University for her outstanding performance in her studies. University of Warwick, United Kingdom awarded the Nigerian, who hails from Bayelsa state, a first prize for her exceptional performance in three-year BA (Hons) Law with Social Sciences degree program. Cherish who graduated on top of her class as the best law graduate of the University and is the daughter of a former Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Bayelsa State, Daniel Iworiso-Markson. The institution management acknowledged her outstanding result in a congratulatory letter signed…
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday reeled out a flurry of new appointments into some federal government agencies as well as statutory bodies like the Code of Conduct Tribunal. In a series of state house press releases signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the Presidency unveiled the new appointments. The appointments made by the president on Saturday include: Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Dr. Mainasara Umar Kogo was appointed by President Tinubu as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Dr. Kogo is a seasoned lawyer and analyst in the fields…
The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has come in for heavy criticisms from Nigerians for calling the widely acclaimed landmark judgement of the Supreme Court affirming local government financial autonomy as a “distraction”. Gov. Makinde while reacting to the Supreme Court judgment said, “the Supreme Court’s judgment on local government autonomy is a distraction; we need to face the real issues we have. Nigeria is not productive. There is hunger and anger in the land.” His apparent disapproval of the Supreme Court’s ruling incurred the wrath of many Nigerians who took to the social media especially X to vent…