Senate President Godswill Akpabio has described Nigerian women as a special breed and full package on the occasion of the 2024 International Day of Women, saying they deserve all the respect. Akpabio, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, singled out Nigerian women for praise, saying they are a full package and a special breed. Eulogising the resilient spirit of the Nigerian woman, Akpabio appreciated their daily struggles describing them as resilient, industrious, and unwavering. He said the theme of this year’s celebration “Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress” was apt because no…
Author: Ajibola Oluwasegun
President Bola Tinubu has directed security and intelligence agencies to immediately rescue the abducted vulnerable victims, internally-displaced persons in Borno State, and students in Kaduna State. The President, who condemned the abduction, also ordered all relevant government agencies to ensure that justice is served against the perpetrators of the abominable acts. President Tinubu in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale was quoted as saying, “I have received briefing from security chiefs on the two incidents, and I am confident that the victims will be rescued. Nothing else is acceptable to me and…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension of the Managing Director/CEO of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, alongside three Executive Directors of the Agency, from office. The suspension which was made public via a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, explained that the action was in the light of new findings unearthed during a comprehensive investigation into the financial activities of the agency. Also suspended are the Executive Director, Corporate Services, Olaniyi Alaba Netufo, Executive Director, Technical Services, Barka Sajou and the Executive Director, Rural…
Organised Labour was divided, yesterday, over what the new minimum wage should be. The lack of unanimity was evident at public hearings organised by the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage, TCNMW, across four of the six geo-political zones of the country.
The Federal Government has said the recovery process from beneficiaries of the Nigeria Education Loan, NELFund, scheme would commence two years after the National Youth Service Scheme, NYSC. The Executive Secretary, NELFund, Dr. Akintunde Sawyer, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja yesterday. On June 12, 2023, President Bola Tinubu signed the Access to Higher Education Act, 2023 into law, to enable indigent students access interest-free loans for their educational pursuits in any Nigerian tertiary institution However, Sawyer said the reason for the two-year grace after NYSC was to afford the beneficiaries enough…
Presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale has described President Bola Tinubu as a workaholic, saying the president doesn’t go to bed until 2 or 3 am every day, including Sundays. Ngelale disclosed this in a chat with Chude Jideonwo on Thursday. He said, “I’m saying hang in there because I can see an end to this. I’m working with a man who I can personally vouch for because he’s going to bed at 2am-3am every night, including Sundays. “He [Tinubu] wakes up at 7am-8am every morning including Sundays. Opening his files, working into the late nights when no one is there to…
President Bola Tinubu alongside the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on Sunday, March 3, witnessed the signing of agreements between the nations in Doha. The agreement leverages the potential of mutual cooperation in sectors including education, enterprise development, youth empowerment, sports, mining amongst others. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Special Adviser to Tinubu on Media & Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, and shared on the X handle of the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, on Sunday. The statement reads in part: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and His…
The President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR), will commission the Red Line train on Thursday, 29th February, 2024. This is according to a press statement released by the Lagos State Commissioner for information, Gbenga Omotosho The train is the first phase of the project, which will run from Agbado in Ogun State to Oyingbo in the heart of Lagos. The train, when fully op erational, will run 37 trips and convey about 500,000 passengers daily. The commissioning will signal the take-off of another major game changer in the state’s transportation infrastructure. It brings to two the rail…
The Abia Government has insisted that contrary to some insinuations, the state did not at any time invest in the Aba Geometric Power Project. Abia Government said this while disputing an alleged claim by the spokesperson of the former administration that the state invested $5 million in the Geometric Power Project which was commissioned last Monday by Vice President Kashim Shettima. The spokesperson had contended that as a result of the investment, Abia State should be entitled five percent share in the power project. However, Abia Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mr Okey Kanu and Special Adviser to the incumbent…
Erstwhile Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has said President Bola Tinubu is not the cause of the hardship in the nation and should be absolved of any blame. Ambode spoke at the Chapter Eight of Akinjide Adeosun Foundation’s 2024 Leadership Colloquium and Award with the theme: Economic Asphyxiation – The Wisdom of Authentic Leaders, at Alliance Francaise in Ikoyi, Lagos. Ambode said Nigeria’s problems had long existed, and needed a courageous leader like President Tinubu to address holistically. “It (current situation) has nothing to do with the singular person called Mr. President. But if we don’t understand the fundamental, we…