The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 12 as a public holiday in commemoration of this year’s Democracy Day celebration. This was confirmed in a statement on Thursday, from the office of the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Interior. The Permanent Secretary, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulating all Nigerians on this occasion “Nigeria’s democratic journey has, like in many other climes, encountered both stormy and smooth sails, but the ship of State, its institutions and most importantly, the Nigerian people have remained steadfast on the tenets of democratic governance. “On this…
Author: Victor Fola
Nigerian governors have supported the decision of President Bola Tinubu to end fuel subsidy payments in the country. The governors made this known during a visit to the Presidential Villa on Wednesday. They expressed happiness at the President’s subsidy removal decision, all-inclusive leadership and statesmanship. Led by its Chairman, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) commended President Tinubu for tackling the fuel subsidy behemoth, promising to work with him to ameliorate the short-term impact of the decision. “The NGF will follow the tradition of working constitutionally and harmoniously with you,” AbdulRazaq was quoted as saying in…
President Bola Tinubu has beckoned on the European Union to support Nigeria in tackling insecurity and poverty challenges in the country and Africa.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has officially dissolved the 9th assembly ahead of assuming duties as the Chief of Staff on June 14. President Bola Tinubu appointed Gbajabiamila last Friday, in spite of his election to the Surulere I Federal Constituency seat for a sixth consecutive term. During the valedictory session of the Ninth House of Representatives on Wednesday, the Speaker gave a farewell speech, recounting the highlights of his two-decade legislative career. “As you are all aware, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has nominated me to…
The newly sworn-in secretary to the Nigerian government, George Akume has vowed not to disappoint Nigerians and President Bola Tinubu who appointed him to office. Akume said this while addressing State House journalists after he was sworn in as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) by Mr Tinubu on Wednesday. “To have been selected to serve in this exalted position out of over 200 million Nigerians, it is a challenge to serve in line with the oath I have taken today. “I assure Nigerians I will do my best, I will not disappoint the President, I will…
Following his heroic achievement in the field of Artificial Intelligence on the global stage, President Bola Tinubu has poured encomiums on Mr. Abel Aboh. The Nigerian-born British Artificial Intelligence expert was recently appointed into the Board of the Data Lab Innovation Centre, Scotland, United Kingdom. President Tinubu noted with pride and satisfaction the impressive professional achievement of Aboh in the United Kingdom and how his expertise and new board appointment represent an important step in the agency’s efforts in enhancing Scotland’s data and AI potential. Artificial Intelligence, data science and machine learning, according to the Nigerian leader, will take the…
Villarreal winger, Samuel Chukwueze has been crowned La Liga’s African Player of the Season. This comes after a remarkable season with the Yellow Submarine with the Nigerian ending the seaon with 13 goals and 11 assists across all competitions. It was the 24-year-old’s most productive season since his arrival at the Estadio de la Ceramica. His impressive showing has seen Chukwueze linked with a number of clubs in Europe including Real Madrid, Aston Villa and Newcastle United “Samu is now enjoying his well-deserved award, after being voted by more than 30,000 fans and 26 journalists from the continent, ahead of…
The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has directed the Federal Ministry of Aviation and its partners in the Nigeria Air project to immediately suspend flight operations and every other action with respect to the airlines. The resolution came during an investigative hearing as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry and other stakeholders appeared before the committee. In a resolution of the committee read by the chairman, Nmolim Nnaji, the committee said the process was shrouded in secrecy. The committee urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to constitute a high-level Presidential Committee to undertake a holistic Review of the Processes of…
Mudashiru Obasa has been re-elected as speaker of the 10th Lagos state house of assembly. Obasa was unanimously re-elected on Tuesday after the proclamation of the state’s 10th assembly by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The lawmaker representing Agege constituency 1 was nominated by Temitope Adewale, member representing Ifako-Ijaiye constituency 1. Mojisola Meranda was elected as the deputy speaker of the house Obasa is the highest ranking member of the house. He has been re-elected as speaker for a third consecutive term. Noheem Adams, immediate past deputy majority leader, was elected as the new majority leader while Adedamola Kasunmu was elected the…
The senate has approved a request from President Bola Tinubu to appoint 20 special advisers. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read the request on Tuesday on the floor of the upper legislative chamber. The president did not, however, list the names of the prospective special advisers. After the letter was read, the upper legislative chamber gave immediate approval to the request. The senate president said it is of “utmost urgency” that the president has a team to work with. “Because there is no name for special advisers we will just approve it from here,” Lawan said. “We feel that that this…