Budget Padding: Akpabio bows to Pressure, says Ningi will rejoin Senate in a Few Days
Godswill Akpabio, senate president, has hinted that the upper legislative chamber may consider lifting the suspension on Abdul Ningi, senator representing Bauchi central. Akpabio spoke on Friday upon his return to Abuja from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) general assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. BACKGROUND Early this month, Ningi sparked controversy when he alleged that the 2024 budget […]
2023 SDG: Oyo Works Towards 100% Literacy Rate
Oyo State Government has reiterated that the state is making frantic efforts at recording 100 percent literacy rate in line with the year 2030 Sustainable Development Goal Education for All Policy. The State Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Prof. Soliu Adelabu, stated this at the opening of a three-day Implementation Support Mission for the […]
Tinubu: Nigeria Suffered from Leadership Elephantiasis
Tinubu: Nigeria Suffered from Leadership Elephantiasis President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday told a visiting Congressional delegation from the United States led by Senator Cory Booker that as the giant of Africa, Nigeria had suffered from leadership elephantiasis. He said he is determined to change it and ensure that the nation adheres to principles of democracy […]
BREAKING: FG Govt Declares Public Holiday For Easter Celebrations
BREAKING: FG Govt Declares Public Holiday For Easter Celebrations The Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government has declared Friday, March 29 and Monday, 1st April, as public holidays to mark the celebrations of 2024 Good Friday and Easter Monday respectively. Egalitarian Voice reports that the minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the […]
President Tinubu To Newspapers; I’ll Apologize Later
President Tinubu To Newspapers; I’ll Apologize Later President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has tender an apology to all media outfits on the cancellation over his 72nd birthday celebration. President Tinubu explained further today why he cancelled any elaborate birthday for himself on 29 March. He restated that such ceremony will be out of tune with the […]
Cost of Governance: Lawmakers Passes the Bill to stop Pension for Ex-govs, Deputies
Cost of Governance: Lawmakers Passes the Bill to stop Pension for Ex-govs, Deputies Abia State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to stop the payment of pensions to former governors and their deputies in the state. It is entitled, “A Bill (H.A.B 11:) for a Law to Revoke The Abia State Governors and Deputy Governors Pensions Law […]
Tinubu Begins Plan To Clean Up Cabinet
President Bola Tinubu is preparing to initiate a novel three-step approach for evaluating the performance of Ministers and heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) as he approaches the completion of his first year in office. This innovative strategy aims to incorporate public opinion into the decision-making process regarding the retention or dismissal of cabinet […]
Niger State Declares Five Day Holiday To Monitor Distribution Of Palliatives and Ramadan Feeding
Egalitarian Voice reports that the Niger State Government has declared a five-day public holiday next week for the proper monitoring and distribution of Ramadan foodstuffs. The government had earlier budgeted N976m for the procurement of the items for feeding in the 25 local government areas of the state. The state Commissioner for Information, Binta Mamman, […]
Hardship: Governor Commences Payment Of N10,000 To Primary, Secondary School Pupils
Hardship: Governor Commences Payment Of N10,000 To Primary, Secondary School Pupils The Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Dapo Abiodun, Lekan Adeniran, in a statement on Wednesday in Abeokuta said the gesture was in fulfilment of the promise the state governor made. “The governor had promised to pay ₦10,000 to indigent pupils and students in the […]
Senate Suspends Senator Ningi for 3 Months Over Alleged Budget Padding
Senate Suspends Senator Ningi for 3 Months Over Alleged Budget Padding In a recent development, the Senate has made a decisive move by suspending Senator Abdul Ningi, for three months. The decision came in response to Ningi’s claim that the National Assembly padded the 2024 budget with an alarming N3.7 trillion, without any clear allocation […]