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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Additionally, Mr. Clifford Okwudiri Oparaodu has been named as the new Secretary of the commission. Chief Ajuri...
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According to the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria, the President/CEO of the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), Travis Adkins, will visit Nigeria from October 16th to 20th. This visit highlights the United States' commitment to strengthening economic ties with Africa. The...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has granted approval for two significant loans, one from the World Bank and another from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, announced that Nigeria secured a $1.5 billion loan from...
Today, President Bola Tinubu launched the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer program, aimed at benefiting 15 million households. The launch coincided with World Poverty Eradication Day and was conducted at the Press Gallery of the State House in Abuja. Representing the President, the...
In a further escalation of the ongoing crisis in Nigeria's Senate, Chief Whip Senator Ali Ndume staged a dramatic walkout during a session. Citing order 54 of the Senate Rule Book, Ndume expressed his concerns to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, claiming that the handling of affairs in the...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has proposed a budget of N26.01 trillion for the 2024 fiscal year, with the aim of presenting it to the National Assembly. Minister of Budget and Planning, Atiku Bagudu, revealed this following a Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. The...
Elisha Abbo, the former senator from Adamawa North, claimed that Senate President Godswill Akpabio was involved in the Court of Appeal's decision to remove him from office. The Court of Appeal in Abuja invalidated Abbo's election as a senator for the All Progressives Congress (APC). In the...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has nullified Elisha Abbo's election as the senator representing Adamawa north district and declared Amos Yohanna, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the rightful winner of the senatorial election. Yohanna had challenged Abbo's election, citing...
President Bola Tinubu has officially sworn in Balarabe Lawal as the Minister of Environment during a federal executive council (FEC) meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja. In addition to Lawal, Jamila Bio Ibrahim was also sworn in as the Minister of Youth Development, and Ayodele Olawande...
Frank Nweke Jr, a former minister in Nigeria and gubernatorial aspirant in Enugu State, has shared a critical analysis questioning the ambition of launching a state-owned airline, #EnuguAir, as a misplaced priority. Nweke highlights that the economic and fiscal conditions of the state do not...
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