The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that no part of Ogun State has been left out of the developmental projects of his administration in the 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the 2025 Budget. According to him, projects were evenly distributed to the three Senatorial Districts in accordance with the 2024 budget. Governor Dapo Abiodun made this known during the town hall meeting on the 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and 2025 Budget held at the Bisi Rodipe Event Center, Ijebu-Ode. Abiodun, who lauded all stakeholders for their inputs during consultations towards putting together the…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The Rector, Yaba College of Technology, Dr. Engr. Ibraheem Adedotun Abdul has called for adequate support for Technical and Technological Education championed by polytechnics in Nigeria to boost research and infrastructural development. He dropped this hint while addressing the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education while on an oversight function to the college. The Rector, commended the government by setting up a separate committee to look into polytechnics and higher technical education in the country; which he believes will focus on technological development in the polytechnic system. “Because at the heart of technological development in…
The Federal Government has recognized the exceptional skills of Mr. Enoch Tobiloba, an HND 2 Engineering student at Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), for his remarkable contribution to Nigeria’s automotive industry. Tobiloba was rewarded with an electric vehicle by the Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Joseph Osanipin, for emerging as the winner of a design challenge focused on creating a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) hybrid car. The presentation ceremony, held in Abuja, was a significant acknowledgment of Tobiloba’s innovative design, which integrates both CNG and electricity to provide an environmentally friendly transportation solution. The NADDC…
Women have a distinguished place in African society and their status inside and outside home is always kept at a high pedestal. Arewa Bukola Amos Bello’s ascension in the filmmaking business is exemplified by her hard work, talent, and determination, which earned her a top place in Nigeria’s Nollywood. Popularly known as Bukky Arewa, the beautiful thespian’s lifestyle demonstrates bravery and fast thinking, some of the qualities that established her competence, earning her instant and regular respect among her colleagues. An ex-model and entrepreneur par excellence, Bukky Arewa’s rise to social prominence was not devoid of the human’s natural experience…
President Bola Tinubu has thanked the Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO) for investing in Nigeria’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) sector during a meeting with the company’s executives at the State House in Abuja. The President commended NIPCO’s contributions to the nation’s energy transition efforts, particularly its support for the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI). During the meeting, President Tinubu acknowledged NIPCO’s role as a critical player in enhancing the adoption of CNG as an alternative fuel, noting that such investments align with his administration’s energy security and economic diversification strategy. He emphasised the importance of public-private partnerships in driving…
By Bukar Mohammed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, there is an urgency that can not be overstated— the need to show Nigerians tangible results from the removal of the fuel subsidy. While many applauded the bold move to end the subsidy, believing it would free up resources for national development, Nigerians are growing restless. They do not see the concrete benefits from this sacrifice, in spite of trillions of naira of Federation Account revenue shared monthly amongst the three tiers of government. So far, there has been no clear sign of how these funds are being invested to improve the economy…
A former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has regained freedom after completing his five-year jail term in Kuje Prison. In January, the Supreme Court had affirmed the five-year jail term handed to Lawan by the Court of Appeal. Lawan was convicted and sentenced to prison in 2021 for accepting a $500,000 bribe from businessman Femi Otedola, Chairman, Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd. In a unanimous judgment, a five-member panel affirmed the 2022 judgment of the Court of Appeal which upheld Lawan’s sentencing to five years in respect of only count three on the three-count charge on which…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has asked the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to expedite action on transforming its operational structures for effective service delivery in line with its tax collection mandate. “I strongly encourage the Federal Inland Revenue Service to fast-transform its existing structures before seeking to implement advanced technological innovations,” the CBN said yesterday in Abuja. The CJN stressed the need to enhance tax collection processes by establishing domestic frameworks to ensure the effective management of the tax system. The CJN made the remarks at a conference organised by the FIRS for justices and judges…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is seeking the cooperation of Nigerian judges in interpretation of tax laws and citizens’ compliance to tax evasion. The Executive Chairman of FIRS, Dr Zacch Adedeji, stated this on Monday, 21 October, 2024 in Abuja at a High – Impact interactive conference for honourable justices and judges organised by the Federal Inland Revenue Service and the National Judicial Institute. Adedeji underscored the relevance of tax in funding essential services including infrastructure and social programmes, noting that for the tax system to be effective, it requires the unwavering support and integrity of the judiciary. Adedeji…
Worried at the disturbance on the national grid which threw some sections of the country into darkness twice within the week, Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu at the weekend summoned the leadership of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Transmission company of Nigeria (TCN) to an emergency meeting. The Minister expressed displeasure at the incident, which he said, was capable of rubbishing the giant strides made in the last one year which has led to an increased generation and distribution of 5, 527 megawatts, a record generation in three years. Adelabu also constituted a forensic investigation committee …