By Temitope Ajayi One thing that has become a refrain in Nigeria for decades is that our country has never been in short supply of beautiful policies. What seems to be preponderance of views is that our national development was short-circuited as a result of policy inconsistencies and poor coordination. President Tinubu wants to address serious governance issues that have combined to stunt and distort economic growth for many years with the appointment of Hadiza Bala-Usman, former Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority, as the Special Adviser on Policy Coordination. Usman is a very competent and strong-willed woman, who…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has commenced 24/7 production of Passport booklets and issuance to applicants within a week after data capturing. The acting Deputy Comptroller-General of Immigration and Head of the Passport and Other Traveling Document Directorate, Sadat Hassan made the disclosure in an interview with PRNigeria in Abuja. Mrs. Hassan spoke in the wake of the investigative story published by the Fact-Check medium over underhand practices by some immigration personnel who extort applicants and delay the issuance of their passports. Recall that the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, had also said that from December 2023, passports would…
A Coalition for Good Governance and Open Leadership in Nigeria, has uncovered fresh plot by defunct Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP to blackmail Mallam Mele Kyari, the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The coalition said the group is embarking on another campaign to knock down Mele Kyari after their failure to get attention from the NNPC. The Coalition disclosed during a press conference on Thursday, stating that It is essential to maintain a fair and impartial approach to any allegations made against public officials, including those leading vital institutions like the NNPC. …
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has called on the people of Obolo Nation cutting across nine Local Government Areas in the Niger Delta region, to continue to support the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Renewed Hope Agenda. Ogbuku who made the call when he paid a visit to the leadership of the Supreme Council of the Obolo Traditional Rulers, led by the Chairman, King Oruk (XVII) Okaan Ama of Ataba Kingdom, at his residence in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, reassured the people of Obolo Nation of the Commission’s commitment…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the withdrawal of the nomination of Engr. Imam Kashim Imam to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, “the President’s withdrawal of the above-mentioned nomination is directed with immediate effect. “All other appointments to the Board and Executive Management team of FERMA are not affected by this directive”. No reason was given for the withdrawal of the nominee but there has been criticism of the choice the moment it…
Stakeholders in Kogi State, especially those from Kogi East Senatorial District, have condemned the alleged instigation of violence in the Senatorial District by the Governorship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Muritala Yakubu, saying it is capable of disenfranchising voters in the zone and working against serious contenders from Kogi East. The stakeholders who spoke on behalf of thousands of responsible Igala sons and daughters across the zone, and Kogites, generally, who are members of the Kogi East Patriotic Association, accused Ajaka of needless and reckless propaganda, being stage-managed at the expense of security in the area. They spoke…
Rep Seeks More Funding for ICPC to Combat Corruption The Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON, and the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, OFR, have identified corruption as a major threat to Nigeria’s socio-economic growth, public trust and rule of law. Governor Akeredolu and Prof. Owasanoye made this known on Thursday, 19 October, 2023, in Akure, Ondo State, at the commissioning of the anti-graft agency’s prototype State Office Building by the governor. The Governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Princess Catherine…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, 19 October, 2023, in Abuja called for the strengthening of cross-sectoral partnership between Nigeria and the European Union (EU) based on the principles of democracy, rule of law, and freedom. Receiving a delegation of the EU, led by Ms. Jutta Urpilainen, EU Commissioner in charge of International Partnerships, the President welcomed the signing of eight financing agreements between Nigeria and the EU, under the “EU Global Gateway in Nigeria,” at a separate event earlier in Abuja. “Democracy is not an easy process, but we must fight for democracy and struggle for it to win at…
Newly appointed Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede assumed office on Thursday, 19 October, 2023 with clear-cut agenda of re-positioning and re-focusing the Commission for optimal effectiveness. The EFCC boss, who stepped into the corporate headquarters of the Commission at 10:45a.m, inspected a guard of honour and immediately went into a meeting with the management staff of the EFCC. At the meeting, where hand over notes were delivered to him by the former Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol, Olukoyede warmed up to the staff and unfolded his agenda of reform and rejuvenation of the…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Chief Executive Officers for parastatals and agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale listed the new appointees as follows: (1) National Orientation Agency (NOA), Director-General/CEO, Mr. Lanre Issa-Onilu (2) Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Director-General/CEO, Mr. Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos (3) Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Director-General/CEO, Dr. Muhammed Bulama (4) National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Director-General/CEO, Mr. Charles Ebuebu (5) Voice of Nigeria (VON),Director-General/ CEO, Mr. Jibrin Baba Ndace (6) Advertising Regulatory Council…