The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his bold and audacious steps in removing subsidies and ensuring that market forces determine the exchange rates and not the government. Governor Abiodun said the bold move by the President is already paying off with the downward trend in the prices of food, fuel, and inflation, especially during the month of Ramadan. Prince Abiodun, who stated this during the Special Iftar (Breaking of Fast) with the League of Imams and Alfas at the Presidential Lodge, Abeokuta, the governor noted that it is the first time in…
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The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC has continued to carry out projects, including emergency interventions as part of efforts to make things easier for people living in the Niger Delta region in the past twenty-five years. One such intervention is the emergency reconstruction of Idang/Etiwyin Ekpenyong Road by Iman Road, Ambo Area in Calabar Municipal, Cross River State. That emergency reconstruction in the words of the NDDC is very critical to improve the travel time and safety of Nigerians who ply the road, most especially those living in Calabar, Cross River State.
The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, is set to redefine the maritime economy with the Lagos Seafood Festival, an initiative designed to celebrate and promote the state’s aquatic splendor. Through this event, the government aimed to showcase Lagos’ maritime tourism and the commercial potential of its seafood industry to investors within and outside the country. The festival, themed “Buy, Eat, Party,” will be held from April 24th to 26th, 2025, across three locations in the state: Lagoon Restaurant, Victoria Island; Anuoluwapo Fish Market, Law School, Victoria Island; and Oluwo Fish Market, Epe. With a…
Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Committee, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele revealed on Wednesday, 12 March, 2025, that Lagos can rake in ₦5 trillion Internally Generated Revenue yearly if the right reforms, economic efficiency, competitiveness, harmonization, and transparency are devised for funding of infrastructure, education, and healthcare for her citizens. The Tax Reform Committee chairman disclosed at the launch of the 2025 Lagos Economic Development Update (LEDU) Report, by the State’s Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget through her Economic Intelligence Department with the theme: “Lagos Economic Outlook: charting a resilient path towards sustainable future” held at the Protea-Select Hotel,…
The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Engineer Abdulsalam Olarewaju Sirajudeen in the trial of a former Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed and his Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu for alleged fraud, on Thursday, March 13, 2025 disclosed before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin that the Ahmed failed to award contracts for UBEC projects in the state, captured and ratified in the 2013, 2014 and 2015 State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB Action Plans after UBEC had given approval for their award and execution, backed with matching grants and counterpart funding. Ahmed and Banu are facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasiru El-Rufa’i, has disclosed that he left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) with former President Muhammadu Buhari’s consent. The former Governor confirmed his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in a statement posted on his verified Facebook page on Monday, 10 March, 2025. El-Rufai noted that developments in the last two years confirm that there is no desire on the part of those who currently control and run the APC to acknowledge, much less address, the unhealthy situation in the party. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa service, El-Rufa’i said he had…
Amid defections rumour, former President Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed his unwavering loyalty to the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC), stating that he remains a committed member and will do everything within his power to strengthen the party. This is amidst growing political realignments ahead of the 2027 elections. In a Thursday, 13 March, 2025 statement released by his former spokesperson, Garba Shehu, the former president made it clear that he would never abandon the party that gave him the platform to lead Nigeria for two terms. “I am an APC member, and I like to be addressed as such. I will…
The French government has handed over some operational equipment to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to aid the ongoing war against drug trafficking. The donation was made on Thursday by the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Marc Fonbaustier, who commended the operational successes of the anti-narcotics agency, especially in areas of illicit drug control and high rate of prosecution and conviction of offenders. The envoy who handed over some operational equipment donated by the French government to the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd) at the agency’s national headquarters in Abuja, noted that the agency…
The impact of U-VOL Foundation, a United States based international healthcare relief non-profit organisation, in development of healthcare in the country has been commended by the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa. Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement on Thursday signed by Gabriel Odu of the Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NIDCOM, applauded the U-VOL Foundation for completing their Second Maternal Health Training Session at St. Charles Hospital and Maternity, Adoka, Benue State, Nigeria. Dabiri-Erewa stated that the U-VOL Foundation has truly justified the National Diaspora Merit Award bestowed on the Foundation last July 2024, during the…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has launched the construction of 100 houses in Azare, the headquarters of Hawul local government area of the state. The project, which is part of the 600 housing scheme for teachers in 5 local government areas flagged off on Tuesday, is aimed at reducing the housing deficit faced by teachers across the state. During his visit to Hawul, Governor Zulum also inspected two other ongoing projects, including the permanent site for the newly established National Orthopedic Hospital, Azare, which was donated to the federal government by Borno State government, and the construction site for…