The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP-SDGS), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has appealed for calm and cautioned against the planned nationwide protest by individuals and groups, warning that it could plunge the country into chaos, impede progress, and undermine Nigeria’s commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals if not properly managed. It is imperative to note that when crises and uncertainties prevail, the focus shifts from constructive dialogue and development to managing chaos. The Presidential Aide this, urged those calling for the protests to embrace dialogue with Government and offer sustainable solutions to the prevailing issues. While…
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, sent a word to citizens planning nationwide protests, urging them to tread with caution while they exercise their constitutional rights to freely express their grievances. Sanwo-Olu acknowledged their rights to air their concerns about socio-economic situation in the country, but said the Government remained open to dialogue in order to resolve the citizens’ complaints. The Governor advised those aggrieved to refrain from divisive utterances and actions that may threaten the safety and peace in the country, noting that those issuing threats had ulterior intentions which border on breakdown of law and order. Sanwo-Olu…
The Federal Government has denied media reports claiming it has no plan to slash scholarship students’ allowances . The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, stated this during a meeting with the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Abuja on Friday, 26 July, 2024 Recall that there was a report that the Ministry, through the Federal Scholarship Board, announced a slash in allowances of foreign scholars stranded in Russia, Morocco, and Algeria, among others. The slash in scholars’ allowances under the Federal Government’s Bilateral Educational Agreement Scholarship (BEA), was attributed to the economic crises. Mamman said that…
Youth groups and associations in Kwara State on Friday dissociated themselves from the proposed national protest and demonstration, declaring that the protest will not solve any problem. The groups, led by Comrade Alli Nasiru Yusuf, said it is agreeable that things are not easy economically in the country and across the universe, but the situation could be salvaged with engagements and dialogues. “We have expressed our grievances to the Kwara State Government on issues and challenges bothering the youth constituency and other segments of the society in Kwara and Nigeria as a whole. We just had the meeting with various…
By Temitope Ajayi On Thursday in Abuja, Minister of Finance Mr Wale Edun addressed a press conference and gave a mid-year report on the economy. The Minister told the press what President Tinubu’s administration had done in the last year to address some of the structural imbalances in the economy, working with the fiscal and monetary authorities. The Minister, who will now address a quarterly media briefing on the state of the economy, highlighted that the economy grew faster in the first quarter of 2024 than in the first quarter of 2023. According to him, economic activity in the first…
Ogun State Government has invested massively in the security architecture by providing security agencies with modern crime-fighting tools to secure lives and properties in the State, the state Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Dapo Okuboyejo said on Friday, 26 July, 2024, reports thegazellenews.com Okuboyejo, who is also Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) to Governor Dapo Abiodun, stated this in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Friday, while addressing the South Africa-Nigeria Business Chamber, in an investment webinar, with the theme: “Navigating The Investment Landscape In Ogun State, Nigeria: Key Sectors and Growth Areas.” According to him, the State Government has created a conducive…
Controversial Nigerian singer Portable has stated that there is no reason for the planned nationwide protest, amid the economic hardship faced by the citizens. Speaking in a post on his Instagram story on Thursday, 25 July, 2024, Portable argued that there is no reason to protest, claiming people who intend to protest are jobless. The singer, while warning that no one should ask him to perform during the protest, attributed the development to laziness. “It won’t be well with anyone who tells me to perform during the protest. Don’t you have a producer too? You should also collect the mic…
The Federal House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Corruption convened a meeting with the management of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to discuss the operational framework in the fight against corruption in the country. At the interactive session that took place at the National Assembly complex on Wednesday, the Chairman of the House Committee on Anti-Corruption, Rt. Hon. (Prince) Kayode Moshood Akiolu, emphasized the purpose of the meeting: to identify gaps, challenges, and potential areas for legislative reforms to enhance the effectiveness of the anti-corruption agencies. According to him,…
The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has decried how some individuals and groups are laying the groundwork for insurrection under the cover of a peaceful protest. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Niyi Akinsiju, the policy analyst group noted that although protests are acceptable in a democracy, no government will tolerate a call to anarchy, riots, disturbance of public peace, purposeful violence, and destruction of private or public property. The Policy Group counselled that a peaceful protest is often organised, orderly, and non-violent. It is supposed to be orderly, a situation where protesters are not expected to go…
President Bola Tinubu has said that the nation’s economy is on a gradual but steady path of recovery and assured citizens that his administration will do more to meet their needs. In a meeting with traditional rulers led by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III; and the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, at the State House on Thursday, 25 July, 2024, the President said the plight of citizens remains a deep concern, and will receive more attention. “Yes, it is true that I asked for this job, and I approached some…