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Bassa Agog as Echocho Commissions Famous VIP Guest House

NewsDeskNgDec 23, 2024December 23, 20240

Jubilation and excitement swept through Bassa as Senator Isah Jibrin Echocho, representing Kogi East Senatorial District, officially commissioned the newly renovated and upgraded Bassa VIP Guest House in Dekina Local Government Area. The historic guest house, originally built during the era of old Benue State, had suffered decades of neglect...

Edo Governor Challenges Supreme Court And President Tinubu’s Local Government Autonomy Agenda

NewsDeskNgDec 23, 2024December 23, 20240

Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo High Court issued a mandatory injunction on Friday, declaring the suspension null and void and restraining the state government and other parties from meddling in local government operations until the substantive case is heard. However, state officials have flagrantly disregarded this ruling, signaling a...

CAC Cracks Down on Dormant and Shell Companies

NewsDeskNgDec 23, 2024December 23, 20240

In a bold and unprecedented move, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has embarked on a massive deregistration exercise, targeting dormant and shell companies that have remained inactive for years. Since December 2023, the Commission has deregistered over 300,000 companies that failed to meet statutory requirements, such as filing annual returns....

Energy Advocates Condemn Collapse of $1.5b Port Harcourt Refinery, Demand Accountability

NewsDeskNgDec 22, 2024December 22, 20240

A group of energy advocates and socio-economic activists has condemned the collapse of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, just weeks after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) claimed it had been restreamed. The Energy Reforms Advocates and Socio-Economic Activists, led by Dr. Thomas Zion Godknows, at a press conference...

BUILDING A GREATER NAVY AND OGALLA’S FOOTPRINTS

NewsDeskNgDec 22, 2024December 22, 20240

By Tolulope Adebayo Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla is the Chief of Naval Staff, he was appointed to the position by President Tinubu in June 2023. A seasoned navigator, he is expected to lead the Nigerian Navy in manning Nigeria’s vast maritime frontier which stretches a formidable 84,000 nautical miles,...

Nigerian Army Commissions AHOOAS Project in Abuja, Honors Wounded-in-Action Soldiers

NewsDeskNgDec 22, 2024December 22, 20240

As part of efforts to improve welfare of soldiers, the Nigerian Army in what has been hailed as a significant milestone, has commissioned its Affordable Home Ownership Option for All Soldiers (AHOOAS) project in Idu, Abuja. The project, comprising 100 blocks of 4 flats, will provide housing for 400 families,...

Pro-Tinubu Group Thanks Dangote Refinery For Partnership With Presidency To Help Nigerian Masses

NewsDeskNgDec 21, 2024December 21, 20240

The Renewed Hope Ambassadors Network (RHAN) has Dangote Refinery for partnering with the Federal Government to bring succour to Nigerians during the Yuletide season. According to RHAN, President Bola Tinubu has created an enabling environment that has allowed Dangote Refinery to flourish and thrive. The group said the FG’s flexible...

Dangote Hails Tinubu on Impact of Crude for Naira Swap Deal

NewsDeskNgDec 21, 2024December 21, 20240

…As Dangote Refinery partners MRS to sell PMS at N935 per litre nationwide at its retail outlets Foremost entrepreneur and President of the Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the positive impact of the naira for crude swap deal on the Nigerian economy, which...

Wike’s purported revocation of C of Os target opposition figures – Timi Frank

NewsDeskNgDec 21, 2024December 21, 20240

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has raised the alarm over the real targets of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in his ongoing wave of Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) revocations in Abuja. Frank in a statement...

Civil Rights Group Hails Tinubu’s Decision to Stall Appointment of Acting Accountant-General

NewsDeskNgDec 20, 2024December 20, 20240

The Civil Rights Defenders’ Network of Nigeria (CRDNN) has commended President Bola Tinubu’s bold move to stay the appointment of Mr. Babatunde Ogunjimi as the new acting Accountant-General of the Federation. According to the CRDNN, this decision demonstrates the President’s commitment to upholding the integrity of the civil service and...