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Holding Tinubu’s ministers to account using performance indicators

NewsDeskNgSep 25, 2023September 25, 20230

By Ezenwa Nwagwu Since the swearing in of ministers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, there have been debates on issues which, in my opinion, are time-wasting and unnecessary. Nigerians seem fixated about who got what. There have been a lot of discussions about whether the ministers are technocrats or politicians...

Stop Ritual Killings Targeted At Albinos In Southern Nigeria Now

NewsDeskNgSep 24, 2023September 24, 20230

By Nnene Bassey The spate of ritual killings targeted People with Albinism (PWA), particularly in the Southern region of Nigeria, are not only heinous acts but also a violation of their fundamental rights to life and freedom as enshrined in Sections 33 and 39 of the Nigerian Constitution. When someone...

Atiku’s aide, Shaibu unveils 10 ‘Big lies’ by Tinubu’s govt

NewsDeskNgSep 24, 2023September 24, 20230

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, has unveilled what he described as “the 10 big lies” that have so far characterised President Bola Tinubu administration. Shaibu said in a statement on Sunday that the repeated lies were evidence that Tinubu’s only plan was to...

Why Biden avoided meeting with Tinubu, French President Macron’s connection – CRPA

NewsDeskNgSep 24, 2023September 24, 20230

A group, the Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy (CRPA) has unveiled why President Joe Biden of the United States of America failed to honour a scheduled meeting with his Nigerian counterpart, President Bola Tinubu at the end of the United Nations General Assembly session in New York last week....

Opposition Have Paid NLC Leadership $5m To Destabilize Nigeria, CSOs Allege In Reaction To Indefinite Strike Action

NewsDeskNgSep 24, 2023September 24, 20230

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been accused of a grand plot to destabilise the country through protests. The Civil Society Situation Room on Good Governance in Nigeria (CSSR-GGN) in collaboration with other civil society groups raised the alarm at a press conference on Sunday. In a...

Rehabilitation work begins on govt. science school in Andaha next week

NewsDeskNgSep 24, 2023September 24, 20230

Rehabilitation work will next week commence at the Government Science Secondary School, Andaha, with the project divided into phases, beginning with the construction of brand new science laboratory, as well as one male and one female hostels. This was made known when Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, undertook an...

My vision for Nasarawa youths in education, sports-Engineer Sule

NewsDeskNgSep 24, 2023September 24, 20230

…as Rep J. J Umaru distributes 101 scholarships, 20 cars, others Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has revealed how his administration is working towards promoting education and youth development, stressing that it is the vision of his government to see the younger generation become doctors, engineers, pilots and to...

Engineer Sule visits 4500-capacity lithium battery Chinese factory in Karu

NewsDeskNgSep 24, 2023September 24, 20230

….challenges indigines to equally set up lithium processing plants Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has visited a 4500 tons per day lithium processing plant, owned by a Chinese company, RSIN Nigeria Limited, that would soon commence producing lithium batteries, in Tudun Wada, Karu Local Government Area. Engineer Sule visited...

Despite NEITI’s $1.9bn FAAC under-remittance claim, FG still owing NNPCL over $9.74bn fuel subsidy debt

NewsDeskNgSep 23, 2023September 23, 20230

…Committee Set Up By Tinubu To Reconcile NNPC’s Remittances To FAAC Submits Preliminary Report Despite the claims by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) that the defunct Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) did not remit $1.9bn to the federation account in 2021 before transitioning to a commercial venture, the...

Ministry of Interior: Tunji-Ojo executing Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda

NewsDeskNgSep 22, 2023September 22, 20230

*Honourable Bunmi Tunji Ojo, Walking the talk with good beginning In a democratic setting, new administrations give the citizens a ray of hope. Hope of good governance by ways of promise, promise to deliver what was not achieved in the past. But in so many cases peoples hope are also...