Nigeria 2023

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), Monday, has approved a contract of about N1 trillion for the construction of the first phase of the coastal roads across Nigeria. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, who stated this after the meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the presidential Villa, Abuja, explained...

Barr Asue Ighodalo has clinched the Edo State PDP governorship primary conducted today by the NWC of the party and monitored by INEC officials at the Samuel Ogbomudia Stadium lawn tennis court. Two aspirants, Barr. Omosede Igbinedion and Rt. Hon. Ogbeide Ihama withdrew from the contest before voting by the...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DCG Kemi Nanna Nandap to serve as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, effective from March 1, 2024. According to a press release issued yesterday by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media & Publicity, DCG Nandap takes...

By Augustine Aminu Senate has confirmed nominees appointed by President Bola Tinubu to serve as the Director General of the National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA; commissioners for the National Population Commission, NPC; and the chairman and members of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, respectively. The nominees were confirmed...

…Commends Tinubu, asks stakeholders to play by the rule Ahead of Thursday’s ordered rerun of the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the African Civil Society Forum (ACSC) has asked the chairman of Edo APC governorship primary election, Senator Hope Uzodimma to step aside for the credibility of...

Following the funds accruing to Nasarawa State from the NG-CARES programme, Governor Abdullahi Sule has charged members of the NG-CARES steering committee, state coordinator of the programme, and staff of the organization to utilize the funds judiciously, transparently and to be accountable. Governor Sule laid the charge when the Chairman...

Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal Sitting in Abuja has ruled in favour of Alh .Murtala Yakubu Ajaka and the Social Democratic Party ( SDP) by allowing its motion to ammend the list of witnesses to be call during the hearing of the petition. The tribunal ordered the sustanance of...

By Aare Abiodun Oluwarotimi Plans to suspend all the twenty three APC local government chairmen who protested against the constitution of Caretaker Committees by Governor Alia are ongoing. Their Ward chairmen are having a meeting with the governor’s handlers at the Government House this weekend. At the meeting, they will...

Elder statesman and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress ,APC in Kogi state ,Senator Alex Kadiri has expressed concerns over the deplorable state of affairs in his home state stressing that he will always speak his mind based on facts availlable to him. The former senator also stated that he...