The Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, on Wednesday, signed N120.3bn 2021 Appropriation Bill into law. While signing the budget tagged, ‘Budget of Resilience’. into law, the governor said, “Around this time last year we assented 2020 budget, around 27th we signed the appropriation budget. This year we are some daysContinue Reading
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, yesterday said the safety of the treasury remained critical for economic growth and sustainability. Ahmed who inaugurated the fire sub station located at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) – which is to be mannedContinue Reading
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Wednesday night signed into law the 2021 budget appropriation bill of over N176 billion. Speaking at the ceremony, Tambuwal expressed appreciation to the Speaker and members of the Sokoto State House of Assembly for the remarkable passage of the bill into law.Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that Nigeria would continue to play her expected roles beyond the West African sub region. He said the largest black nation would also continue to play critical roles in issues concerning the African continent in general. The President stated this at the State House, AbujaContinue Reading
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, says the priority of the Federal Government at the moment should be economic recovery and not the procurement of Covid vaccines. The PUNCH had earlier reported that Nigeria may spend about $1.4bn (N540.4bn, at the official exchange rate of $1: N386) to procure and distribute 218,400,000 doses ofContinue Reading
Former Kano Governor, Engr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has explained why Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje dethroned Muhammad Sanusi II as Emir of Kano. He told Ganduje, “you dethroned him for your inferiority complex against him, nothing more.” Senator Kwankwaso noted in a press statement signed by his Principal Private Secretary, MuhammadContinue Reading
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has finally suspended the 9-month old industrial action. The union announced the suspension strike at a press conference held Wednesday morning in Abuja. ASUU President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, who led other National Executive Committee of the union to the event where he madeContinue Reading
The federal government has banned large gatherings, restricting the crowd at wedding, seminars, conferences and other programmes to a maximum of 50. The Federal Government has issued fresh measures for the operations of mosques and churches. The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, made this knownContinue Reading
The Igo Aguma-led All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has suspended the Transport Minister and former Governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi, from the party. The development has deepened the crisis in the state APC as both camps strived to gain control of the APC ahead of the 2023Continue Reading
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says Nigerians should be thankful for “small mercies” granted by the Buhari administration in its fight against insecurity. Speaking during a Channels TV programme on Sunday, Adesina said the security situation has improved compared to “when bombs went off like firecrackers every day” before President MuhammaduContinue Reading
