News
-
BREAKING: Senate confirms Bawa as EFCC Chairman
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was confirmed after being grilled during a Senate plenary on Wednesday. He reacted to a series of questions posed by Senators on his readiness for the job, given his age and working in a complex society like Nigeria. Bawa, in addressing concerns of lawmakers, assured that he would bring his experience to bear having joined the agency in 2014. Some Senators who took turns to address the nominee pointed out some areas that he should concentrate, saying transparency in the…
Read More » -
Nigeria has highest number of poor people globally – Governor El-Rufai
Kaduna state Governor Nasir El Rufai has said that Nigeria has the highest number of poor people among the countries of the world. Speaking during the launching of the State Social Protection Policy on Tuesday, February 23, he called on the political elites to drop the slot mentality so that programs targeting the poor and vulnerable can get to them In his words; “Nigeria is going through trying times. We have the largest number of poor people than any country in the world. Yet, whenever a programme is designed to help the poor and vulnerable, we resort to a slot…
Read More » -
“Nigeria’s restructuring should be based on economic viability” – AfDB President, Adesina
President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has advised that Nigeria’s restructuring should be based on Economic and Financial viability Speaking during a public virtual lecture titled ‘Toward a New Nigeria From Federal Fatherism to a Commonwealth’ for an event in Akure, Akinwumi noted that economic and financial viability are a necessary tool for political viability. He called for a better way of supporting states in financing critical infrastructure. He stressed the need to diversify the source of financing for states across Nigeria, noting that Nigerians in Diaspora remitted $24 billion in 2019, which accounted for half…
Read More » -
”It slipped out of my mouth”- Apostle Suleman reacts to viral video of him praying COVID19 should not end
General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman has tagged his comment about not wanting Covid-19 to end as an error following the purchase of his third private jet. His statement has gained a lot of criticisms from Nigerians both home and abroad as they condemned him for being excited about the pandemic that has crippled the economic lives of many including the people who attend his church. Reacting to the criticisms, the clergyman while preaching in his church on Sunday, February 21, said the video of him making the statement was edited by a fellow pastor…
Read More » -
Senator Adeyemi describes Abia state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu as a ‘drunkard’
Senator Smart Adeyemi during a Senate plenary referred to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State as a “drunkard”. The Kogi senator mocked Ikpeazu alleging that while Abia state is governed by a “champagne drinking man”, some Governors are working hard to make the lives of residents of their state better. Adeyemi seemingly said this in response to a comment allegedly linked to Abia-born Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, which attacked the reputation of Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello “Despite that some governors are doing their best, we are lucky to have a governor who has taken the issue of security as a serious…
Read More » -
Cryptocurrency has no place in our monetary system at this time – CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele tells Senate
The Central Bank of Nigeria has maintained its stand on the ban on Cryptocurrency. The governor of the apex bank, Godwin Emefiele speaking before the Senate Joint Committee on Banking, Insurance, and other financial institutions on Tuesday, February 23, said that cryptocurrencies were aiding money laundering, terrorism financing, and other criminal activities. Describing the operations of cryptocurrencies as dangerous and opaque, the CBN Governor said the use of cryptocurrency contravened an existing law. He said given the fact that cryptocurrencies were issued by unregulated and unlicensed entities made it contrary to the mandate of the Bank, as enshrined in the…
Read More » -
My plan to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty possible – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday expressed the possibility of his plan to lift 100million people out of poverty. Speaking at a meeting with the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) at the State House in which Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was in attendance, The President wondered what became of the nation in the past, “with all the resources available to it”. Buhari agreed with the council that the country required a poverty reduction strategy for a rapid and sustainable economic development. PEAC Chairman, Doyin Salami, led the presentation and is expected to brief Ministers at the FEC meeting on Wednesday. Salami…
Read More » -
Igbo people have held sensitive positions but did not use the positions for the welfare of Igbo nation – Chris Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said the Igbos have no reason to complain about marginalization because when they were in charge of notable positions in the country they failed to use the position for the welfare of the Igbo people. He said this speaking at a function in Anambra state on Monday, February 22. Ngige called on the Igbos to stop blaming President Buhari for certain inadequacies in the South East but rather blame their successive representatives and high profile politicians, who have occupied positions of authority in the past but failed to use the positions…
Read More » -
Herdsmen crisis: Even Farmers are carrying AK-47 – Gov Lalong
Governor of Plateau state, Simon Lalong has revealed that farmers, just like the Fulani herdsmen, are now carrying AK-47 rifles. He said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday. Lalong lamented the rise in possession of arms amongst herdsmen and farmers in the country. The Chairman, Northern Governors Forum, insisted that the only solution to the crisis is for the National Livestock Transformation Plan to be fully implemented. “Today, we are now seeing the hazard of allowing people to do open grazing here and there,” he said. “But they also want a solution; by the time you explain to…
Read More » -
Fulanis have been treated unfairly in Nigeria – Former Bauchi governor, Isa Yuguda
Mallam Isa Yuguda, a former governor of Bauchi state, has said that the Fulani people in Nigeria are subjected to unfair treatment. He said this speaking with journalists in Bauchi on Monday, February 22, Isa Yuguda. According to him, they were once the only source of revenue in the country and they way they are currently neglected is not fair. He said; “I think the cattle rearers who have been herding for the past 200 years all over the country cannot just wake up in the morning and all of a sudden become AK-47 killers. And most importantly, the neglect…
Read More » -
Senate confirms nomination of service chiefs as ambassadors
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of the immediate past service chiefs as non-career ambassadors by the President. This took place on Tuesday, February 23. Senate Minority Leader Enyinaya Abaribe had faulted this by questioning the nomination and confirmation of the ex-service chiefs when the Senate had on three different occasions called for their sack. He wondered why the petitions against the former service chiefs were dismissed without explanations but the Senate President Ahmad Lawan maintained that their confirmation cannot be held back because they are on a different assignment. Lawan who stopped further debate on the case, added that…
Read More » -
FG knows hideouts of Killer-Herdsmen, Bandits – Sheikh Ahmad Gumi
Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has stated that the Federal Government is aware of the hideout of bandits terrorising the nation. He said this when asked why he can locate and hold dialogue with the bandits, while government authorities cannot find them. Speaking on Channels TV “Politics Today” on Monday, the cleric stated that the government was only now playing safe because it realised that the former approach of attacking the bandits face to face wasn’t working. Gumi said: “They (government) know. They see them (bandits) by aerial view. But the military has learned its lesson. “The first approach…
Read More »