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No Govt has provided jobs for youths like Buhari’s administration – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said no past administration has provided jobs for Nigerian youths the way the President Muhammadu Buhari- led administration has done. Speaking at a meeting of the Northern Governors Forum with traditional rulers on the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest on Monday, November 2, he said that several initiatives by President Buhari which are targeted at creating jobs for the youths and alleviating poverty among women and vulnerable groups and remain the best in the history of the country. “No government in the history of this country has ever methodically and seriously put…
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FG seeks NASS approval for $1.2 Billion Agriculture loan
The federal government of Nigeria has approached the National Assembly to seek the approval of $1.2 billion agricultural loan from Brazil. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed made this known on Tuesday when she appeared before the lawmakers to defend her ministry’s 2021 budget figures. The Minister told members of the House of Representatives that government plans to use the loan to further improve the nation’s agricultural sector in order to boost government revenue. She added that the federal government plans to acquire 100,000 hectares of land in each of the 36 states for food production…
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ASUU strike: FG dismisses claim of Lecturers eight months unpaid salary
The Federal government has dismissed claims by university lecturers that they have not been paid for eight months, insisting such claims are unfair. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Nwajiuba said some lecturers got excess salaries and had to refund it to the government. There have been some controversies surrounding the introduction of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) into the educational system as ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi had accused the federal government of withholding the salaries of lecturers for eight months. Reacting to this, the Minister of State for Education Emeka Nwajiuba said; “I think it is…
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Landlord threatening to eject Nigerian embassy in Hungary over owed rent – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has disclosed that the Nigerian embassy in Hungary is under threat of being ejected over owed rent. While defending the ministry’s 2021 budget at the house of representatives in Abuja on Tuesday November 3, Onyeama stated that such complaints are always received from several missions around the world. He further revealed that the country owes a lot, as plans are being put in place to cut down the number of international organizations Nigeria belongs to. Onyeama said; “Just on Monday, the ambassador in Hungary called to say they are going to throw them out…
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SARS Officials threw me from a two-storey Building – Petitioner tells Judicial panel
Another petitioner, Ndukwe Ekekwe has narrated his ordeal in the hands of operatives of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Speaking on Tuesday before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution set up by the Lagos State Government to investigate the brutality and inhumane operations of the defunct police unit, Ekekwe said he was randomly arrested without any valid reason, beaten up and then transferred to SARS office in Ikeja on February 16, 2018. Ekekwe also revealed that he was stabbed at different parts of his body by the officers, and later taken to his shop at Alaba where they…
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“It is possible Hoodlums wearing Army Uniform behind Lekki Shooting” – AGF, Malami
Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has raised a possibility that the October 20 shooting of #EndSARS protesters in Lekki was done by hoodlums and not soldiers, and that investigation needs to be carried out to determine who shot the protesters.Speaking during a press conference, Malami said that it would be pre-emptive to say that there has even been a shooting and that the possibility the act was done by hoodlums should be considered. “You cannot rule out the possibility of perhaps hoodlums that set in to create a scene… could equally partake in the process,” Malami said.
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“The insecurity in Kaduna is bad and life has no value” – Aisha Yesufu calls out El-rufai
Human Rights Activist and Co-convener of the bring back our girls campaign BBOG, Aisha Yesufu has called out Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai over the series of incessant killings and kidnap in the state. This comes after a lady on Twitter called out the Governor over the kidnap of her sisters which includes a pregnant woman and her brother who went to pay the ransom abducted alongside. Reacting to this Aisha Yesufu in a series of tweets called out all Northern Governors to focus on the havoc happening in their states rather then censoring social media. According to her,…
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Obaseki begs Policemen to return to their duty post
Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki has urged policemen who left their duty post during the #EndSARS protests, to return to work. Following the crisis that trailed the #EndSARS protest, policemen across the country had reportedly left their duty posts which has led to the increase in chaos in the state. During a solidarity visit on Monday to the state police commissioner, John Kokumon, Obaseki assured that his government will pay the hospital bills of officers injured during the crisis. “Edo state government will now proceed immediately to begin to rebuild your destroyed building. We already ordered some patrol vehicles and…
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Social Media Censor: Northern Governors do not want their hold on Almajiri to end – Reno Omokri
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the call for censorship of social media by Governors from the Northern part of the country. Governors of Northern States on Monday had asked the Nigerian Government to regulate social media to curb the spread of ‘fake news saying the effect of uncontrolled social media is devastating. Reacting to this news, Reno Omokri expressed that despite the numerous challenges bewildering the North, the Governors are focused on the wrong thing by calling for the censorship of social media adding that Social Media is opening the eyes of the…
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Buhari still has time to leave behind an enduring legacy -Tunde Bakare
Founder of Citadel Global Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare has expressed his intention of running for president come 2023. Speaking in an interview on AriseTV, he said he will not enforce himself on the people but if he is the people’s choice, so be it. The Pastor prayed for God to deliver President Buhari from wicked counsels and counsellors who tell him life is sweet and that everything is going fine, without giving him the reports from the streets. He also shared that he believes Buhari still has time to leave behind an enduring legacy. He said; “Every Nigerian citizen who…
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Strike: Our struggles are misunderstood – ASUU
The ASUU strike has no end in sight as members of the union in Calabar have vowed to continue with the strike until the Federal Government meets the union’s demands, saying they will not go back to the classes on empty stomachs. Dr Aniekan Brown, the zonal chairman of the union, while addressing a press conference at the University of Calabar on Monday, November 2 said the struggles of the union are misunderstood as he termed the federal Government’s IPPIS plan as treacherous. “Sometimes, either by deliberate ill-intended machinations or for want of understanding, ASUU’s struggles are misunderstood. In the…
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I did not order the Military to kill Igbos in Oyigbo – Wike
Governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike has denied claims of ordering the military to kill Igbos in the Oyigbo area of the state. Speaking in a broadcast on Monday, Wike maintained that the IPOB group had destroyed lives and properties which made him impose a curfew on Oyigbo to restore peace and order. Wike insisted that he did not order the military to perform such act. “So, it’s not true that I order the military to kill Igbos in Oyigbo. When did I become a friend to the Military?, So what about the Igbos living elsewhere in the state are they…
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