DISQUIET IN DSS AS DIRECTORS ALLEGEDLY RETIRED SINCE 2020 REMAIN IN OFFICE, COLLECTING SALARIES There are concerns among workers and officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) following discoveries that a number of directors in the secret police have refused to vacate their offices despite retiring from the service. Such practice of remaining in office after retirement is reportedly …

HOW TINUBU-LED FEDERAL GOVT PAID OVER N800M INTO PRIVATE ACCOUNTS IN CONTRAVENTION OF LAW Available government data from Govspend.ng portal has showed that over N809 million was paid into individual bank accounts by the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government as humanitarian interventions among others. According to checks, the money was disbursed in over 65 payments made into individual accounts by …

NEPOTISM: LIKE BUHARI, LIKE TINUBU Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, a fortnight ago, approved the appointment of Katsina State born Tanimu Yakubu as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze. Yakubu and Edo State born Ms. Patience Oniha, who was appointed Director-General of DMO on July 1, 2017 by …

MANY INJURED AS EXPLOSION HITS ZUNGERU HYDRO DAM, NIGER STATE An explosion has occurred at the Zungeru Hydro Electricity Dam in Niger State, leaving several workers injured and some installations damaged. The dam, yet to be officially commissioned by the Federal Government, is the fourth in the state, following Jebba, Kainji, and Shiroro. According to a reliable source, the explosion …

FG TERMINATES ROAD CONTRACTS OF THREE COMPANIES OVER ALLEGED NON-PERFORMANCE The Federal Ministry of Works has terminated contract numbers 6,136, 6,137 and 6,138 with Mothercat Ltd, Dantata & Sawoe Construction Ltd and RCC Ltd, respectively. The projects affected by the termination are the dualization of Obajana – Benin road, section II (Okene – Auchi) in Kogi/Edo State; the dualization of …

TAXI DRIVER IN UK, STILL PAID AS CIVIL SERVANT IN NIGERIA A Nigerian taxi driver in the United Kingdom has opened up on how he has continued to get paid each month as a junior official at a government agency back home. The driver, whose story was recently published by the BBC, left Nigeria two years ago, but has not …

WARRI, PORT HARCOURT, KADUNA REFINERIES TO BEGIN OPERATIONS BY DECEMBER .The Downstream Committee of the Nigerian Senate has stated that the three government-owned refineries in the country will begin full operations before January 2025. According to the Vice Chairman of the Committee, Senator Jide Ipinsagba, who is representing Ondo North Senatorial District, the retrofitting of the Kaduna, Warri, and Port …

BREAKING: RESIDENTS PANIC AS NAF HELICOPTER CRASHES A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter crashed early Monday morning in Tami village, located in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. An eyewitness, who requested anonymity, reported that the incident occurred around 5:00 am, causing significant alarm among local residents. The helicopter, on a routine operational flight, encountered technical difficulties leading …

MODERATE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES CONSUMPTION BENEFICIAL TO HEALTH – PROFESSOR A professor of Brewing Science and Technology in the Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Uyo, Prof Augustine Ogbonna, has said there is no part of the scriptures that opposes moderate use of alcohol. He said contrary to what people are made to believe, moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages …

LOOT RECOVERED UNDER BUHARI RETURNED TO OWNERS – OBONO-OBLA A former Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, has alleged that the loot recovered by his panel under former President Muhammadu Buhari were returned to the looters. He added that the Buhari administration failed to fight corruption, supposedly the bedrock of people’s trust …

HOW POLITICS, LOBBYING DELAY IMPLEMENTATION OF ORONSAYA REPORT Many Nigerians are curious as to why the government has not yet implemented the recommendations of the Oronsaye Report. There are rumours of political manoeuvring and lobbying by some powerful individuals who stand to lose from the proposed merger of ministries, departments and agencies of government (MDAs). Others speculate that the government …

TINUBU NOT PERTURBED BY NORTHERN GANG UP AGAINST HIM AHEAD 2027 – PRESIDENCY SOURCES There have been surreptitious moves by some political figures working on possible alignments ahead of the 2027 Presidential election to scuttle possible second term ambition of President Bola Tinubu. Some politicians, especially those that lost out during the election and the appointments that followed, have somehow …

THEY’RE FRUSTRATING OUR EFFORTS – DANGOTE REFINERY CRIES OUT OVER ROADBLOCKS ON ITS WAY The final commissioning of the Dangote Refinery in May 2023, by former President Muhammadu, few days before the emergence of the Bola Tinubu presidency, was a welcome development to not a few Nigerians. It was real hope and the proverbial light at the end of the …

KANO GOVERNOR YUSUF, RELEASES N5B FOR PAYMENT OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Saturday released N5 billion for payment of retirement, and death benefits to no fewer than 4,000 pensioners across the state. Governor Yusuf at the inception of his administration unveiled initial disbursement of N6 billion in November 2023 to offset backlog …

KANO GOVERNOR YUSUF, RELEASES N5B FOR PAYMENT OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Saturday released N5 billion for payment of retirement, and death benefits to no fewer than 4,000 pensioners across the state. Governor Yusuf at the inception of his administration unveiled initial disbursement of N6 billion in November 2023 to offset backlog …