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ECONOMIC COUNCIL APPROVES NEW REVENUE COMMISSION LEGISLATION The National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, has endorsed a draft bill to repeal and renew the law establishing the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). This decision followed deliberations at the council’s last meeting for 2024, as revealed by Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo, during a …
Read More »FREQUENT GRID COLLAPSE: DECENTRALIZE POWER GENERATION – FORUM OF COMMISSIONERS
FREQUENT NATIONAL GRID COLLAPSE: DECENTRALIZE POWER GENERATION – FORUM OF COMMISSIONERS The Forum of Commissioners of Power and Energy in Nigeria have expressed deep concern over the frequent grid collapses plaguing the national electricity supply chain. This comes amid frequent collapse of national grid in Nigeria, with the country witnessing the 12th collapse this year alone. In a press statement …
Read More »KANO GOVERNOR SACKS SSG, FIVE COMMISSIONERS, SCRAPS OFFICE OF CHIEF OF STAFF
KANO GOVERNOR SACKS SSG, FIVE COMMISSIONERS, SCRAPS OFFICE OF CHIEF OF STAFF Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has reshuffled his cabinet, sacking the Secretary to the State Government, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Commissioner of Information and four other commissioners. According to his spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa the development forms part of a major political decision to …
Read More »GOVERNORS ENDORSE CREATION OF STATE POLICE
GOVERNORS ENDORSE CREATION OF STATE POLICE At the National Economic Council NEC meeting chaired by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima on Thursday, 36 states submitted their recommendations with a majority of the governors in favour of the creation of state police. The endorsement came through the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani while briefing state house correspondents. He revealed that at …
Read More »LABOUR PARTY’S WOES CONTINUE AS GUBER CANDIDATE, RUNNING MATE DUMP PARTY
LABOUR PARTY’S WOES CONTINUE AS GUBER CANDIDATE, RUNNING MATE DUMP PARTY The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last election in Bayelsa State, Udengs Eradiri and his running mate, Commodore Benjamin Nathus (retd) have announced their resignations from the party. It was gathered that most of the local government chairmen of the party in Bayelsa joined Eradiri …
Read More »BANK WORKERS BLAME CBN AS CASH SHORTAGE WORSENS
BANK WORKERS BLAME CBN AS CASH SHORTAGE WORSENS The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance, and Financial Institutions has attributed the worsening cash shortage across the country to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s inability to meet the cash demands of commercial banks. Speaking with The PUNCH, ASSBIFI President, Olusoji Oluwole, highlighted the dire impact of the scarcity, particularly as …
Read More »TETFUND PAYS N325M TO APC FOR RUNNING DAILY ACTIVITIES
TETFUND PAYS N325M TO APC IN ADAMAWA FOR RUNNING DAILY ACTIVITIES The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) is in the middle of a major financial scandal I’mafter the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Working Committe confirmed recieving N325million from the Nigerian government agency to run the party’s day-to-day activities in Adamawa State. SaharaReporters learnt that the money from the education …
Read More »TENSION AS ANOTHER OKUAMA COMMUNITY LEADER DIES IN MILITARY CUSTODY
TENSION AS ANOTHER OKUAMA COMMUNITY LEADER DIES IN MILITARY CUSTODY An 81-year-old treasurer of Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Dennis Okugbaye, has died in military detention. This comes barely six days after the community’s President-General, Pa James Oghoroko, also died in military detention. Oghoroko, Okugbaye, alongside other leaders of the community including Prof. Arthur …
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