By Salisu Sani-Idris President Bola Tinubu has commended Chief Olusegun Osoba, a former governor of Ogun, for his contributions to restoration of democracy and nation building. A statement by Mr Stanley Nkwocha, a media aide to Vice-President Kashim Shettima said Tinubu spoke at the public presentation of Osoba’s book titled:Continue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and justice minister Lateef Fagbemi, have applauded the Supreme Court judgement granting autonomy to local governments. The legislators and the minister spoke on Thursday in Abuja when they visited President Bola Tinubu at the State House. AkpabioContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima says improved data collection and analysis is key to national development, especially in guiding government’ decisions. Shettima stated this on Thursday at the commemoration of the 2024 World Population Day, organised by the National Population Commission (NPC) , at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. TheContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court affirming the spirit, intent and purpose of the 1999 Constitution on the statutory rights of local governments. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s spokesman, in a statement on Thursday said, Tinubu noted that a fundamental challenge toContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, said the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Shri Balasubramanian, paid him a visit on Wednesday at the State House. He said, in a statement, that he discussed new green industrial partnership opportunities with the administration of PrimeContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has directed that all projects that require additional funding, especially major projects of the Ministry of Works, be reviewed to ensure probity, proficiency and diligence in execution. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, said this while briefing State House correspondents afterContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The National Boundary Commission (NBC), says it has concluded plans to provide infrastructure in flash locations along interstate boundaries to encourage integration and cooperation. The Director-General of the commission, Mr Adamu Adaji, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The National Boundary Commission (NBC), says it is creating platforms to promote peaceful coexistence among communities living along interstate boundaries. The Director-General of the commission, Mr Adamu Adaji, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. “We have comeContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The National Boundary Commission (NBC) has called for stronger cooperation from the States and Local Governments to strengthen interstate boundary management in the country. Mr Adamu Adaji, the Director-General of the commission, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in AbujaContinue Reading
By Reporters “Laws without enforced consequences are merely suggestions,” Ron Brackin, an Investigative journalist and author of international bestseller, “Son of Hamas’’, once said. The quote by Brackin translates to the fact, any law made with no effective mechanism to ensure its compliance is like a toothless bulldog that can’tContinue Reading
