The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, Deputy Senate Leader Oyelola Ashiru, Chief Whip Ali Ndume, Minority Leader Abba Moro, and Deputy Minority Leader Oyewunmi Olalere, have been named among Senate principal officers who got multi-billion Naira constituency projects in Nigeria’s 2024 budget. The projects, officially referred to as Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIP), are distributed among the 109 Senate members. PREMIUMTIMES report revealed that constituency projects worth N4.142billion were directed to the North-West Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State, represented by Senate Akpabio. Similarly, the Kano North Senatorial District, represented by Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, also received…
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Presidency, on Monday, unveiled the new Airbus A330 purchased for President Bola Tinubu. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, released the pictures of the presidential jet on his verified X handle on Monday. Onanuga stated that the new jet replaces the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700(BBJ) bought during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. But the presidential aide did not reveal the cost of the new presidential jet. Onanuga added that the new jet saved Nigeria huge maintenance and fuel costs, running into millions of dollars annually. Onanuga wrote, “President Tinubu departed Abuja Monday for Paris,…
The police have summoned the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, for questioning over alleged terrorism financing, cybercrime, and other related offences. The NLC president’s invitation letter, signed by ACP Adamu Muazu on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Intelligence Response Team, warned that a warrant of arrest would be issued if Ajaero fails to comply. The letter reads, “This office is investigating a case of Criminal Conspiracy, Terrorism Financing, Treasonable Felony, Subversion, and Cybercrime in which you have been implicated. “You are therefore required to report to the undersigned for an interview on Tuesday, 20th…
Ahead of the September 21 governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, on Monday, fixed August 22, 2024 to September 8, 2024 for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards in Edo State. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu announced this in Abuja during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners. Yakubu said INEC would as usual, not deal with proxies, as only valid registrants would be given their PVCs. He said, “Following the conclusion of the last Continuous Voters Registration CVR) in Edo and Ondo States, the Commission published the figures of new registrants for the two States following the clean-up of…
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, departed Abuja for Paris, the capital of France. He flew in the new Airbus A330, purchased by the Federal Government. On Sunday evening, Presidency announced President Tinubu’s plan to visit France for a brief work stay in France. A statement issued on Monday by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated that the new Airbus A330 replaced the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700(BBJ) purchased under the Presidency of President Olusegun Obasanjo. Onanuga said the new aircraft, which purchase had been a subject of for some online news outlets in recent times, was…
The Multi-National Joint Task Force, on Monday, disclosed that a high ranking Boko Haram Deputy Commander identified as Awana Alhaji Mele Keremi and nine others have surrendered to troops in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. Chief Military Information Officer MNJTF, N’djamena, Chad, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, disclosed this in a statement in Maiduguri. The taskforce noted that the surrender of a high-ranking Boko Haram figure and the successful disposal of explosive devices represented significant victories in the ongoing campaign against terrorism in the area. The statement read, “In a major breakthrough in the fight against terrorism in the…
Former Senator Elisha Abbo says the monthly earnings of senators are too small to take care of their huge responsibilities. Condemnation has continued to trail the humongous take home of Nigerian lawmakers, especially those in the National Assembly. But Abbo during an interview on Arise Television insisted their monthly take home is only “big on paper” and not enough for the demands and challenges of their office. He recalled that his salary and allowances while serving as a senator was N14.4 million monthly, while current senators earn up to N29 million monthly. He said, “When I was in the Senate,…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the request of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to use the 2023 dividends due to the federation to pay for petrol subsidy, according to TheCable. The president also approved the suspension of the payment of 2024 interim dividends to the federation in order to augment the oil firm’s cash flow. Although Tinubu announced the removal of fuel subsidy during his inaugural address on May 29, 2023, there have been strong indications that government still spends billions on subsidy. However, the Federal Government has consistently denied paying subsidy. Weeks ago when some Nigerians hit…
Academic Staff Union of Universities has issued a 21-day notice to the Federal Government to embark on a nationwide strike. Already, ASUU has informed the Federal Government of its plans to embark on the nationwide strike. Sources privy to the meeting of the ASUU National Executive Council said the notice was issued at the end of the NEC meeting held at the University of Ibadan. A copy of the notice is expected to be transmitted to the Federal Ministries of Labour and Education. The source said, “It is not an ultimatum but a strike notice. We are giving them 21…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, accused the President Bola Tinubu-led administration of secretly sustaining fuel subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit despite previous claims to the contrary. Atiku, who expressed concern in a statement on Monday via X, accused the Federal Government of lacking transparency in contravention of Tinubu’s public declaration that the fuel subsidy regime had ended while recent reports suggested otherwise. “The latest revelations circulating through credible media outlets regarding the Federal Government’s covert continuation of the subsidy on PMS represent another chapter in the opaque governance under President Bola Tinubu’s administration,” Atiku wrote. He said this…