Indications showed on Tuesday, that the governorship campaigns of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State have been set in motion, as no fewer than 10 campaign groups in support of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa formed an alliance, setting Akure, the state’s capital agog. A statement issued on Wednesday by the State Director of Information for Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers Independent Council (LACO-FSIC), Mr. Kayode Fasua, noted that the groups, with membership cutting across various local government areas of the state, had resolved to form a coalition, using the LACO-FSIC as banner. At a ‘Reconciliation and Unification Meeting’…
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Police in Libya have arrested a driver in the Bishr area of the country for attempting to smuggle six undocumented female migrants from Nigeria. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday during a routine police patrol, which intercepted the vehicle. An organisation that monitors migrant activities, Migrant Rescue Watch, said in a statement that the driver lied to the police that the women were his family members to evade arrest. But the police were said to have found out the truth, arrested and detained the driver while they took the women into custody. The driver and the women have however been…
I take home N21m monthly, Kano Senator opens up I take home N21m monthly, Kano lawmaker opens up Amid the ongoing controversy over the earnings by National Assembly members, the lawmaker representing Kano South, Senator Sumaila Kawu, on Wednesday, disclosed that he gets over N21m monthly as total take-home package. Senator Kawu made this revelation barely 24 hours after the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission claimed that each of the 109 Senators earn N1.06m as salary and allowances monthly. RMAFC Chairman, Mohammed Shehu, made this claim while clarifying the real amount each lawmaker earns on a monthly basis. Each…
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has said that each of the 109 senators in the upper chamber receives a total of N1.06m in salary and allowances per month. It clarified this in response to recent controversies over the real amount each lawmaker earns per month. This means each lawmaker earns N12.72m in 12 months and the Federal Government makes a total expenditure of N1.4bn annually for all senators. The RMAFC Chairman, Mohammed Shehu, said this in a statement personally signed on Tuesday in Abuja. A breakdown of their monthly earnings revealed that each Senator collects a monthly salary…
The Nigerian Government has signed no fewer than 26 Memoranda of Understanding with foreign countries and agencies in the last 12 months. The MoUs are in the areas of infrastructure, education, trade and investment, tourism, security, Information/Technology, culture, energy and gas, and sports. The MoUs are valued at over N4.2tn. The total amount could be higher, as the worth of many of the agreements was not specified in the document obtained by our correspondent from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the document, the government signed an MoU with India to boost the trade volume between Nigeria and India…
The Federal Government has traced at least N83 billion in cryptocurrency and fiat money channelled towards the recent nationwide protests, The PUNCH reports. They include $50m of cryptocurrency — $38m of which were blocked in four cryptocurrency wallets — and N4bn contributed by various political actors in Abuja, Kano, Kaduna and Katsina. This was part of a presentation by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, at the inaugural meeting of the Council of State convened by President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Council of State convened by President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.Council of…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said the Federal Government’s directive for the suspension of six-month food tariff can result in the forfeiture of N188.37billion revenue. Its Comptroller -General Adewale Adeniyi broke the news in his keynote address on “Facilitating food trade through Customs process: Best Practices for Nigeria” in Abuja. After giving an analysis of the previous cost implications of the tariff on food, he said: “These figures highlight the significant revenue implications of the newpolicy. Projecting based on recent trends; we estimate that the six-month tariffsuspension could result in a revenue forfeiture of approximately N188.37 billion.” On the implication…
Council of State, on Tuesday, passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of President Bola Tinubu. The Council, which is made up of serving and former leaders of the country, took the decision at the inaugural meeting convened by President Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. The Council, which had former Presidents and Heads of State, including General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan and General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) in attendance, also praised Nigerians for resisting plot for unconstitutional change of government during the #EndBadGovernance protests. Former Presidents Buhari and Jonathan attended the meeting physically while General Gowon…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Tuesday, extended an earlier order restricting participants of the #EndBadGovernance protest in Abuja to the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja. Presiding judge, Justice Sylvanus Chinedu Oriji, made the fresh order after listening to the submissions of lawyers in the matter. Justice Oriji ordered that the order remained in force pending the determination of the main suit and fixed August 22 for the hearing. None of the promoters of the #EndBadGovernance Protest attended the court proceeding on Tuesday. FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike was represented by Dr Ogwu Onoja (SAN). Onoja drew the court’s attention to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, presided over the Council of State meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Former Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan were among those who attended the meeting. But former presidents Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar joined the meeting virtually. Former president Olusegun Obasanjo, however, stayed away from the meeting. Obasanjo had reportedly said the demands of the protesters are legitimate. The meeting is always held to advise the President on policy decisions and other matters that the sitting president might put before them. Members of the council are the President, Vice President, former Presidents and…