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| DAILY TRUST | 03-Jun-24 | We will resist attempt to postpone Jigawa LG Poll and appoint caretaker committees — PDP | The Jigawa State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said it would resist any attempt to postpone the LG elections in Jigawa State. This was contained in a statement Sunday by the state chairman of the PDP, Hon Ali Diginsa. The party said it would not allow the state House of Assembly to tamper with local government electoral laws to pave way for the appointment of caretaker committees in the 27 local government areas of the state. The PDP said the APC is jittery and afraid of going into the election because they allegedly failed Jigawa people by throwing them into abject poverty and hunger. | JIGAWA; PDP; LG POLLS | shorturl.at/iZVue | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 03-Jun-24 | #Edo2024: Internal crisis in Labour Party is not a threat to my chances – LP Candidate | Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Bar. Olumide Akpata, has said the leadership crisis rocking the party in the state will not affect his chances of winning the election. Akpata spoke at the weekend in Benin during an enlarged meeting of the party which was attended by local governments chairmen and secretaries of the party. | EDO; LP; OLUMIDE AKPATA | shorturl.at/R4QnD | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 03-Jun-24 | FG cannot afford the minimum wage that Labour wants – Finance Minister | The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, has said Labour is asking for a minimum wage that is not affordable. He stated this while speaking on Channels Television’s show, Sunday Politics. The organised labour is demanding N494,000 national minimum wage but the FG is offering N60,000. Subsequently, Members of the organised labour, on Friday, declared to embark on an indefinite strike over the federal government’s refusal to raise the minimum wage from N60,000. | FG; MINIMUM WAGE; NLC | shorturl.at/vkoP3 | ||
| VANGUARD | 03-Jun-24 | ‘Obidients’ disown Labour Party's Obidient Directorate | The leadership of the Obidient Movement has disowned the Labour Party (LP)’s recent decision to establish an ‘Obedient Directorate’. The movement issued a disclaimer following the establishment of the directorate to douse tensions and rebuild confidence in the party. This move to integrate Obidient Movement into the party structure angered the leaders as they viewed the creation of the directorate and the appointment of individuals without consulting Peter Obi or the core movement as an overreach. They denounced the party’s decision arguing that it was an attempt to usurp its grassroots-driven force and get in the way of its independence. | LP; PETER OBI | shorturl.at/tW01L | ||
| GUARDIAN | 04-Jun-24 | Abia soldiers killing: Deputy Speaker sets up Peace Fund Committee | The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has inaugurated a seven-man Peace Fund Committee to help raise financial assistance for victims of insecurity in the South East region. He also paid a condolence visit to the 144 Battalion Headquarters in Asa, Ukwa West Local Council of Abia State on Sunday and donated N10 million to kick-start the process of compensating victims of insecurity. | INSECURITY; SOUTH EAST | shorturl.at/bszoO | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 04-Jun-24 | Police to establish full drone system and Special Intervention Squad (SIS) in all states to aid security — IGP | The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun says the Nigeria Police Force will soon establish a full drone system and Special Intervention Squad (SIS) in all states to tackle the nation's security challenges. He said this while delivering the first distinguished Personality Lecture, organised by the TETFUND Centre of Excellence in Multidisciplinary Studies (TCEMS), University of Ibadan on Monday. Egbetokun said that although the force already had a drone, it would now establish a full drone system to capture everywhere in Nigeria. According to him, the drones will help the police see criminals whenever they are committing crimes and he lauded the success of the deployment of SIS in the FCT as evidence that same will succeed in states. | INSECURITY; POLICE | shorturl.at/6S3UX | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 04-Jun-24 | ECOWAS Court President laments high administrative, operational costs | Justice Edward Amoako Asante, the President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, has lamented the high administrative and operational costs of running the community court. He said this while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 16th administrative and budget retreat on Monday in Nasarawa State, near Abuja, the capital of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The president underscored the financial challenges facing the community, cautioning against overburdening its resources. He pointed out that approximately 80 per cent of the budget is dedicated to these expenses, leaving limited funds for planned activities. Despite these constraints, he reaffirmed the court’s commitment to its mandate and called for collective wisdom and strategic planning towards an appropriate budget. | ECOWAS | shorturl.at/xD1K8 | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 04-Jun-24 | Political parties lack complete member registers in Nigeria - INEC | The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says no political party in Nigeria has a complete register of its members. Mahmood Yakubu, who addressed newsmen in Benin City, challenged political parties that have a complete register to produce it, noted that they are all waiting for the Commission to do everything for them, even those that are within their purvey. Noting that INEC has the largest database of citizens in Nigeria, Yakubu noted that the Commission has 93 millions citizens that have completed their biometrics on its register. | INEC; BENIN | Page 29 | ||
| THIS DAY LIVE | 04-Jun-24 | Governor Obaseki bans activities of traditional youth leaders in Edo South to tackle cultism | The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has banned the activities of Okaigheles (youth leaders) in Edo South Senatorial District of the State, as part of a renewed effort to tackle cultism in the state. Obaseki disclosed this while speaking with journalists after a closed-door meeting with security chiefs in Edo State, at the Government House in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Noting that at least 150 persons had been lost to cult-related activities and homicide since January 2024 till date, Obaseki said his government has declared a total war against cultism. To this end , he said he had set up a special task force of the security council headed by the Director of the Department of State Service (DSS) that will from last tonight review every cult related incident in the state. | INSECURITY; EDO | t.ly/KEm-r | ||
| THIS DAY LIVE | 04-Jun-24 | Ganduje to launch APC youth wing workplace training programme | The youth wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it is embarking on a workplace readiness training programme as part of efforts to encourage entrepreneurship among the political class in the party. Workplace readiness and employability skills training programme, according to the APC national youth leader, Dr. Dayo Israel, will take place in Abuja. Israel said that the programme which would be launched by the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje is designed to equip young party members with essential skills and knowledge. Ganduje’s involvement, he said, underscores the APC’s commitment to youth empowerment and fostering a culture of excellence and professionalism within the party. His leadership and vision, he added, continue to inspire the next generation of leaders in Nigeria. | APC; GANDUJE | shorturl.at/MtHO8 | ||
| THIS DAY LIVE | 05-Jun-24 | Tinubu Directs Finance Minister to come up with cost implications of new minimum wage in 48 hours | President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday directed the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, to, within two days, come up with the cost implications of an affordable, sustainable and realistic new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The president gave the marching orders at a closed-door meeting with the government negotiation team on the new minimum wage led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, at the State House, Abuja. The Information and National Orientation Minister, Mohammed Idris, made the president’s order known while speaking to newsmen after the closed-door meeting. | TINUBU; MINIMUM WAGE | shorturl.at/B7djU | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 05-Jun-24 | INEC registers 120,458 new Edo, Ondo voters, extends exercise | The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended the Continuous Voter Registration exercise in Edo and Ondo states to June 9. The commission had earlier set Wednesday, June 5, 2024, as the closing date for the registration exercise, which started on May 27, 2024. During the period, the registration exercise recorded significant progress, with 120,458 new voters registered. Earlier, the exercise suffered some hitches in Edo State, as flood, on Friday, May 25, ravaged the state headquarters of the electoral commission, leaving equipment and materials needed for the registration damaged. | INEC; EDO; ONDO | shorturl.at/3qiYU | ||
| VANGUARD | 05-Jun-24 | Judicial integrity is key to resolving half of election-related cases – Goodluck Jonathan | Former President Goodluck Jonathan advocates for judicial integrity, emphasising that fair elections would significantly decrease the number of court cases. Speaking at the inauguration of Delta State’s new high court complex in Asaba, Jonathan stated that a substantial portion of politicians resort to litigation due to perceived electoral injustices, estimating that about 50 percent of court cases stem from feelings of being cheated by the electoral system. In his words, “When you feel naturally aggrieved, you have to go to court. So assuming the elections are properly conducted, they know they failed the election, but they feel they can use the judiciary to declare them winners. If the judiciary doesn’t declare who doesn’t win the election that they are winners, that many 50 percent will not go to court. In South Africa, the electoral management body will never compromise, they all know. If you lose the election, you just wait for the next election. You don’t need to go to court. Because if you go to court, the judiciary too will not compromise. So you will not get anything.” | DELTA; JONATHAN; JUDICIARY | shorturl.at/7vLrr | ||
| VANGUARD | 05-Jun-24 | I will reverse the marginalization of Akoko-Edo," Asue Ighodalo promises | THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governorship Candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, has promised to treat Akoko-Edo people fairly, if elected in the September 21 poll in Edo State. Ighodalo made the promise when he was hosted by Akoko-Edo Development Association also known as Akoko-Edo Forum. According to a statement by Mrs. Mary Opii of Akoko-Edo Development Association, “In response to the question of marginalization, the PDP candidate said: “I agree that Akoko-Edo has been treated unfairly, and I will address it under my watch. I’ll bend over backward to ensure no part of the state is left behind. I will make the creation of LCDA from the present LGA happen, take this as a promise that must be done under my watch.” Noting the constitutional challenges of creating a new LGA, he said would look at creative ways to address LGA creation using LCDAs. saying. “we will work with the state House of Assembly to sort this out.” He further pledged that in his first anniversary as governor, “Akoko-Edo will have a functional university, the LGA will be fully represented at the highest level by running an inclusive government.” | EDO; IGHODALO | shorturl.at/lFCKj | ||
| THE CABLE | 06-Jun-24 | ‘No money allocated’ — NOA denies reports of N814bn spent on national anthem | The National Orientation Agency (NOA) says the federal government has not allocated funds for the promotion of the new national anthem, contrary to reports on social media. Lanre Issa-Onilu, the director-general of the agency, spoke on Wednesday at the presentation of the official version of the new national anthem in Abuja. On May 29, President Bola Tinubu signed a bill reintroducing the old national anthem. However, there have been reports on social media that Atiku Bagudu, minister of budget, said the federal government spent N814 billion on the new national anthem. Reacting to the claim, the director-general said the agency has not received any funds for the national anthem. | NATIONAL ANTHEM; NATIONAL ORIENTATION AGENCY | CABLE | ||
| THE CABLE | 06-Jun-24 | #Ondo2024: Hon. Olugbenga Edema dumps APC, elected NNPP governorship candidate in Ondo | Olugbenga Edema, a former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo, has defected to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The state governorship election is slated to take place on November 16. Edema announced his exit from the ruling party on Wednesday in Akure, the state capital, and was subsequently elected as the substitution candidate for the NNPP ahead of the governorship election. | APC; NNPP; ONDO 2024 | CABLE | ||
| THE CABLE | 06-Jun-24 | Labour exaggerating lawmakers’ pay to incite public anger" - Reps spokesperson | Akin Rotimi, spokesperson of the house of representatives, says organised labour is spreading “persistent misinformation and disinformation” about the salaries of members of the national assembly. In a statement, Rotimi also faulted the labour for shutting down essential services during the indefinite nationwide strike on Monday. The house spokesperson said the lower legislative chamber is “in full support” of the call for improved wages and working conditions for workers. | MINIMUM WAGE; HOUSE OF REPS | CABLE | ||
| THE CABLE | 06-Jun-24 | El-Rufai denies corruption allegations by Kaduna Assembly, says probe is politically motivated | Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, says the allegations of fraud levelled against him by the state house of assembly are “politically motivated”. An ad hoc committee set up by the Kaduna state house of assembly recommended the probe of el-Rufai’s administration between 2015 and 2023. El-Rufai is accused of diversion of public funds and money laundering. Henry Zacharia, chairman of the ad hoc committee, who presented the report during plenary on Wednesday, said most of the loans obtained by the el-Rufai administration were used for other purposes. | KADUNA ASSEMBLY; CORRUPTION; EL RUFAI | CABLE | ||
| THE CABLE | 06-Jun-24 | PDP: We’re not in merger conversation with any political party | In a statement on Wednesday, Debo Ologunagba, the national publicity secretary of the PDP, reiterated that the opposition party is not in any merger or amalgamation talks with any political party. “The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, after its 587th meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, restates for the umpteenth time that the PDP is not engaged in any merger, fusion, or amalgamation talks with any other political party or interest,” the statement reads. | PDP; LP | CABLE | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 06-Jun-24 | Bill seeking to make basic education compulsory in Nigeria passes second reading in the Senate | A bill seeking to ensure free and compulsory basic education for children in Nigeria as prescribed in the Universal Basic Education Act, 2004 has passed the second reading at the Senate. The bill, sponsored by Idiat Adebule (APC, Lagos West), was passed after most of the senators voted in its support. It proposed a penalty of N250,000 against parents who fail to enrol their children in primary and secondary schools. | EDUCATION; NASS | PREMIUMTIMES | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 06-Jun-24 | Bill to ban open grazing passes second reading in the Senate | A bill seeking to ban open grazing and establish ranches for herders in the country has passed a second reading at the Senate. The bill was passed on Wednesday during the plenary after a majority of the senators supported it when the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, put it to vote. It is titled “A Bill for an Act to Establish National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission for the Regulation, Management, Preservation and Control of Ranches throughout Nigeria; and for connected purpose, 2024.” The bill was sponsored by Titus Zam (APC, Benue North-west). | OPEN GRAZING; SENATE | PREMIUMTIMES | ||
| VANGUARD | 06-Jun-24 | Obidient Movement not domiciled in any political party' – Peter Obi | FOLLOWING the recent decision of the Labour Party, LP, to create a directorate for the Obidient Movement in the party, the presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 general elections and the principal mentor of the Obidient Movement In Nigeria, Mr. Peter Obi has said that the group is beyond a political party and cannot be cubbyhole into one. Writing in his X platform, Obi said: “I like to categorically state that the Obidient Movement is not a directorate in any particular political party. Any individual or individuals claiming to be leaders of this non-existent directorate are simply not members of the broader Obidient Movement. There may be a youth mobilization directorate in political parties, but the Obidient Movement is far beyond a particular political party. The Obidient Movement is a diverse and inclusive collective that transcends traditional political, religious, and ethnic affiliations..." | LP; PETER OBI; OBEDIENT MOVEMENT | VANGUARD | ||
| VANGUARD | 06-Jun-24 | LP renames Obidient Directorate following controversies over its establishment | Following a backlash over the naming and composition of the leadership structure of the “Obidient Directorate,” the leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has renamed the directorate. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, announced the party’s decision in a tarse statement in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, the Obidient Directorate will now be known and referred to as the Directorate of Mobilisation and Integration. Ifoh said, “Following the controversies arising from the creation of the Directorate of OBIDIENT Affairs, in the party, the Directorate is hereby renamed the Directorate of Mobilisation and Integration. | LP; PETER OBI | VANGUARD | ||
| THIS DAY LIVE | 07-Jun-24 | House investigates ‘Fraudulent Land Documents’ issued before Wike’s appointment | The House of Representatives resolved to launch an investigation into the suspected fraudulent allocation of land documents in Abuja before the appointment of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The decision of the House followed the adoption of a motion moved at the plenary on Thursday by Hon. Jonathan Gbefwi. In another development, the House also called on the Ministry of Solid Minerals to deploy more emergency response specialists to rescue trapped miners at the Galadiman Kogo mining site in Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State without further delay. | WIKE; FCT | THISDAYLIVE | ||
| THIS DAY LIVE | 07-Jun-24 | House of Representatives passes 2024 supplementary bill for FCTA | The House of Representatives yesterday passed the 2024 supplementary bill of N98.5 billion for the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). This is just as the Senate passed for second reading, the FCTA supplementary bill and referred it to its committee on FCT for further consideration. The Chairman of the House Committee on FCT, Hon. Aliyu Betara presented the report of the committee to the House at the plenary for consideration. President Bola Tinubu had recently presented the supplementary appropriation bill to the National Assembly for considerations, saying the money was meant to take care of critical infrastructures. | FCTA; HOUSE OF REPS | THISDAYLIVE | ||
| THIS DAY LIVE | 07-Jun-24 | Senate passes bill to increase judicial officers’ salaries by 300% | The Senate has passed a bill seeking to prescribe improved salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of Judicial office holders in Nigeria by 300 per cent. The development followed the adoption of report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters presented by the Chairman of the committee Senator Mohammed Monguno (lBorno North). The Executive bill forwarded by the President is titled “A Bill for an Act to Prescribe the Salaries, Allowances and Fringe Benefits of Judicial Office Holders in Nigeria and for Related Matters”. The bill provides a total monthly package of 5,385,047.26 for the Chief Justice of Nigeria Justices of the Supreme Court are to earn a total package of N4, 213,192.54, while the President of the Court of Appeal is to earn a total monthly package of N4, 478,415.78. | SENATE; JUDICIARY | THISDAYLIVE | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 07-Jun-24 | Tinubu administration diverting funds through secret petrol subsidy – Atiku | The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Bola Tinubu administration of diverting public funds through petrol subsidy, hence the refusal of the government to reveal how much is being spent on subsidy. Atiku said this in a statement on Thursday in reaction to a statement from the presidency. The former vice president said the clandestine subsidy regime was one of the reasons investments in the oil sector had refused to come in. | SUBSIDY; FG; ATIKU | PREMIUM TIMES | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 07-Jun-24 | Senate urges Tinubu to review security strategies in the North-west | The Senate on Thursday called on President Bola Tinubu to review the strategies adopted by security agencies in the fight against terrorism, kidnapping and other insecurity challenges in the North-west region. It also urged President Tinubu to consider the deployment of additional security personnel to the identified hotspots to ensure the protection of lives and properties in the region. The call was a sequel to a motion sponsored by Nasiru Daura (APC, Katsina North) during the plenary. It was co-sponsored by 20 other senators from the region. | SENATE; SECURITY | PREMIUMTIMES | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 07-Jun-24 | Lawmaker, Ikenga Ugochinyere faces probe over solidarity visit to Fubara | The House of Representatives has referred its member, Ikenga Ugochinyere, to the Committee on Ethics for probe over his solidarity visit to the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The lawmaker is facing the probe after leading about 50 lawmakers to attend the first anniversary of the governor in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Mr Ugochinyere, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Imo State, is one of the vocal supporters of Mr Fubara in the House. | HOUSE OF REPS; PROBE; FUBARA | PREMIUMTIMES | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 07-Jun-24 | Delay In Arrest Of Ex-Adamawa REC Poses Danger To Democracy – PDP | The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to immediately arrest and prosecute the sacked former Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mallam Hudu Yunusa Ari. Addressing a press conference at the party Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, National Publicity Secretary of the party, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, said the delay in prosecuting the ex- REC portends great danger to the nation’s democracy. The PDP spokesman recalled that Mallam Hudu Yunusa Ari brazenly “attempted to subvert our nation’s democracy by trying to install an illegal government in Adamawa” in violation of Section 1(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).He said Ari during the last governorship election attempted to override the will of the people by illegally declaring the candidate of the defeated All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner while collation of results was on-going. | INEC; PDP | DAILYTRUST | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 07-Jun-24 | #Edo2024: NNPP suspends its governorhip candidate, Azemhe Azena | Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has suspended its governorship candidate, Azemhe Azena. Azena was suspended by his ward 10 executive members in the Etsako East Local Government Area of the state. The suspension letter dated June 3, seen by our reporter yesterday, was signed by the ward 10 chairman, Kadiri Eshimokha; Mrs. Stella Afebua, woman leader; Comrade Eshiobu Johnson, youth leader; and Comrade Imonikho Abdul, secretary. According to the letter, Azena was suspended for alleged gross misconduct, anti-party activities, and disregard for the party. | NNPP; EDO | DAILYTRUST | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 10-Jun-24 | There's no difference between APC, PDP –APC Ex-Vice Chair, Salihu Lukman | A former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has said there is no difference between the ruling party and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). While speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Lukman said the APC was now becoming worse than the PDP it came to replace. He said the PDP was becoming a one-man show where internal democracy had been dumped and candidates imposed on the electorates, stressing that it was the reason they came up with the establishment of the APC. He said they came up with the idea of the opposition parties merging to defeat the PDP and correct some of the anomalies noticed at that time. | APC; PDP | DAILYTRUST | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 10-Jun-24 | Northern Elders ask FG To set up Pastoralist Commission | The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has called on the Federal Government to set up a National Pastoralist Commission to protect the interest of Nigerian herdsmen. The NEF said this while contributing to the ongoing debate on the proposed law to phase out open grazing and establish ranching agencies, a legislation that sparked conflicting views among stakeholders in the country. The group, in a statement by its Director Publicity and Advocacy, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said there was no reason why special initiative should not be introduced to address the concerns and plights of herders, adding that successive governments have established agencies, ministries and programmes such as NDDC, OMPADEC, to tackle challenges affecting specific communities in the South. The NEF further urged the government to establish special funds and policies to support pastoral communities in order to improve their livelihoods. | NORTHERN ELDERS | DAILYTRUST | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 10-Jun-24 | APC wins all seats In Yobe LG poll | Candidates of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the local government elections held on Saturday have been declared winners of all the chairmanship and councillorship seats. The Chairman of the Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YOIEC) Dr Mamman Muhammad, made the announcement at the commission’s headquarters in Damaturu on Sunday. According to him APC won all the 17 local government chairmanship seats and the 178 councillorship seats. He commended the electorate for ensuring that the polls were free and peaceful. | APC; YOBE | DAILYTRUST | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 10-Jun-24 | 35 lawmakers propose six-year single term for president, zonal rotation and more | Thirty-five members of the house of representatives have proposed a six-year single term for Nigeria’s presidency. Addressing a press conference in Abuja, on Monday, Ikenga Ugochinyere, who was flanked by his colleagues and co-sponsors of the bills, said the proposed legislation seeks a six-year term for the president and governors and has passed first reading. The legislators said the bill proposes rotation of executive powers among the six geopolitical zones to “ensure equal representation and reduce the desperation and tempo of agitation for the creation of states”. | NASS; CONSTITUTION | THECABLE | ||
| THE CABLE | 10-Jun-24 | Court refuses to declare seats of 27 pro-Wike lawmakers vacant in Rivers | A high court in Rivers state has declared that Martin Amaewhuke, speaker of the house of assembly, and 26 other lawmakers are still members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Delivering judgment on Monday, Okogbule Gbasam, the presiding judge, held that the claimants failed to prove that Amaewhule and the 26 lawmakers had defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Gbasam noted that defection cannot be established through newspaper publications, radio announcements, or online publications, as tendered by the claimants. The judge held that membership in a party is only proven by being listed on its register or by a membership card, and such members must fulfill all requirements of their membership in the party. | PDP; RIVERS; | THECABLE | ||
| CHANNELS TV | 10-Jun-24 | #Ondo2024: Agboola Ajayi picks Hon. Festus Akingbaso as running mate under PDP | The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Ondo State governorship election Agboola Ajayi has named Festus Akingbaso as his running mate for the exercise. The Publicity Secretary of the Ondo State chapter of the PDP Kennedy Peretei confirmed the development to Channels Television on Sunday evening. Akingbaso popularly known as Fessy West is a member of the House of Representatives representing Idanre/Ifedore Constituency. Before now, he was a member of the Ondo State House of Assembly. | PDP; ONDO | CHANNELSTV | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 11-Jun-24 | Police seeks South-west governors’ support on equipment to tackle kidnapping | Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of FCID, Abuja and coordinating DIG for South-west geo-political zone, Abiodun Alabi, has called on state governors in the zone to assist the police with technological equipment such as drones and helicopters to rid the region of kidnappings. Mr Alabi stated this during a familiarisation tour of Ekiti Police Command in Ado Ekiti on Monday. He was speaking against the backdrop of the recent killing of two prominent traditional rulers in the state by gunmen believed to be kidnappers. He noted that such equipment could help deal with criminals before they manifest their intentions. | POLICE; INSECURITY | PREMIUMTIMES | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 11-Jun-24 | Tinubu sacks Arase as chair of Police Service Commission, replaces him with a retired deputy IG | President Bola Tinubu has sacked Solomon Arase as the chairperson of the Police Service Commission (PSC). The president replaced him with Hashimu Argungu, a retired deputy inspector general of police, according to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale, on Monday. The president also approved the appointment of Onyemuche Nnamani as secretary of the commission and Taiwo Lakanu, also a retired deputy inspector general of police, as member of the commission. | POLICE; SACK | PREMIUMTIMES | ||
| DALY TRUST | 11-Jun-24 | Sokoto amends law to grant governors authority to appoint district and village heads | The Sokoto State Government has given the green light to amend section 76 of the local government and chieftaincy law to align with prevailing practices within the state. Under the current law, the authority to appoint district and village heads lies with the Sultanate Council. However, in practice, the Sultanate Council merely provides recommendations to the state government, with the governor ultimately making the appointments. Nasir Binji, the state’s attorney-general and commissioner for justice, clarified that the proposed amendment aimed to synchronise the legal framework with the customary procedure in Sokoto State. | SOKOTO; SULTAN | DAILYTRUST | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 11-Jun-24 | PDP fixes September 26 For NEC Meeting, July 27 For Ward Congress | The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has slated September 26 for its second National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the year. The date was announced by the party through its 2024 adjusted timetable and schedule of activities for congresses, which were released to party members and stakeholders Moday. Ahead of the September NEC, the party has slated July 27th for the conduct of ward/delegate congresses to elect ward executives as well as three ad hoc delegates in 23 out of the 36 states of the country, including Abuja. The timetable also disclosed that, among other things, the NEC is expected to ratify the list of executives that will emerge from the congresses. | PDP; NEC MEETING; WARD CONGRESS | DAILYTRUST | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 11-Jun-24 | Why I am supporting Ekiti Governor despite Party differences – Fayose | A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said his support for the incumbent state governor, Biodun Oyebanji, was because of the mutual respect between them, insisting that when it’s time for the election, he will not hesitate to go against him. Fayose, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has come under criticism lately for allegedly hobnobbing with and benefiting from appointments from Governor Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC). But addressing his supporters in Ado-Ekiti Monday ahead of the ward congress of the PDP coming up next month, Fayose stated that those saying that he got an appointment from Governor Oyebanji should stop playing politics of bitterness, stressing that the state belongs to the PDP and APC. | PDP; APC | DAILYTRUST | ||
| THE CABLE | 11-Jun-24 | South-west governors renew call for creation of state police | Governors from the south-west geo-political zone have renewed their call for the creation of state police. The governors said state police would strengthen safety in the south-west region. At the meeting, which held on Monday in Lagos state, the governors elected Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the new chair of the forum following the demise of Rotimi Akeredolu, former governor of Ondo. Reading a communique after a closed-door meeting, Sanwo-Olu, Lagos governor, said there has been relative peace in the south-west because of the collaboration between Amotekun and security agencies. | SOUTH WEST; STATE POLICE | THECABLE | ||
| THIS DAY LIVE | 13-Jun-24 | June 12: PDP will always defend democracy, says Sen. Akobundu | Senator Austin Akobundu on Wednesday affirmed that there is no alternative to democracy even as he reminded Nigerians that the People Democratic Party, PDP could rightly be described as the midwife of the Fourth Republic which today celebrates 25 years of unbroken democracy – Nigeria’s longest so far. “As we celebrate Democracy Day, and honour the heroes and heroines, some who laid down their lives, others who sacrificed everything to make today possible, let us also celebrate the G9 – the nine courageous Nigerians who took the bull by the horns and demanded that the military exit power and allow democracy flourish in Nigeria..." | DEMOCRACY DAY; PDP | THISDAYLIVE | ||
| THIS DAY LIVE | 13-Jun-24 | Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Bolaji Akinyemi, kicks against return to parliamentary system | Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, kicked against any plan to return the country to parliamentary system of government. Akinyemi said the claims that Nigeria’s presidential system was prohibitively expensive were untrue. He said it was those voted into power that made the presidential system costly. He lamented the state of local governments in the country, saying the state governments have almost killed the local councils. The former minister made the remarks in his keynote address at the Songs of Nigeria Festival (SONIFES) awards ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday night. He said having federalism in Nigeria was not something to be afraid of or apologetic about, adding that it is sheer laziness for Nigeria to be talking about copying what is done in America when it may not suit the country. | PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM; | THISDAYLIVE | ||
| PUNCH | 13-Jun-24 | Democracy Day: Plateau, Ogun, Kaduna Governors pardon 164 prisoners | In commemoration of Democracy Day on Wednesday, the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, granted pardon to 13 inmates serving various jail terms in the state. Also, the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, freed 41 prison inmates while the Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, on Tuesday pardoned 110 prisoners in the spirit of Democracy Day. | PLATEAU; OGUN; KADUNA; DEMOCRACY; PRISONERS | PUNCH | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 13-Jun-24 | We have deteriorated into state capture; we are not practising true democracy — Peter Obi | The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s elections, Peter Obi, has stated that Nigeria is not practising true democracy and has deteriorated into dictatorship and classical state capture. Obi made this statement on Wednesday in a series of posts on his X handle, commenting on this year’s June 12 Democracy Day commemoration. He highlighted that leadership failures have led to uncontrolled systemic corruption, high levels of insecurity, a lack of freedom of speech, increasing poverty rates, and unprecedented levels of hunger and hardship. | PETER OBI; DEMOCRACY | DAILYTRUST | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 13-Jun-24 | Tinubu may reshuffle Cabinet, create new Ministry | President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has concluded plans for a shake-up of his cabinet soon, which will include the appointment of new ministers and the creation of a new ministry. The new ministry will be for livestock development, a department hitherto under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, with the goal of driving the administration’s livestock master plan. Also, sources said that aside from the creation of the new ministry, the cabinet reshuffle would see to the appointment of state ministers for most or all the ministries that currently only had one minister. Recall that some Nigerians criticised the president for operating what they termed “an overbloated cabinet.” | CABINET; MINISTRY | DAILYTRUST | ||
| THE CABLE | 13-Jun-24 | ‘They learnt from you’ — Shehu Sani asks Tinubu to pardon imprisoned #EndSARS protesters | Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna central, has asked President Bola Tinubu to pardon #EndSARS protesters who are still in detention. Speaking on Wednesday night at a dinner organised to mark 2024 Democracy Day, Sani said the Nigerian youths who protested against the SARS took after Tinubu, who, according to him, was at the forefront of the struggle for the return of civilian rule in the country. Recall that in October 2020, many Nigerian youths protested across the country against the excesses of the now-disbanded special anti-robbery squad (SARS) unit of the police. Some of those who were arrested have remained in custody for various categories of offences linked to the protests. | #ENDSARS; SHEHU SANI | THECABLE | ||
| VANGUARD | 13-Jun-24 | Ohanaeze Ndigbo inaugurates 20-member restructuring committee | The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has inaugurated a 20-member committee to fashion out a position for Ndigbo for the proposed restructuring of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. While inaugurating the committee in Abuja, yesterday, the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, charged members to give the committee the seriousness it deserved. He said: “I’m therefore of very strong belief that restructuring of Nigeria is a social, economic and cultural imperative. Many groups in Nigeria have continued to make demands for secession from the country. Such demands have come from the Northern, Western and of course Eastern part of Nigeria. “Once the structure of Nigeria is right, all these demands and agitations will stop and Nigeria by God’s grace will be one of the greatest countries in the world.” | OHANEZE; RESTRUCTURING; SOUTH-EAST | VANGUARD | ||
| VANGUARD | 13-Jun-24 | #Edo 2024: PDP, ADC, PRP task INEC on credible poll as they pledge good governance | AS Nigeria celebrates Democracy Day, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; African Democratic Congress, ADC, and Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, have urged the people of Edo State to vote for their parties and candidates in the September 21 governorship election. They all promised good governance, if elected, and called on the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, to ensure a credible election. | EDO; INEC; GOVERNORSHIP | VANGUARD | ||
| VANGUARD | 13-Jun-24 | Lukman says APC can no longer win elections without rigging | Former Director General of Progressive Governors’ Forum PGF and immediate-past National Vice Chairman, North West, of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Salihu Lukman has ditched the party, saying it has outlived its usefulness and can no longer win elections without rigging. In a statement, yesterday, Lukman said he found it necessary to write to a few leaders of the party and try to clarify his position regarding the situation both in the party and in the country. He said: “First...the country has deteriorated in the last year since the assumption of office of President Bola Tinubu...Both the APC and the governments it controls are getting more and more unpopular. It doesn’t require any investigation, at this rate, there is no way we can win election except through rigging. The popular saying in the country now is that President Tinubu is a one-term President. The hard truth is that the country will be lucky to get to 2027, without witnessing upheavals,” he stated. | APC; LUKMAN; ELECTION | VANGUARD | ||
| GUARDIAN | 14-Jun-24 | Lawmakers want new aircraft for Tinubu, Shettima | The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence has called on the federal government to quickly purchase new aircraft for President Bola Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima. This was disclosed in a report by Premium Times who added that the lawmakers are of the opinion that the cost of maintaining the 19-year-old aircraft used by Tinubu is high. PT said that the House of Reps Committee believes that the high cost of maintenance has led to longer aircraft downtime and higher fleet running costs. According to PT, the lawmakers made the request in a report issued after its technical subcommittee conducted a hearing on the status and airworthiness of aircraft in the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF). | HOUSE OF REPS; AIRCRAFT | GUARDIAN | ||
| GUARDIAN | 14-Jun-24 | Military arrests over 100 suspects over killing of soldiers in Abia | The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the arrest of over 100 suspects allegedly involved in the gruesome killing of soldiers in Abia State. Confirming the arrest, the Director Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major Gen. Edward Buba, noted that some of them were not culpable while others who were culpable are still in military custody. | MILITARY; ABIA | GUARDIAN | ||
| THE CABLE | 14-Jun-24 | World Bank approves $2.25bn loan for Nigeria | Wale Edun, the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, has announced the approval of two major “financial support packages” by the World Bank — valued at $2.25 billion. According to a statement on Thursday, this is part of President Tinubu’s ongoing efforts to stabilise the economy, reposition it for sustained and inclusive growth, and provide urgent support to the poor and vulnerable. The statement was signed by Mohammed Manga, the ministry’s director of information and public relations. | WORLD BANK; LOAN; FINANCE | THECABLE | ||
| THE CABLE | 14-Jun-24 | Tinubu appoints Tanimu Yakubu, Yar’Adua’s former adviser, as DG of budget office | President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Tanimu Yakubu as the director-general of the budget office of the federation. The appointment follows the expiration of the tenure of Ben Akabueze, according to a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesperson. Akabueze was first appointed in June 2016 by ex-President Muhammadu Buhari the director-general of the budget office of the federation. His tenure was later extended for a second term on May 17, 2020. Announcing the new appointment, the presidency said Yakubu is an accomplished economist and was chief economic adviser to a former president from 2007 to 2010. | BUDGET; APPOINTMENT | THECABLE | ||
| THE CABLE | 14-Jun-24 | 289 Delegates: Nigeria records highest delegation at 2024 ILO conference | Nigeria has the highest number of registered delegates at the ongoing 112th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland. According to a list published by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Nigeria’s delegation to the conference is the largest of the 187 countries represented at the event. The Nigerian contingent, led by Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, minister of state for labour and productivity, comprises 289 registered delegates.The list includes 108 registered as “government delegates” and 62 names identified as “employers’ delegates” | ILO; CONFERENCE DELEGATION | THECABLE | ||
| THE CABLE | 14-Jun-24 | INEC publishes final list of candidates for Ondo guber poll | The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates for the Ondo state governorship election. The off-cycle governorship election in Ondo is scheduled to be held on November 16. In a statement on Thursday, Sam Olumekun, the INEC national commissioner and chairman of information and voter education committee, said the commission published the personal particulars of the candidates and their running mates in the state and LGA offices. Olumekun said two political parties — New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) — conducted fresh primaries to replace their earlier nominated candidates and running mates. | INEC; #ONDO2024 | THECABLE | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 14-Jun-24 | We have donated Fayose to APC" — Ekiti PDP LG Chairmen | Some local government chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State have warned the former governor of the state, Ayo Fayose, to stay away from the party’s congresses coming up in August. Recall that Fayose, on Monday met with some party members ahead of the party congress, where he promised to donate an unspecified amount of money to support candidates, while calling for the unity of the party in the state. But the local government chairmen, in a statement in Ado Ekiti yesterday, noted that Fayose’s promise of financial support was unacceptable, alleging that it was a plot by the former governor to highjack the party again for his own gains. | PDP; EKITI; FAYOSE; OYEBANJI | DAILYTRUST | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 19-Jun-24 | Fubara appoints interim chairpersons for the 23 LGAs in Rivers State | Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has appointed caretaker committees for the 23 local government areas of Rivers State as he continues his battle with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, for the control of the political structure in the oil-rich state. The appointment came a day after the governor asked administrative heads to temporarily take charge of council areas from the outgoing elected officials whose tenures ended on Monday. Many of the outgoing elected officials were elected when Mr Wike was governor and are loyal to him. They have vowed to stay on in office, saying the state House of Assembly had extended their tenure by six months. | PDP; WIKE; FUBARA; RIVERS STATE | PREMIUMTIMES | ||
| VANGUARD | 19-Jun-24 | Fashola: National Assembly can only legislate on minimum wage, not salaries | Babatunde Fashola, Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said the National Assembly may have unconstitutionally legislated on salaries, instead of minimum wage. In an article, entitled ‘’Minimum Wage Review – My Takeaway’’, Fashola said what the constitution provided for to be legislated on in the exclusive-legislative list was the country’s minimum wage. According to him, a person earning a salary is paid a fixed amount over some time, while a person earning a wage is paid by the hour. Organised labour had been demanding an increase in the minimum wage of N30,000 owing to the rising inflation that has pushed food prices up. While the federal government has offered to pay N62,000, labour unions have insisted on N250,000. Fashola said there was a need for the constitution to be amended to allow for the fixing of minimum salaries of workers. | MINIMUM WAGE; NASS; FASHOLA | VANGUARD | ||
| THE CABLE | 19-Jun-24 | Kano Emirate Tussle: Your comments are grossly insensitive, APC tells Kwankwaso | The All Progressives Congress (APC) says some comments by Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections, about the emirship tussle in Kano state are “grossly insensitive”. Kwankwaso had accused the federal government of compromising security in Kano. The former governor said the people of Kano would resist any attempt to undermine the constituted authority in the state. In a statement on Tuesday, Felix Morka, the national spokesperson of the APC, said it is disturbing that Kwankwaso would make such allegations. He said that as a former Governor and Minister of Defence, the APC expects Kwankwaso to demonstrate high-grade discretion and a better grip of the severe social, political, and security implications of unguarded utterances capable of fueling tension and strife in the good state of Kano. | KANO; APC; EMIR | THECABLE | ||
| THE CABLE | 19-Jun-24 | ‘Do you want Tinubu dead?’ — Onanuga tackles Obi over comment on proprosed aircraft purchase | Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has berated Peter Obi over his comments on the proposed purchase of a new presidential aircraft. Recently, the house of representatives committee on national security and intelligence asked the federal government to purchase new aircraft for President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima. The committee’s recommendation was contained in a report released after an investigation into the status of the aircraft in the presidential air fleet. On Monday, Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, faulted the proposal, saying it highlights the disconnect between the government and the people. | AIRCRAFT; HOUSE OF REPS; PRESIDENCY | THECABLE | ||
| THE CABLE | 19-Jun-24 | Fubara meets security heads over Rivers LG crisis, alleges plot to arrest his supporters | Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, has met with heads of security agencies over the widespread protests in the state. The meeting was held at the government house in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The political tension in Rivers escalated on Tuesday morning as residents protested at the LGA secretariats in the state. Police operatives fired multiple shots into the air to disperse protesters at the various LGA headquarters, including the Port Harcourt council secretariat. The residents were protesting against the reported attempts by the former LGA chairpersons to return to office. | RIVERS; LGA; INSECURITY | THECABLE | ||
| THE CABLE | 19-Jun-24 | APC stakeholders reject Abia nominees for tertiary institution governing councils, says they did not support Tinubu in 2023 elections | The Abia APC Stakeholders Forum (AASF) has rejected the list of appointees from the state to the boards and governing councils of tertiary institutions. On June 14, President Bola Tinubu approved the reconstitution of governing councils and boards for federal tertiary institutions in the country. The forum said except for Henry Ikoh, a former minister of state for science and technology, and one Chijioke Ikpo, others appointed to the governing councils are not members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter addressed to the president, the group demanded that the names of appointees, excluding Ikoh and Ikpo, be withdrawn. | APC; ABIA; TINUBU | THECABLE | ||
| GUARDIAN | 19-Jun-24 | Obasanjo recounts his achievements, says he set Nigeria free from immense debt, leaving the country better than he met it | Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has claimed that his administration was one of the best the country has had so far, especially in putting the economy of the country in good shape before leaving office in 2007. Obasanjo, while speaking in Abeokuta, yesterday, at the Safe Online Youth Fellowship Bootcamp organised by NerdzFactory Company, supported by Meta at the Youth Development Centre, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), recalled landmark achievements his administration recorded while in office between 1999 and 2007. He stressed that he was responsible for setting Nigeria free from the bondage of immense debt, adding that he takes pride in the celebration of the 25 years an uninterrupted democracy, which started during his reign as democratic ruler in 1999. | OBASANJO; NIGERIA; DEBT | GUARDIAN | ||
| GUARDIAN | 19-Jun-24 | Northern elders to FG - ‘Prioritise Mambilla power project like Calabar Coastal Road’ | The Northern Elders Forum has called on the Federal Government to focus on resolving the Mambilla hydro power dispute and ensure the project comes to fruition as soon as possible. While commending President Bola Tinubu for taking bold steps on critical policies and infrastructural projects, the forum charged the Nigerian leader to prioritise fixing of the Mambilla plant. The group asked the President to replicate the same wisdom applied in resolving the OML 245 dispute and the swift nature in executing the Calabar costal highway project in Mambilla case. | MAMBILLA; LAGOS COASTAL; NORTHERN ELDERS | GUARDIAN | ||
| GUARDIAN | 19-Jun-24 | #Edo2024: PDP expels Hon. Ogbeide Ihama, former Oredo Rep, for anti-party activities | The immediate past member representing Oredo Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Ogbiede Ihama Omoregie, has been expelled from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for anti-party activities. He was expelled by Ward 2 Oredo Local Government Area (LGA), following the resolution of an enlarged meeting by the ward members and executives, held in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The Chairman of PDP Ward 2 in Oredo, Lawrence Aguebor, said the expulsion followed the suspension of Ihama by the ward executives and critical stakeholders of Oredo Ward 2, who met on May 3, 2024, and suspended the ex-Rep member for 30 days after which a disciplinary committee was set up. He explained, “The committee wrote him letters and called him on the phone and sat five (5) times and Ogbeide Ihama Omoregie failed to appear before them. | PDP; EDO; HOUSE OF REPS | GUARDIAN | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 20-Jun-24 | Rivers begins preparation for LG election shortly after inaugurating caretaker committees | The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission says it has commenced the process to conduction local government elections. This is contained in a public notice signed by the Chairman/Chief Electoral Commissioner of RSIEC, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd) and sent to newsmen on Wednesday night. This comes barely 24-hours after Governor Siminalayi Fubara swore in caretaker committee chairmen following the exit of local government chairmen who are loyalists of Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). During the swearing in, Fubara had said there tenure would not be long because the local government election would hold soon. | RIVERS; LGA; FUBARA | DAILYTRUST | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 20-Jun-24 | Police Service Commission Staff want IGP sacked | Members of staff of the Police Service Commission (PSC), on Wednesday asked President Bola Tinubu to sack the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun with immediate effect over the rift between the commission and the police high command. Speaking under the aegis of the Joint Union Congress of the commission, the members of staff said the call became imperative because the IGP had caused confusion for the president from his recent reaction to the latest recruitment of police constables. | POLICE; IGP | DAILYTRUST | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 20-Jun-24 | IPPIS: 1,618 Ghost Workers Deleted, 69,308 Verified– Head of Civil Service of the Federation | The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, said verification exercises under the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) have uncovered 1,618 civil servants with fake or illegal employment letters. She also said 69,308 civil servants have been fully integrated into the IPPIS following the compulsory verification exercise. Yemi-Esan spoke during a parley with media executives in Abuja yesterday held in commemoration of the 2024 Civil Service Week Celebrations. | CIVIL SERVICE | DAILYTRUST | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 20-Jun-24 | #Edo2024: PDP expels Philip Shaibu | The leadership of the Edo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday announced the expulsion of former deputy governor Philip Shaibu, from the party. The PDP also expelled the National Vice Chairperson (South-South) of the party, Dan Orbih. Both men have been accused of anti-party activities, according to the PDP. | EDO; PDP; GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION | PREMIUMTIMES | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 20-Jun-24 | Abia: Governor Alex Otti sacks spokesperson a few weeks after suspending Health Commissioner | Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has sacked his Chief Press Secretary, Kazie Uko, after one year of service. Mr Uko, a journalist and Public Relations consultant was appointed to the position in June 2023. Earlier this month, the governor suspended the State Commissioner for Health, Ngozi Okoronkwo, for “gross misconduct.” | ABIA; ALEX OTTI; APPOINTMENT | PREMIUMTIMES | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 20-Jun-24 | The Federal Government has acquired Zaria Hotels for Aviation College Annexure | The Federal Government is to convert Zaria Hotels in Kaduna State to classrooms and hostels for the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, aviation minister Festus Keyamo has said. Mr Keyamo told journalists in Zaria on Wednesday that Zaria Hotels had been acquired as an annexure to the NCAT to widen its potential for growth. | AVIATION; ZARIA; KADUNA | PREMIUMTIMES | ||
| CHANNELS TV | 20-Jun-24 | Rivers Crisis: Police barricade Of LG secretariats to continue, says IGP | The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has directed the continuation of the police barricade on local government secretariats in Rivers State to prevent a breakdown of law and order. IGP Egbetokun gave the directive while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja on the sideline of a Conference with Commissioners of Police and other Senior Officers. He said the police will continue to occupy the secretariats until a court of competent jurisdiction delivers judgment on the local government crisis in Rivers State. | POLICE; INSECURITY; RIVERS; IGP | CHANNELSTV | ||
| THE CABLE | 21-Jun-24 | Ondo government reacts to judgment nullifying 33 LCDAs created under Akeredolu | The Ondo State Government has outlined the steps it intends to take regarding Thursday’s court judgement nullifying the creation of the 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state. The state government reacted to the judgement in a statement by its Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kayode Ajulo, in Akure, the state capital, on Friday. The Ondo State Government created the LCDAs during the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s administration, during which the current governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, served as the deputy governor. | LCDAs; ONDO | THECABLE | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 21-Jun-24 | Kano govt reinterprets court ruling, says Sanusi remains Emir, orders demolition of Bayero's palace | The Kano State Government has directed the state’s Commissioner of Police to remove the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, from the Nasarawa mini palace. The state government claimed that Thursday’s judgement by a Federal High Court was in its favour, affirming the state government’s decision to reinstate Emir Lamido Sanusi. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the court nullified the Kano Emirate Council (Amendment No. 2) Law, 2024, that scrapped four of the five emirate councils of the state last month and removed all the five emirs, including Aminu Ado-Bayero of Kano | KANO; EMIRATE | PREMIUMTIMES | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 21-Jun-24 | Falana to Federal High Court: You lack powers to resolve Kano Emirate dispute | Rights activist and senior lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, has faulted the intervention of a Federal High Court in Kano in the emirship tussle in the state. According to the senior lawyer, the issue surrounding the appointment and removal of traditional rulers are outside the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court as well as the National Industrial Court. “The intervention of the Federal High Court in the dispute arising from the deposition of Emir Ado Bayero & co as well as the restoration of Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is a brazen repudiation of the decision of the Supreme Court,” he said. | KANO; EMIRATE | PREMIUMTIMES | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 21-Jun-24 | "Governors have turned establishment of Universities into constituency projects," ASUU laments politicization of education | The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has strongly criticised both federal and state governments for what it perceives as the politicisation of education, particularly through the proliferation of public universities while neglecting the funding needs of existing ones. Dr Melemi Abatcha, chairperson of ASUU at the Federal University Gashua branch in Yobe State, expressed these concerns during a press conference in Damaturu. Abatcha highlighted how governments, especially at the state level, have treated university education as constituency projects, akin to initiatives politicians bring back to their constituencies. This trend, he said, is reflected in the establishment of new universities without adequate funding for existing ones. He emphasised ASUU’s ongoing concerns regarding insufficient funding for universities and the challenges faced by academic staff. | ASUU; GOVERNORS | DAILYTRUST | ||
| GUARDIAN | 21-Jun-24 | No recruitment slots for persons with disabilities, IGP tells PSC | Following a rift between the Police Service Commission and the police management, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has said that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) currently does not have positions available for People Living With Disabilities (PLWDs). Egbetokun made the disclosure during a conference with Strategic Police Managers in Abuja on Thursday. | POLICE; RECRUITMENT | GUARDIAN | ||
| GUARDIAN | 21-Jun-24 | Okonkwo hints at dumping Labour Party, says leadership is clownish | A former spokesperson for the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council during the 2023 election, Kenneth Okonkwo, has hinted at dumping the party. “Any party that is not visibly committed to the welfare of Nigerians will most likely not see me there. I don’t rule out going back to anything because change is constant,” Okonkwo said in an interview with a news platform, Symfoni. “My own labour party is not impressing me. Assuming they continue on this trajectory where they cannot even hold an acceptable national convention, then you’d tell me I’d be there? | LP; ABURE | GUARDIAN | ||
| GUARDIAN | 21-Jun-24 | Further Balkanization: New Rivers State caretaker chairmen inaugurate seven-man committee members in respective councils | After their inauguration by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the interim committee chairmen for the 23 local councils have gone on to inaugurate their respective seven-man committee members in their various local council areas. The chairmen, determined to fully comply with the governor’s directive to take control of their respective council areas, have taken swift action by dissolving all existing committees and issuing a stern warning against any unauthorised dealings or transactions outside of their official duties. By leaving no stone unturned, they aim to assert their authority and ensure a smooth transition. | RIVERS; LGA; FUBARA | GUARDIAN | ||
| GUARDIAN | 21-Jun-24 | #Edo2024: Campaign promises trail as APC promises autonomy to local government areas | Deputy Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dennis Idahosa has said that if elected, the administration of Senator Monday Okpebholo would grant full autonomy to local councils. Idahosa made this promise while speaking to APC members in Ward 5 and Ward 6, Egor Local Government Area, as he joined the council leaders of the party in their governorship campaign mobilization visits. The member representing Ovia Federal Constituency, deplored the alleged use of local council funds for governorship campaign and other purposes by the peoples Democratic Party, PDP-led Edo State Government adding that such situation denies the councils the ability to meet their obligations to the people. | EDO; APC; PDP; CAMPAIGN | VANGUARD | ||
| THIS DAY LIVE | 24-Jun-24 | Tinubu: We will sanction civil servants receiving salaries after relocating abroad | President Bola Tinubu has criticised civil servants who still receive salaries without formally resigning, despite relocating abroad were. The president, who delivered the rebuke Saturday night at the 2024 Civil Service Award and Gala Night, said not only will the culprits refund money taken illegally, theirsupervisors and heads of department must also be punished for aiding and abetting the fraud on their watch. | CIVIL SERVICE; JAPA; TINUBU | THISDAYLIVE | ||
| THIS DAY LIVE | 24-Jun-24 | 80% of Kano people are not in support of Sanusi’s reinstatement," says Danagundi, the Sarkin Dawaki Baba of Kano Emirate | Sarkin Dawaki Babba of Kano Emirate, Aminu Babba Danagundi, has said that about 80 per cent of the people of Kano are not in support of the reinstatement of Muhammad Sanusi II as Emir, adding that the prevailing peace in the ancient city is because of the respect the supporters of deposed Emir Aminu Bayero have for the interim court ruling ordering the parties in the emirate tussle to maintain status quo ante. “The reason why Kano was calm and nothing has happened was because of the court ruling; that interim order they gave. If not, it would have been something else today by the supporters of Aminu Bayero in Kano,” Danagundi said in an interview with ARISE TV on Sunday. | KANO; EMIRATE | THISDAYLIVE | ||
| THIS DAY LIVE | 24-Jun-24 | Nigerian Army set to convene a roundtable on Nigeria’s security challenges | The Nigerian Army is set to convene a roundtable on the country’s security challenges. The roundtable will be held on June 24 and 25 with the theme ‘Asymmetrical National Security Challenges, The Army and National Development’. Addressing a press conference in Abuja at the weekend by Okey Ikechukwu, professor of strategic management and human capital development, said the roundtable is seeking to come up with implementable action points (IAPs) on national security challenges. He said the roundtable seeks to drive a new narrative by getting Nigerians to see and understand their roles, and the roles of other key actors, in tackling insecurity. | ARMY; SECURITY | THISDAYLIVE | ||
| THIS DAY LIVE | 24-Jun-24 | Labour Party: Apapa’s faction makes U-turn, supports Abure as LP National Chairman | The Deputy National Chairman, South, of the LP, Lamidi Apapa has collapsed his faction and accepted Abure as the national chairman of the party. With this development, the leadership tussle between the two camps may have also been laid to rest. However, the Apapa’s faction has stated that both factions reconciled to fight the presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). | LP; ABURE; PETER OBI; APAPA | THISDAYLIVE | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 24-Jun-24 | Nigeria Government to curb begging, extortion at airports soon – Keyamo | Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, has said his ministry and other relevant agencies would soon unveil practical steps being taken to address “begging and extortion” across airports in Nigeria. In a statement posted on his official X page on Sunday, the Minister explained that he has received several complaints about the menace of begging and extortion at the country’s international airports by a few unscrupulous persons. He said his phones are beeping every minute with messages about these (begging and extortion) incidents from well-meaning Nigerians. | KEYAMO; AVIATION | PREMIUMTIMES | ||
| GUARDIAN | 24-Jun-24 | We won't allow Fayose to sabotage our party again — Ekiti PDP | Leaders of the Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), under the auspices of the PDP Stakeholders, have vowed not to allow the former Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, to sabotage the party in future elections in the state. Speaking to newsmen at the end of their meeting, convened to endorse the candidature of the former senatorial candidate in the 2023 election, Funso Ayeni, as the preferred chairmanship candidate of the party at the weekend in Ado Ekiti, the leaders said that they are ready to reposition the PDP. | EKITI; PDP; FAYOSE | PREMIUMTIMES | ||
| GUARDIAN | 24-Jun-24 | #Ondo2024: APC lifts suspension of over 60 members | The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the suspension placed on members of the party involved in alleged anti-party activities has been lifted. Chairman of the party in the state, Ade Adetimehin, while stating that the lifting of the suspension takes immediate effect, said that the move was taken for the party to be indivisible and united ahead of the November 16 governorship election in the state. Adetimehin, who spoke, at the weekend, in Akure, the state capital, urged the affected party members to shun anti-party activities and join forces with the party in preparation for the election. | ONDO; APC | GUARDIAN | ||
| GUARDIAN | 24-Jun-24 | #Edo2024: APC accuses Obaseki-led govt of under-performance | Ahead of the September 21 governorship election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, yesterday, scored the incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki, low in terms of delivering good governance. Briefing newsmen in Benin City, Media Consultant to the Edo APC Governorship Campaign Council, Prince Kassim Afegbua, said that the state must rise and free itself from the snares of under-development, asked Edo voters to work with a man who will promote collective enterprise for the overall good of its people. He said: “Edo is rising from the ashes of the current dismal performance of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. | EDO; APC; OBASEKI | GUARDIAN | ||
| THE CABLE | 24-Jun-24 | APC chieftain to governors: Use N260bn PHC fund to tackle cholera outbreak | Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, has implored governors not to divert the N260 billion primary healthcare centres (PHCs) intervention fund. In May, Ali Pate, coordinating minister of health, announced that the federal government has set aside N260 billion to revitalise PHCs across the country. He said the move was in line with President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda. | APC; GOVERNORS; CHOLERA | THECABLE | ||
| THIS DAY LIVE | 25-Jun-24 | Tinubu: We cannot achieve security, peace without dealing with historical injustices | President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said though steps taken to combat Nigeria’s security challenges had been mapped out before he took up the presidency, achieving security and peace required that historical injustices that had torn communities apart were first fully addressed. Tinubu spoke in Katsina when he declared open the North West Peace and Security Summit, with the theme, “Regional Cooperation for Securing Lives and Livelihoods in North West Nigeria.” The president assured that his administration would not rest until banditry, terrorism, and other forms of insecurity were completely eliminated from the country. | INSECURITY | THISDAYLIVE | ||
| THIS DAY LIVE | 25-Jun-24 | Ogun Governor, Dapo Abiodun, emerges Chairman, Southern Governors Forum. | Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, emerged the Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum. The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, emerged as the Vice-Chairman. The emergence of Abiodun and Soludo was part of the decision reached at the end of the meeting of the Southern Governors Forum, held at the Presidential Lodge, GRA Ibara, Abeokuta Moday. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced the emergence of Abiodun and Soludo as chairman and vice-chairman respectively. Sixteen out of the 17 governors that constituted the Southern Governors Forum attended the meeting with only Rivers State Governor, Similayi Fubara, absent at the meeting. | OGUN; SOUTH; GOVERNORS | THISDAYLIVE | ||
| THE CABLE | 25-Jun-24 | Northern politicians plotting to use Buhari to unseat Tinubu in 2027, Shehu Sani alleges | Shehu Sani, a former senator, says the recent visits by northern politicians to former President Muhammadu Buhari are calculated moves to work against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election. In the past few weeks, several northern politicians have visited Buhari in his home town of Daura, Katsina state. On June 22, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Aminu Tambuwal, ex-governor of Sokoto, visited Buhari.About 24 hours later, Nasir el-Rufai, an ex-governor of Kaduna, also visited the former president. In a statement on Monday, Sani said that though the visits have been tagged as “Sallah homage,” they have a political undertone. | NORTH; APC; SHEHU SANI | THECABLE | ||
| THE CABLE | 25-Jun-24 | To boost financial transparency, FG plans to implement central revenue system | The federal government says it will implement a central revenue system to boost financial transparency and accountability. Mohammed Manga, director of information and public relations at the ministry of finance, made this known in a statement on Monday. Manga said the implementation of a central revenue system aims to improve financial transparency and accountability by managing direct payments to beneficiaries and ensuring the direct deduction of amounts owed to the government. | FG; MINISTRY OF FINANCE | THECABLE | ||
| THE CABLE | 25-Jun-24 | You are all members of 'Tinubu Regret Organisation’" — Atiku loyalists taunt El-Rufai, Kwankwaso, Yahaya Bello | Abdul-Aziz Abubakar, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has made a mockery of some members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), who appear not to be happy over their current political situation or the happenings within the party. In a post on X on Monday, Abubakar, who is also a supporter of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, said the APC members he listed belong to the “Tinubu Regret Organization”. Abubakar named Nasir el-Rufai, a former of Kaduna state, as the “founder” of the organisation. | PDP; APC | THECABLE | ||
| GUARDIAN | 25-Jun-24 | #Ondo2024: Ajayi berates Aiyedatiwa over scrap of 33 LCDAs. | The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has berated Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa over his action towards the court judgment scrapping the 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) created by the late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Ajayi, who emphasised that he blamed Aiyedatiwa for the manner in which he handled the issues generated by the creation of the LCDAs as well as the court processes, said that with the scrapping of the new councils, the hopes of the people had been dashed. | PDP; APC | GUARDIAN | ||
| VANGUARD | 25-Jun-24 | Governors Buni, Zulum and Fintiri tour Pakistan to understudy post-insurgency disaster management | Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, his Borno and Adamawa counterparts, Prof. Babagana Zulum and Umaru Fintiri, respectively, have toured Pakistan to understudy post-insurgency disaster management. Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Buni’s Director-General (DG) Press and Media Affairs, disclosed this to journalists in Damaturu on Monday. The tour was organized by the Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project (MCRP) of the World Bank and coordinated by the North East Recovery and Stability Programme (NERSP) Programmes Management and Coordination (PMC) CELL, North East Development Commission (NEDC). | INSURGENCY; INSECURITY | VANGUARD | ||
| THIS DAY LIVE | 26-Jun-24 | NELFUND postpones student loan application for state-owned institutions | The management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) yesterday, announced a 14-day postponement of the application process for student loan for state institutions due to low data submissions a statement by the agency revealed in Abuja. The Fund said the decision was necessitated by the failure of several state-owned institutions to upload the required student data and fee information to the NELFUND Student Verification System. | NELFUND; STUNDENT LOAN | THISDAY | ||
| THIS DAY LIVE | 26-Jun-24 | Kogi raises revenue base to N23.5bn per annum | Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) has disclosed that the Service has moved the revenue generation of the state from N6.5 billion to N23.5 billion per annum. The Executive Chairman of KGIRS, Salihu Enehe, stated this during the 2024 stakeholders’ interactive session organised by the revenue body in Lokoja, Kogi State yesterday. He explained the revenue generation of the state as at 2015 was pegged at N6.5 billion, stressing that due to the commitments and reforms introduced into tax collection the revenue tremendously improved to N23.5 per annum. | REVENUE; KOGI | THISDAYLIVE | ||
| PUNCH | 26-Jun-24 | Abia to pay N16.5 billion salary arrears in tranches - Finance Commissioner | The Abia State Government has said it would pay salary arrears owed workers in the state civil service, in tranches. The Commissioner for Finance, Mr Mike Akpara, made this known on Tuesday during a press conference in Umuahia. Akpara expressed the determination of the present administration to completely change the narrative of owing workers salaries because “a worker deserves his wages”. According to him, the present administration inherited a debt of N16.5 billion of salary arrears owed to workers in state-owned institutions of learning. | ABIA; ALEX OTTI; SALARIES | PUNCH | ||
| PUNCH | 26-Jun-24 | APC criticises Oyo State Governor over cabinet reshuffle | Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, approved a minor cabinet reshuffle. The minor cabinet shake-up was announced in a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju. But the opposition All Progressives Congress in the state criticised the governor, saying a cabinet reshuffle would make no difference “unless Governor Makinde sits down with relevant resource persons to produce an ideal blueprint or work plan which he would be ready to implement sincerely.” The reshuffle in Makinde’s cabinet saw the former Commissioner for Trade, Industry, Investment and Cooperatives, Ademola Ojo, move to the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters. | APC; PDP; OYO | PUNCH | ||
| ARISE TV | 26-Jun-24 | Obaseki: Edo State is paying N70,000 minimum wage and funding developmental projects by cutting governance costs | Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the government was able to pay the new N70,000 minimum wage to its workers and fund the numerous developmental projects and other programmes initiated by his government to better the lives of the people from the savings from reducing the cost of governance. A statement on Monday, quoted Obaseki as having said this in Benin City, adding that the State government made plans for the minimum wage three years ago when the telltale signs began to show that the economy was going in the wrong direction. | EDO; MINIMUM WAGE | ARISETV | ||
| VANGUARD | 26-Jun-24 | AKWA IBOM LG POLLS: Governor Eno insists PDP must field female candidates to foster inclusion | Ahead of the forthcoming People Democratic Party (PDP) congresses and Local Government (LG) elections in Akwa Ibom state, Governor Umo Eno has directed party stakeholders to embrace affirmative action to ensure fair representation of women in the race for available elective seats. Governor Eno expressed the concern yesterday at a meeting with leaders, elders and other PDP Akwa Ibom stakeholders in Uyo where he also gave a run down on his stewardship on his administration so far. | AKWA IBOM; LG; PDP | VANGUARD | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 26-Jun-24 | El-Rufai sues Kaduna Assembly over N432bn probe | Former Governor Nasir El-Rufai has sued the Kaduna State House of Assembly over the latter’s claim that N432 billion was siphoned during his eight-year administration, leaving the state with huge debt liabilities. El-Rufai filed a fundamental rights suit at the Federal High Court in Kaduna against the state House of Assembly, on Wednesday. Through his counsel, Abdulhakeem Mustapha, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), El-Rufai challenged the report of the Kaduna Assembly Committee which indicted El-Rufai for alleged corruption. | KADUNA; CORRUPTION; HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY | DAILYTRUST | ||
| DAILY TRUST | 26-Jun-24 | State of Public Assets: House of Reps Panel seeks arrest of Aviation College director and auctioneer over unapproved $1.2m helicopter sale | The House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets has called for the arrest of an auctioneer and the Director of Quality Control at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Idrisu Ibrahim, over the alleged sale of two helicopters for $1.2 million. The chairman of the committee, Rep. Ademorin Kuye, made the call after the panel met with NCAT’s management and other relevant bodies. The committee, which launched an investigation into the state of public assets in December 2023, is tasked with recovering assets worth trillions of naira and moribund public assets within and outside Nigeria. The panel’s investigation includes the sale of two helicopters without the Federal Executive Council’s approval days before the end of the Buhari administration in 2023. | NCAT; HOUSE OF REPS | DAILYTRUST | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 27-Jun-24 | How Anambra security votes money moved to private companies under Ex-Governor Obiano – Witnesses | Two witnesses narrated to the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday their roles in the movement of funds from the Anambra State Government’s security votes account to private companies’ accounts during the administration of former Governor Willie Obiano. Ugochukwu Chinedu Otubelu, a former employee of Fidelity Bank who appeared in court as the third prosecution witness, managed the state’s security votes account as a relationship officer at the bank at the time. Mr Otubelu worked at Fidelity Bank between 2 November 2008 and 24 March 2023. He told the court he was a relationship manager at the bank’s Public Sector Department managing the state’s security vote account when he oversaw payments from it to the account of six companies. | ANAMBRA; OBIANO; CORRUPTION | PREMIUMTIMES | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 27-Jun-24 | Again, NASS meet today in emergency plenary to extend 2023 budget, Supplementary Appropriations Act to beat expiry date | The two chambers of the National Assembly are set to hold an emergency session on Thursday to extend the capital aspect of the 2023 Appropriation Act and the Supplementary Appropriation Act to beat the 30 June expiry date. The plan is to extend the implementation of the two budgets until 31 December 2024. The two bills have been listed on the Order Paper as items one and two for consideration: 1. A Bill for an Act to Amend the Appropriation Act 2023, to further extend the implementation of the capital aspect of the Appropriation Act 2023 from 30 June 2024 to 31 December 2024. 2. A Bill for an Act to Amend the Supplementary Appropriation Act 2023, to further extend its implementation from 30 June 2024 to 31 December 2024 and for Related Matters. They are expected to be passed through first, second, committee of supply, and third readings. | NASS; APPROPRIATION ACT; BUDGET | PREMIUMTIMES | ||
| PREMIUM TIMES | 27-Jun-24 | Rivers Crisis: Failed bomber targeted Port Harcourt hotel because lawmakers were lodged there – Fubara | Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State said the failed bomber in Rivers attempted to detonate an explosive device at the Hotel Presidential, Port Harcourt, in order to strengthen the calls for a declaration of a state of emergency in the state. The Chairperson of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers, Tony Okocha, last week, called for the declaration of state emergency in the state after the political crisis rocking the oil-rich state turned violent. Mr Okocha is an ally of the former governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike, the current minister of FCT, who is engaged in a protracted battle with Governor Fubara over the control of the political structure in the state. | FUBARA; RIVERS; INSECURITY | PREMIUMTIMES | ||
| GUARDIAN | 27-Jun-24 | #Ondo2024: APC members decry hunger, decamp to PDP in Ondo | Hundreds of members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akure, Ondo State capital, yesterday, defected to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in the state. According to the decampees, lack of internal democracy within the APC, as well as hunger and hardship in the state, were the reasons they moved to the PDP. The defectors, including the APC Ward 8 Leader, Deborah Owosusi; Ademola Ayonijebu, Mayowa Boboye, Oloro Alejo, and Azeez Ibrahim, who led the Ebira community, drummed support for the governorship candidate of the PDP, Agboola Ajayi. | DEFECTION; ONDO; PDP; APC | GUARDIAN | ||
| THE CABLE | 27-Jun-24 | Yahaya Bello asks Abuja court to transfer ‘N80.2bn fraud’ case to Kogi | At a court session on Thursday, Bello through Adeola Adedipe, his lawyer, submitted that since the offence was alleged to have been committed in Kogi, it is only proper for the case to be tried in the state. Adedipe brought the attention of the court to a letter that had been written to John Tsoho, chief judge of the court, seeking the transfer of the case to Kogi. “My lord, after the proceedings of the last adjourned date, I went back and gave a report of what happened in court to our team,” he said. | KOGI; FRAUD; YAHAYA BELLO | THECABLE | ||
| THE CABLE | 27-Jun-24 | Nigeria Governors meet over minimum wage, LG autonomy | Governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) are currently meeting in Abuja on the proposed minimum wage and LGA autonomy. The governors had recently expressed concerns about the federal government’s proposed N60,000 minimum wage for workers, warning that it is unsustainable. They argued that implementing such a wage would result in many states allocating their entire monthly federation account disbursements solely to salary payments. They urged the tripartite committee to agree on a fair and sustainable minimum wage. | MINIMUM WAGE; LG AUTONOMY; GOVERNORS | THECABLE | ||
| CHANNELS TV | 27-Jun-24 | NASS Passes Bill To Extend 2023 Appropriation Act, Supplementary Budget | The National Assembly comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate has passed a Bill for an Act to Amend the Appropriation Act 2023, to further extend the implementation of the Capital aspect of the Appropriation Act, 2023 from 30 June 2024 to 31 December. It also passed a Bill for an Act to Amend the Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2023 to further extend its implementation from 30 June 2024 to 31 December 2024. The bill scaled the first reading on Thursday. | BUDGET; NASS | CHANNELSTV | ||