Month: August 2023

Kalu asks Umahi to consider roads investment fund for infrastructure development

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has urged the new minister of Works, Senator David Umahi to consider using roads investment fund for the development of infrastructure. Likening the fund to that of Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Kalu said it will help the ministry raise fund in the light of the economic challenges to achieve its mandate. The Deputy Speaker made the suggestion while delivering his goodwill message at the reception held in honour of the Minister in Abuja, shortly after been sworn…

WHY THE SUPPORT OF ALL NIGERIANS MATTER TO THE MILITARY By Edward Gabkwet

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A nation’s national power comes in both tangible and intangible components. A strong and virile military force is a credible and tangible addition to a nation’s power and when combined with intangible components like strong economy and national will, a nation’s national power becomes effective. The place of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) as a key instrument of national power is cast in stone and cannot be overemphasized. At the international and regional level, it stands tall through its numerous award-winning escapades in the enforcement of peace and security.…

Ìsèse Day and Tinubu’s headache By Lasisi Olagunju

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Today’s Yorubaland is a very reluctant part of Nigeria. But it is also the most conflicted of the parts. Its goals are difficult to define – even by itself. A friend from the non-Yoruba part of Edo State asked me at the weekend if the serial declaration of today as a public holiday in the South-West was not a step towards self-determination. I laughed. There is actually supposed to be a Yoruba national day but there has been no agreement when it should be. Instead, four of the six states…

Swearing-in: Speaker Abbas congratulates Tunji-Ojo, Sununu, others

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has congratulated two members of the House on their swearing-in as ministers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. They are the Minister of Interior, Hon. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo and the Minister of State for Education, Hon. Tanko Yusuf Sununu. Tunji-Ojo was Chairman of the House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in the 9th House. His appointment as minister came before the inauguration of the Standing Committees of the 10th House. Sununu was the Chairman of the House Committee on…

I’Il only disseminate truth to the Public – Information Minister, Mohammed Idris Malagi

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Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mallam Mohammed Idris Malagi said his ministry will drive President Bola Tinubu’s `Renewed Hope Agenda’ with dissemination of honest and sincere information. The minister stated this when he assumed office and held the maiden meeting with heads and management staff of the agencies and departments under the ministry at the Radio House, Abuja. The minister, who said he was familiar with the information industry, pledged that dissemination of credible information would be his watchword. “Mr President did not tell me to come and lie…

NYSC DG lauds corporation of Security Agencies

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The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has lauded the existing cordial relationship between the Security Agencies and NYSC. He made this remarks during his visits to the Commander, 1 Brigade Nigerian Army, the Commissioner of Police and the Director, Department of State Services all in Gusau, Zamfara State. At the Headquarters, 1 Brigade, the DG NYSC was received by the Commander, Brigadier General S Ahmed, who welcomed the DG to the State and pledged to aid the National Youth Service Corps in achieving…

Nasarawa Govt, NASENI to partner on Lithium Processing Policy

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The Nasarawa State government and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) are set to partner on a lithium processing policy that would ensure that Lithium mined in the State is processed locally instead of exporting it raw. The processing policy is in line with NASENI’s drive to encourage the processing of Strategic Solid Minerals and particularly to ensure that batteries are produced locally for both electric vehicles as well as other energy storage applications. This was disclosed when the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr. Abdullahi A.Sule…

Tinubu tasks new ministers on meeting Nigerians’ expectations

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President Bola Tinubu has tasked the new 45 ministers to meet the expectations of Nigerians for a renewed socio-economic development. The president stated this after the inauguration of the ministers at the State House Banquet Hall on Monday in Abuja. He said that the administration came at a time that the country needed a renewal and reforms in all ramifications. “Nigerians expect you to hit the ground running just as we had promised them during our campaigns. With your inauguration today, you have become ministers of the Federal Republic not…

Imaan, Pioneering Police Affairs and Expectations, By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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The new Minister of State , Police Affairs, Hajiya Imaan-Suleiman will be the first woman in the country to head the police affairs ministry in that capacity. Having had large wealth of experiences both from the private and the public service, no doubt alot of potentials garnered over the years will translate to positive development in the Ministry. Young, intelligent , exposed and proactive, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim will leverage on her resume and physical determination to approach and rejig the police affairs ministry in all ramifications. A fellow of Nigeria Security…

Tinubu swears in 44 newly appointed Ministers ministers

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially inaugurated 44 newly appointed Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The swearing-in ceremony was held on Monday, August 21, 2023, at the State House Conference Center, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The swearing-in process was carried out in seven separate batches, each consisting of several ministers. The first batch comprised the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha, Minister of State Gas in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of…