COVID-19: FG, AIG, NESG to fund incidence, response tracker

COVID-19: FG, AIG, NESG to fund incidence, response tracker

By Chioma Obinna To assist the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, the Africa Initiative for Governance, AIG, and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) is partnering with the Federal Government to fund the building of the Nigeria COVID-19 Incidence and Resource Tracker, Dashboard and Predictive Analytic Platform, Systems Platform. The Systems Platform solution […]
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Bank of China, Sinosure to finance $2.6bn AKK gas pipeline ― FG

Bank of China, Sinosure to finance $2.6bn AKK gas pipeline ― FG

Loan to be repaid from pipeline transmission tariff, sovereign guarantee Set August 2020 for financial closure By Michael Eboh The Federal Government, Tuesday, disclosed that funding for the $2.6 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline would be provided by the Bank of China and SINOSURE, while two Chinese firms would be working along with their Nigerian […]

Constituents pass confidence vote on Ekweremadu, others

Constituents pass confidence vote on Ekweremadu, others

By Dennis Agbo A Coalition of Enugu West Youth Organizations (CEW-YO) has passed confidence vote on the former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu and their representatives in the lower chamber, Reps Dennis Amadi and Toby Okechukwu. The Enugu West Senatorial constituents described the three legislators as some of the finest parliamentarians in the […]

Ossai greets Okowa at 61, says  his achievements are monumental

Ossai greets Okowa at 61, says his achievements are monumental

The Special Assistant to the Delta State Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa on Special Duties Media Mr. Ossai Ovie Success has felicitated with the Delta State Governor on the occasion of his 61st birthday anniversary, saying that Okowa’s achievements are Monumental

Arteta puzzled by VAR inconsistency after Vardy escapes punishment

Arteta puzzled by VAR inconsistency after Vardy escapes punishment

Mikel Arteta was left bemused by what he felt were VAR inconsistencies after Jamie Vardy escaped a red card during Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Leicester City on Tuesday. The Gunners looked to be heading for a fourth successive Premier League win after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s first-half opener, but Eddie Nketiah’s straight red 15 minutes from time […]

Akwa Ibom APC faults Buhari’s ‘unfamiliar method’ of appointment

Akwa Ibom APC faults Buhari’s ‘unfamiliar method’ of appointment

By Harris Emanuel – Uyo Akwa Ibom State Chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari over what it described as “unfamiliar method” adopted in appointing people from the state to political offices without reference to the party. Specifically, the party kicked against the foreign envoy nominee, Oboro Effiong Akpabio, who the […]

FLASHBACK: We will shed our last blood to stop corruption ― Magu

FLASHBACK: We will shed our last blood to stop corruption ― Magu

[This article was first published May 23, 2017, at 19:03] Mr Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC), vowed to fight corruption with the last drop of his blood. Addressing a massive anti-corruption rally in Abuja, Magu reaffirmed the determination of the commission to “trace and recover all ill-gotten wealth […]

Ondo 2020: Steer clear from Ondo politics, APC faction warns Fayemi

Ondo 2020: Steer clear from Ondo politics, APC faction warns Fayemi

The factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Mr Henry Olatuja, has urged the national leaders of the party to warn the Chairman of Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi, to steer clear of the state’s politics. Olatuja stated this on Tuesday in Akure at a news conference, organised by the […]

Forum alleges plot to rig Edo governorship election

Forum alleges plot to rig Edo governorship election

A group, South-south Emerging Leaders’ Forum (SELF) has warned against what it described as a subterranean plot by some highly placed politicians to rig the 2023 general elections, beginning with the forthcoming Edo State governorship election. The South-south forum, in a statement made available Wednesday in Abuja, by its Convener, Barrister Preye Wilson, said the […]

Ngige to Faleke: Learn not to abuse parliamentary process

Ngige to Faleke: Learn not to abuse parliamentary process

By Victor Young The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige,  has responded to issues raised by the member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, James Faleke, in a motion on the floor of the House of Representatives, describing it as an abuse of parliamentary process. A statement by the Deputy Director Press and Public Relations […]