THE Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has revealed the unreported role the late Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe played during his lifetime that was not known to many. Abubakar said he was patriotic and contributed to unity, progress and peaceful co-existence among people … Read more
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of four Nigerian professionals to serve as Executive Directors of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN. They will serve for a renewable term of four years. The appointees include Engineer Oluwagbenga E.A. Ajiboye – Executive Director, Transmission Service Provider. Engineer Nafisatu Asabe Ali – Executive Director, Independent System … Read more
President Tinubu [in black attire] in the middle during the launch of EEL handbook at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Nigeria is set to begin implementation of the Expatriates Employment Levy, a move expected to not only generate revenue but also promote local employment opportunities and skill development. The levy, … Read more
Says only Act of Parliament has power to scrap NAUB By Salihu Inusa, Maiduguri SOUTHERN Borno Senator, Mohammed Ali Ndume has threw more weight behind Governor Babagana Zulum who appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to halt purported merger of the Nigerian Army University Biu, NAUB with Nigerian Defense Academy, NDA in Kaduna. Recall that … Read more
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Friday celebrated the grace of “stewardship and leadership upon” the life of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, ahead of his birthday on March 2, 2024. Tinubu thanked the “Lord’s own servant” for his regular prayers for the country and his “wise counsel”. … Read more
NOBEL Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday, charged Nigerian leaders to accept the inevitability of decentralising the county. Soyinka, who was the guest lecturer at the 50th anniversary lecture of the PUNCH, noted that virtually every Nigerian leader recognised the importance of restructuring and its inevitability, before they got into power but neglected to implement it … Read more
LEADER of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark, has hailed former military head of state, Yakubu Gowon, for his courage in calling on Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of States to lift sanctions on some of its erring members, Niger Republic, Mali, and Burkina Faso following the takeover of government … Read more
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has been asked by the House of Representatives to thoroughly examine the Oronsaye report before going ahead with its implementation. In plenary on Thursday, Kama Nkemkanma and two other members presented a resolution of urgent public importance, which resulted in the call. However, the House requested that Tinubu order a thorough examination … Read more
THE Nigerian Senate on Thursday recognized Kogi State as an oil producing State. The recognition followed a matter of personal explanation relating to the oil producing status of Kogi State, through Order 42 of the Senate Standing Orders, presented by Kogi East Senator, Jibrin Isah. Isah informed the upper legislative chamber that Kogi is an … Read more
President Bola Tinubu A nominee for membership of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Board of Directors, Urum Kalu Eke, has declined the offer, citing his current engagement with the World Bank. Trojan News reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had submitted five names, including Urum, to the Senate for confirmation as board members of … Read more