Day: September 27, 2024

Renewed Kaduna Restoration Group proposes 25 Constitutional amendments for strengthening democracy

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Ramalan

Aminu Imam Calls for more comprehensive electoral reform deepened yesterday, as the Renewed Kaduna Restoration Group (RKRG) unveiled a detailed set of 25 recommendations aimed at amendments/alterations to the 1999 Constitution to strengthen Nigeria’s good governance and democracy. Recall that the National Assembly has begun the process of consulting stakeholders towards reforming the electoral system in the country. Different groups have been submitting their contributions towards the new law, which is being worked on by the National Assembly joint committee on INEC and electoral reforms. The group’s document, titled: the…

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Nigeria@64: Tinubu orders low-key Independence Day celebrations

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Tinubu on Nigeria@64

President Bola Tinubu has approved a low-key celebration for Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day, considering the nation’s current economic challenges. The decision, which was announced by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, during a press conference in Abuja yesterday, stated that: “In alignment with the mood of the nation, the President has approved that the 64th Independence celebration should be low-keyed”. The SGF emphasised that the scaled-back commemoration was designed to “remind us about our strength when we stay united, our progress despite the challenges,…

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FG proposes NIMASA, NPA to collect fees, charges in Naira, instead of Dollars

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FG proposes NIMASA, NPA

The Federal Government is proposing that the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) to begin collecting charges, fees, fines and others in Naira rather than in foreign currencies. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga disclosed this during a briefing at the state house, Abuja where he noted that it is part of the economic stabilisation bill to be presented by the President to the National Assembly, (NASS). According to him, the proposal is part of effort from…

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ExxonMobil proposes $10bn investment in Nigeria’s Deepwater oil

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ExxonMobil proposes

U.S. oil supermajor, ExxonMobil, has proposed an investment of $10 billion in Nigeria’s deepwater oil resource development. According to the spokesman and senior special assistant to the Vice-President, Stanley Nkwocha, in a statement issued yesterday, Vice-President, Kashim Shettima “welcomed ExxonMobil’s proposed $10 billion investment in Nigeria’s deep-water oil operations, describing it as a clear testament to the administration’s economic reforms and investment-friendly policies,” said the statement. Recall that Shettima, on Wednesday, held a high-level meeting with ExxonMobil executives on the sidelines of the on-going 79th Session of the United Nations…

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Kano: Court rejects APC bid to halt councils election

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Kano court

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has rejected the All Progressive Congress (APC) application to stop the State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) from conducting the local government election. In a motion ex-parte filed on September 20th before Justice Simon Amobeda by the APC and one Hon. Aminu Aliyu Tiga against the state electoral umpire, the Kano State House of Assembly, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, and 11 other defendants, the plaintiffs urged the court to grant an interim injunction to stop the conduct of the council election across…

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Zamfara: Bandit kingpins, Sani Black, Kachalla Makore killed

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Zamfara bandit kingpins

Two bandit kingpins, Sani Black and Kachalla Makore have been confirmed killed in Zamfara State. The two bandits were responsible for banditry attacks in Ɗansadau districts and environs as well as other parts of the Maru local government area of the State. Confirming the killing, the Senior Special Adviser to Zamfara State Governor on Media and Communications, Mustapha Jafaru Ƙaura, said Sani Blalck was killed on Sunday at Ƴar-Tasha village, while Kachalla Makore was eliminated on Tuesday at Kunkeli village, both in Maru local government area of Zamfara State. Ƙaura…

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$35m Bayelsa Refinery’s Probe: Lagos oil magnate, Akindele shuns EFCC invitation, travels abroad

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Bayelsa Refinery's Probe

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigation of the alleged misappropriation of the $35 million (about N56bn) meant for the Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited (AIRPL), in Bayelsa State, may have been stalled, owing to the failure of one of the principal suspect in the alleged scam, Dr. Akindele Akintoye, to honour the anti-corruption agency’s invitation. According to sources close to the EFCC, rather than honour the invitation, Akindele sent a lawyer and traveled abroad. In May, this year, a former member of the House of Representatives, Israel…

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Cabinet Reshuffle: ’11 Ministers may lose their jobs’ – Source

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Cabinet Reshuffle

The Presidency has confirmed that a cabinet reshuffle is on the horizon, indicating that up to 11 Ministers could soon be relieved of their positions. This development was disclosed during a media briefing at the Presidential Villa in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital and New Media, O’tega Ogra, joining Onanuga at the briefing, did not provide a specific timeline for the reshuffle, but hinted that an announcement could be made later this…

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