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APC debunks viral video; says Presidency not after Ganduje

April 20, 2024April 20, 2024 Aminu Imam

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has distanced itself from the report credited to its Kano State chapter of the Party that the Presidency may have been behind the move to remove the National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, from office. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, made the rebuttal when he was featured as a guest on a television programme on Thursday. Recall that the Kano APC, through its spokesperson, Ahmad Aruwa, had on Wednesday accused the Presidency of undermining and conspiring against the APC national chairman. Aruwa made…

‘100,000 businesses get N50,000 presidential grant’ � Trade Minister

April 20, 2024April 20, 2024 Aminu Imam

No fewer than 100,000 nano-businesses across the Federation have received the initial disbursement of N50,000 through the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme, also known as the Trade Grants Scheme. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, who gave the figure yesterday, through her aide, Terfa Gyado, confirmed that the disbursement began a few weeks ago and would be distributed to 1,291 nano businesses per local government area. Nano businesses are enterprises that have one or two workers and less than an annual turnover of N3 million, according to the…

Presidency unveils platform for citizens� feedback

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Presidency has unveiled its Citizens� Delivery Tracker to provide a �strong feedback loop between citizens and government� on the eight priority areas of the Bola Tinubu administration. The President�s Special Adviser on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman, disclosed this at the Go-Live event of the CDT holding in Abuja yesterday. �The platform is available as a web link (app.cdcu.gov.ng) and will be available as an app for download in the next few months�, said Bala-Usman. Bala-Usman said yesterday�s unveiling is the culmination of a months-long process since Tinubu announced…

Alleged N6.2m Emefiele Loot: Top INEC, Presidency officials indicted

March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 Aminu Imam

…Pressure mounts on Tinubu to sack Obazee A recent investigation has implicated high-ranking officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), and the Presidency, including former President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet members, in the alleged distribution of a $6.2 million windfall by former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. The funds were reportedly withdrawn from the CBN vault under the guise of mobilising international observers for the 2023 general elections, with beneficiaries allegedly extending to the State House and the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the…

�NASS padded 2024 Budget by N1.2tr, not Tinubu” – Presidency

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 Aminu Imam

� Says Budget not anti-North The Presidency has denied the allegation that President Bola Tinubu is implementing a budget different from what the National Assembly passed, saying that the N1.2 trillion differentials was added by the lawmakers. The Presidency also debunked the insinuation that the 2024 budget being implemented by President Tinubu is anti-North. The denials were contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, titled: �The facts about 2024 budget�. The Presidency also denied the allegations by northern senators…

�Betta Edu’s illegal N585m palliative payment�under investigation� � Presidency

January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 Aminu Imam

Hassan Farouk The Presidency has said that it is investigating the transfer of N585.189 million grant meant for vulnerable groups in Akwa-Ibom, Cross-River, Ogun and Lagos States into a private account. Recall that there have been stringent calls, across the social media, for the sacking of Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, for directing the payment. Many are asking the President not to condone impunity and demanding that Edu be removed as minister and made to face interrogation by anti-corruption agencies. However, the Special Adviser to…

�Why Nigeria went to COP28 with 1,411 delegates� � Presidency

December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has cleared the air on the huge number of delegates that the country has at the ongoing Climate Summit, (COP28), in Dubai. Nigeria has the third-highest number of delegates at COP28. The delegates� number has been greeted by uproar and reproach as Nigerians, especially on social media, lambasted the government over the number of entourage and representatives amid widespread hardship and galloping inflation in the country. Reacting to the controversies surrounding the 1,411 Nigerian delegates, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi,…

�NLC, TUC strike unwarranted; attempt to blackmail FG� � Presidency

November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Presidency, yesterday, criticised the nationwide strike of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) as �unwarranted�, arguing it is an attempt to blackmail the government. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement, expressed dismay that the strike proceeded, despite a restriction order by the National Industrial Court. �This decision by the NLC and TUC, other than being an ego-tripping move, is clearly unwarranted. It is an attempt to blackmail the government by the leadership of the…

N10tr spent on maintenance: “Nigerians should demand sale of NNPC moribund idle refineries”� – Presidential Adviser

October 4, 2023October 4, 2023 Aminu Imam

Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has said that Nigerians should come together to demand that the nation�s refineries remain moribund. Speaking on Monday at an event: �The Platform�, organised by The Covenant Nation, Oyedele argued that the refineries should be sold. �Nigerians would say if only our refineries are working, then we�ll be fine. Nothing can be farther from the truth than that. In fact, Nigerians should come together and say please make sure that our refineries don�t work. We should sell…

Digital Transformation; NIMASA named best federal agency by BPSR

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Presidency through the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), has declared the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), as the best Federal Government agency in digital transformation. Mr Osagie Edward, Assistant Director, Public Relations, NIMASA, said this in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday. Edwards said that the Director-General, BPSR who conveyed the presidential award to NIMASA management, also announced that Dr Bashir Jamoh, Director-General NIMASA would also be honoured. �Jamoh was nominated to receive the distinguished GovTech Trailblazers award for providing exemplary leadership. �The BPSR also announced…