Tag: President Tinubu

Alleged N3.7tr Budget-Padding: Northern Govs., other stakeholders urge Tinubu to remove Akpabio 

Aminu Imam

Northern governors and some other stakeholders are pressurising President Bola Tinubu to ensure the removal of Senate President Godswill Akpabio or face dire political consequences. It was gathered that the suspension of Ningi was heating the political scene, which had started to get to President Tinubu. According to some top sources in the National Assembly, the heat generated by the budget padding controversy had gone beyond what was anticipated by Senate President Akpabio. Recall that Senator Ningi, representing Bauchi-Central senatorial district, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), recently…

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Insecurity: “Beware of Jonathan treatment” – Ohanaeze warns Tinubu

Aminu Imam

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to deal with the insecurity confronting the nation decisively. National President of the Igbo group, Okwu Nnabuike, who gave the advice in a statement yesterday, urged the President to act fast and escape what he called “Goodluck Jonathan treatment”. According to him, the series of abductions in the country within the last two weeks showed a clearly designed plan to make the government lose the confidence of the people. Okwu said, “When the Chibok incident…

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Tinubu appoints first female as new NEMA DG

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs. Zubaida Umar as the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA). According to a statement by President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, Mrs. Umar’s appointment further underlines the President’s avowed commitment to gender inclusion. The new NEMA Director-General has over 20 years of work experience in diverse fields, including human resources, finance and administration. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and the Institute of Credit administration. Ngelale said the President expects that…

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Corruption Cases: “Tinubu presidency has disgraceful track record of transparency” – Atiku

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Nigerian opposition party leader, Atiku Abubakar, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has a “disgraceful track record” of shunning transparency in corruption cases. Abubakar, a former vice-president between 1999-2023, lashed out at Tinubu’s government in an issued statement on Thursday, while reacting to the recent allegations of budget padding totalling N3 trillion by the Senate. “The current Federal Government has a disgraceful track record of ignoring issues of transparency and due process in public administration,” said Abubakar, adding that, “The unresolved $3.3 billion NNPCL loan repayment scandal, with Nigeria…

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Tinubu appoints Executive Secretary, National Commission for Almajiri education and Aide on chieftaincy matters

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Brigadier-General Lawal Ja’afaru Isa (rtd.) as Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education. Isa replaces Sha’aban Shara?a, who served as the Commission’s pioneer leader since its creation in May 2023. His appointment was announced in an issued statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled: ‘President Tinubu appoints Executive Secretary of National Commission for Almajiri Education and aide on Chieftaincy Matters’. Recall that on May 28, 2023, former President Muhammadu Buhari…

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Schools Abduction: “I won’t pay any dime to bandits” – Tinubu

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu says his administration will not condone the activities of bandits terrorising Nigeria, or succumb to their demands for ransom to free children held hostage. President Tinubu made the statement at yesterday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, which was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Recall that no fewer than 280 children, all under 15 years old, were taken into captivity after hordes of motorcycle-riding bandits invaded LEA school in Kuriga village, in Kaduna State last Thursday. According to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris,…

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Tinubu submits FCTA 2024 Budget to H/Reps.

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….Seeks speedy consideration President Bola Tinubu has submitted the 2024 Budget for the Federal Capital Territory Administration, (FCTA), to the House of Representatives for consideration and passage. The President’s letter seeking the passage of the Budget, which was read on the floor of the House during the plenary session yesterday, was however silent on the estimates. The letter reads: “In line with the provisions of sections 121 and 299 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, (as amended), the Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory has…

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2024 Budget: “Where is N3tr?” – Northern Senators demand answers from Tinubu, Akpabio

Aminu Imam

The Northern Senators Forum, (NSF), has claimed that its auditors have uncovered a N3 trillion increase in the N28 trillion 2024 budget signed by President Bola Tinubu. They are demanding an explanation for the increase, amid claims that the Budget is skewed against the North in particular. The Forum’s chairman, Abdul Ningi, stated this during an interview aired on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa Service on Saturday. Ningi said, “For the past three months, we have engaged consultants to review the Budget for us. We have some experts who…

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Alleged N1.2bn fraud: Tinubu suspends Rural Electrification Agency MD, 3 Directors

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Electrification Agency, Ahmad Salihijo, alongside three Executive Directors of the Agency, indefinitely. In an issued statement, signed by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, yesterday, the State House revealed that “this followed new findings unearthed during a comprehensive investigation into the financial activities of the Rural Electrification Agency”. The statement is titled, ‘President Tinubu suspends Rural Electrification Agency managing director and team from office’. Aside from Salihijo, the President also suspended the Executive Director,…

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Peaceful Hardship Protest “Tinubu should’ve commended rather than tackled NLC” – Middle-Belt Forum

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The Middle-Belt Forum (MBF) has said that President Bola Tinubu should have commended the   Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) rather than tackle the labour body for organising a peace protest across the country. Recall that during the commissioning of the Lagos red line train on Thursday, the President faulted the NLC for carrying out a protest on Tuesday, which the labour body tagged: ‘Protest against hardship’. Tinubu had condemned the protest and even told the labour union to maintain peace and meet him in 2027.  National Publicity Secretary of MBF, Dr.…

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