Dr Betta Edu, the new Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has said the Federal Government plans to lift 133 million Nigerians out of poverty. Edu disclosed this on Monday after the resumption of office while speaking with heads…
A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has advised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) not to consider military intervention in Niger Republic. The chairperson of ECOWAS, President Bola Tinubu, had said the bloc had resolved to…
Shehu Sani, a socio-political commentator, on Tuesday, said there is high possibility the newly-inaugurated Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, will get himself into “serious political trouble” with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He said while there is no…
The Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has called for mechanised agriculture to enhance food security in the country. Zulum made the call in his remarks on Monday in Abuja, during the assumption of office by the new Minister…
The new Minister of Tourism, Mrs Lola Ade-John, says she will work with government’s ministries, agencies and other relevant stakeholders to make tourism sector a major revenue earner. Ade-John said this on Monday while assuming office at the National Press…
Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State, on Monday, inaugurated Mr Chris Ozongwu as the Commissioner for Budget and Planning, bringing the total number of Commissioners in the state to 21. The Solicitor General of the state, Victor Emeribe, administered the Oath…
…Says FG has a huge task ahead Joel Oladele, Abuja The newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar has revealed that his vision as a minister will be hinged on “Four Ds” Foreign Policy for the country. The…
…Kicks against the recognition of BDCs as unofficial markets The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called for an institutional reorganisation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This stated at…
Officials of the Ecological Fund Office, under the Office of the Secretary to the Federal Government (SGF), on Monday visited Kebbi for inspection and data capturing for the construction of culverts and stone bridges on a 10 kilometer road in…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom has congratulatesd Ezenwo Nyesom Wike and Professor Joseph Utsev on their appointment and inauguration as Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by President Bola Tinubu.…
