“We have a mentally stable candidate who will not say ‘God bless PD…APC,’ Nigerians should examine the psychological stability of each candidate before casting their votes” The Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council for the 2023 general elections in Sokoto state, says he is optimistic that the party will win the presidential as well as all positions in the state. The campaign DG spoke with journalists at the sidelines of a townhall meeting held with stakeholders from local government areas in Sokoto on Wednesday. According to him, while the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar will take…
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N2.5 billion for the procurement of operational vehicles for the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, revealed this when he briefed State House Correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja. “The contracts for the purchase of the vehicles were awarded to Dangote Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited and Mikaino International Limited. Everything came to N2,578,948,164.36 only. “Please note that the contracts were secured by locally-based automobile companies. Dangote Peugeot is to supply…
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) in Plateau said that the commission would not back down on the use of BVAS in the 2023 general elections. The state Electoral Commissioner, Dr Oliver Agundu said this during a meeting with party leaders and candidates in Jos on Wednesday. Agundu stated that the commission was ready to deliver the most credible and transparent elections the state ever witnessed. “Let me bring to your notice that there is no going back on the use of BVAS for the 2023 general elections. “Candidates should not deceive themselves but concentrate their energy on campaigns to canvass…
The Federal High Court Sokoto has convicted a director of administration with the Sokoto State Commodity Board, Hassan Bello to a jail term of seven years on a one count charge of obtaining money through false pretense. Bello was charged for fraudulently obtaining N1,320,000 under the guise of offering nonexistent employments to complainants. The charge reads: “That you Hassan Bello, Male, while being the Director Administration Sokoto State Commodity Board sometime in August 2021, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud did obtain the sum of One Million Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira from one…
The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has received the Financial Markets Dealers Quotations (FMDQ) Global Competitiveness, Operational Excellence, Liquidity, and Diversity Agenda (GOLD) capital market catalyst award. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Special Adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business, announced this in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Receiving the award in Lagos, Oduwole expressed gratitude to Mr Bola Onadele, Group Chief Executive Officer, FMDQ, for the institution’s dedication in recognising catalytic innovations by change makers in the public sector. She said her team and PEBEC reform champions across all arms and levels of…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has announced the opening of 25 new Tax Offices across the country. These new tax offices approved by the Muhammad Nami-led management are part of the Service’s goal to bring tax services nearer to the tax paying public while bringing FIRS nearer to the public. These new Tax Offices would help bring many taxpayers into the tax net, help filling of Companies Income Tax, and Value Added Tax as well as monitor compliance with other Taxes. Speaking at the launch of one of these new Tax Offices—the Micro and Small Tax Office, Epe, Lagos—last…
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday reiterated his commitment to restructuring, to facilitate national unity and development. Abubakar, who appeared at the Editors Forum, an initiative of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), in Lagos, said that before setting out for the presidential race, he sat down to analyse challenges facing the country. He said that he came out with a five-point development agenda with policy options for the country. The former vice president said that his broad policy options covered the unity of the country, security, restructuring, economy and education. On restructuring, Abubakar…
By Justina Auta The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Catriona Laing, Wednesday said the United Kingdom (UK) government has launched a $100 million program through the First Bank of Nigeria as direct funding to women owned enterprises in Nigeria. Laing, made this known at the ongoing Gender and Inclusion summit organised by the Policy Innovation Center, (PIC), an initiative of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) in Abuja. She said the investment is part of the implementation of the UK’ three Es projects, namely Educating girls, Empowering women and Ending violence against women and girls. “The UK has three…
They called for aggressive enlightenment on the part of the CBN, especially in the rural areas to ensure that all Nigerians are made aware of the new policy ASHENEWS reports that the Nigerian Senate has declared its support for the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) redesignation to the Naira. The resolution for the support followed a motion by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Sani Uba. The upper chamber of the National Assembly (NASS) however observed that the deadline of January 31, 2023 was too short. The Senate also called on the apex bank…
By Zagazola Makama, Maiduguri Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst reports that Abu Hassan, a Commander who led the robbery mission and 13 other fighters were killed Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have reportedly killed 14 Boko Haram terrorists, including Abu Hassan, a Commander (Munzir), of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, in an encounter in the axis Mafa, Borno state. The terrorists were killed after a gunner in the troops patrol convoy opened fire at the fleeing terrorists’ position with an anti-air craft gun which resulted in neutralizing 14 terrorists. One of the terrorists who was communicating with a Commander…