It is no longer news that some of the first-term governors-elect will face many months of unpaid workers’ salaries and mounting pension liabilities, as well as agitation for the implementation of the nationally agreed minimum wage, rising inflation, escalating prices of goods and services, and dwindling purchasing power. These incoming governors, about seventeen of them, according to reports will have a difficult time boosting the economies of their individual states because they will take over at least N2.1 trillion in domestic debt and $1.9 billion in foreign debt from their predecessors.
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The emergence of the member representing Hong Constituency in the Adamawa House of Assembly (ADHA), Bathiya Wesley, as the Speaker was more of a God-given and divine arrangement.
After an unexpectedly sluggish start (it took him longer than usual to appoint his spokesperson, which conduced to the luxuriant flowering of avoidable rumors and disinformation), President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is finally decisively stamping his authority on the Nigerian political space with a frenetic blizzard of appointments and disengagements of the personnel of government.
One week after his suspension and subsequent arrest, Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), remains in custody. This does not speak well.
The end to wobbling efforts in checkmating security challenges in the country was manifested this Monday when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sacked former security chiefs and replaced them with persons believed to possess the capacity and determination to tackle the monsters of insurgency that have turned life into a nightmare for many ordinary citizens.
On the 12th June, the 1st Wakaso Award for Young Female Journalists was held and it was a success. Coming up with the idea to hold the competition was not an easy one for the organizer, Ms. Aisha Wakaso as there was uncertainty if we would get any entry from young female journalists in Niger state.
Mrs Mary Danlami, stood at the entrance of the emergency unit in the hospital looking dejected with tears streaming down her cheeks, as she awaits the doctor for counsel concerning her daughter, who was rushed in some hours ago.
Back in 1995, I had the privilege of being part of a media team that interviewed late President Shehu Shagari at his residence in Shagari village. It was a period when Nigeria was in search of determination, when sociocultural groups became rallying points for the expression and assertion of sectional and ethnic interests.
Like a surprise, Nigerians are beginning to see and feel the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in action. The new president has proven that it is his time to change Nigeria for the better. His swearing-in was the starting point of new activity and the fuel subsidy was removed. I like this Man’s leadership energy and enthusiasm, he is not here to waste our time I believe.
Happy Father’s Day to all the incredible fathers out there! Today is a time to honor and appreciate the significant role we play in shaping the lives of our children and the impact we have on future generations.