As political parties round off their primary elections, Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) has set up a high level verification Committee as part of its activities towards the forthcoming local government elections in Osun State. The Committee which is to verify credentials and documents submitted by nominated candidates is to be headed by Alhaji…
Procurement Observation and Advocacy Initiative, PRADIN has written a formal letter to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, dated August 12, 2024 and signed by the National Coordinator, Mohammed Bougei Attah, advising the federal government to shelve the planned amendment to the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007 Recall that on August…
Following the resolution of Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting of Monday July 14, 2024 that directed the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, to head a committee to review the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007, a civil society group in the advocacy for sound procurement management, anti-corruption and transparency has written…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (NNPCL) has explained why fuel scarcity resurfaced nationwide. Dapo Segun, NNPCL’s Vice President (Downstream), addressed the situation during a press conference at the NNPC Towers in Abuja. He attributed the recent fuel scarcity, which has resulted in long queues at filling stations across the country, to the impact of…
Following the ongoing face-off between it and Nigeria Police, the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress has asked its members to be ready to commence a nationwide strike if need be by midnight of Tuesday. The labour centre said in a communique issued after its emergency National Executive Council in Abuja that it had directed all…
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal flagged off the distribution of 135 trucks of fertilizer to farmers across the state’s 14 local government areas. The distribution was flagged off on Tuesday at the Zamfara State Ministry of Agriculture, where the fertilizers were stored. A statement by the spokesperson for the Zamfara Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said…
As UN body, FG partner Ekiti on tourism master plan Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has restated the commitment of his administration to the development of tourism as a means of creating wealth and job opportunities, stressing that if properly harnessed could change the fortune of the state. Governor Oyebanji, who stated this on…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has commended Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji for his developmental strides in the state saying that the organization will sell the state’s innovation and digital prowess to other southwest states and Nigeria in general. UNDP’s Country Senior Innovation Adviser, Dr William Tsuma, who stated this in Ado Ekiti…
Jigawa State is poised to be among the few selected states in Nigeria to receive special intervention from the federal government in an effort to address the state’s recurring flooding issues and other environmental and climate-related challenges. This was made known when members of the House of Representatives Committee on Ecological Fund, led by the…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has commiserated with the Badru family of Iwoland over the demise of Alhaji Debo Badru, describing the death of the late politician as “shocking” and “sad”. Governor Adeleke who had earlier reached out to the daughter of the deceased said he received the news with agonizing feeling, noting that “Debo Badru is…
