Not many Chief Executives dare to give cabinet offices to independent minded figures with activism background, especially now that bootlicking is one of the recruitment criteria for such offices. In nominating Mrs Mopelola Abdulmalik-Bashir as commissioner, Governor Abdulrhaman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has shown that he is not afraid of appointees, who will be able…
The Super eagles of Nigeria players have gotten their jersey numbers ahead of the forthcoming 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. In the goalkeepers’ department, Maduka Okoye still retained his number one jersey for the 33rd AFCON which is billed to kick off on Sunday, while Daniel Akpeyi and John Noble will put on 16…
The federal government says non-resident companies (NRC) are mandated to remit 6% of turnover from digital services provided to Nigerian customers. An NRC is a company not registered or incorporated in Nigeria but makes profits or income from Nigeria. They include Amazon, AliExpress, Twitter, Zoom Inc. and others. Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national…
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of federation, says the comment of the south-west governors on the recent activities at Magodo estate phase two is “unjustifiable”. On Wednesday, the south-west governors condemned the alleged role played by Malami in the deployment of police officers to Magodo estate in a bid to enforce a supreme court verdict. “We condemn, in very clear…
Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says the federal government has no plan to lay off workers in the federal public service. Speaking on NTA’s ‘Good Morning Nigeria’ programme on Thursday, the minister stated that President Muhammadu Buhari had repeatedly said that no worker would be sacked. Ahmed explained that FG needs…
Raymond Dokpesi, former chairman of Daar Communications, says Nigeria’s next president should be someone that will unify the country. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain spoke at the party stakeholders’ meeting in Adamawa. Dokpesi said Nigeria “has never been this disunited”, adding that the country needs someone like Atiku Abubakar, former vice president, to lead the…
The government of Ekiti has raised the alarm on an alleged plot by “some political interests” to defame Kayode Fayemi, governor of the state. In a statement, Yinka Oyebode, the governor’s chief press secretary, alleged that some persons within the All Progressive Congress (APC) are uncomfortable with Fayemi’s “rising profile” and are looking for ways…
President Muhammadu Buhari says he does not care about his successor in 2023, saying he has no favourite in the forthcoming general elections. The president stated this in an interview he granted to Channels television which was televised on Wednesday evening. According to him, “I am not interested in who becomes the presidential candidate of…
The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Buki Ponle, has praised the organised labour for embracing dialogue in agitating for workers’ welfare. Ponle gave the commendation when he received a team of the Radio, Television and Theatre Workers Union (RATTAWU), Lagos State chapter, led by Comrade Shitta Sulaimon, on Wednesday in…
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC is set to obtain Radio Broadcast Licence soon Director General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Balarabe Shehu Illela confirmed the expression of interest from the NYSC management. He has expressed satisfaction with the adequate provisions efforts made so far during a visit to the Director General of NYSC in Abuja….
