FEC Okays Development of $2.59bn Badagry Deep Port

The federal executive council (FEC) has approved $2.59 billion for the development of Badagry Seaport under a Private-Public-Partnership (PPP) arrangement. The minister of transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, gave the update at the FEC meeting on Wednesday. According to him, the port would be operated for 45 years by the developers, after which Nigerians would take over. Sambo said during the PPP lifespan, the project would provide about 200,000 jobs while generating a revenue of $56 billion....

Atiku Says APC Mismanaged Institutions, Policy Frameworks

ABUJA — Atiku Abubakar, presidential flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said institutions and policy frameworks the PDP government put in place while in power have been mismanaged by the present administration. He said this on Wednesday while receiving a delegation of the executive members of the ‘PDP New Generation’, a support group, led by Audu Mahmud, its director-general, in Abuja. The presidential candidate said it was only during the PDP-led administration...

SDP Presidential Candidate Fault Procurement of Vehicles by FG

Adewole Adebayo, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has condemned the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari on the procurement of vehicles worth N1.14 billion for the Niger Republic. He addressed this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television. “Money is not the problem of Nigeria. People have been saying the government is broke. The government is not broke. I have been saying this for many months now,” Adebayo said. “The government...

INEC says over 7m online voter applicants failed in process completion

Over seven million Nigerians who carried out their voter pre-registration online did not complete the process at physical centres according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In June 2021, the commission began the CVR exercise and launched a portal where Nigerians can register by filling in their biodata and required documents, after which they will visit INEC-designated centres to complete the process physically. Going to a physical centre where biometric capturing would be done...

“We’ve given security forces full freedom to end this madness” — Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration has given security forces full freedom to end attacks in the country. He said this in a statement on Tuesday issued by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson. The president condemned the recent attacks in Sokoto, Plateau and Kaduna, describing the incidents as “barbaric”. Buhari, who condoled with the family members of the victims, assured the state governments of his administration’s commitment to improving security. “We have given security forces...

IGP orders deployment of officers, equipment in FCT

The inspector-general of police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of personnel and operational assets in and around the federal capital territory (FCT). Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday. According to the statement, Bala Senchi, deputy inspector-general of police in charge of operations, has been directed to supervise and coordinate the deployment of the personnel which will cover surrounding states. “The Inspector-General of...

Babachir Lawal, Dogara Meet With Wike in Rivers

Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), and Yakubu Dogara, former speaker of the house of representatives, met with Nyesom Wike, Rivers state governor, on Saturday. The trio held a closed-door meeting at Wike’s country home in Rumueprikom, Obio-Akpor LGA of Rivers. According to Dogara, the visit was geared towards finding ways to build an all-inclusive Nigeria, while he described Wike as an “indispensable” politician. “Everyone agrees with us that Governor...

Why Buhari’s Government Should Leave — Dino Melaye

Dino Melaye, a former senator, has said the solution to the security situation in the country is for President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to leave either ceremoniously or unceremoniously. The former lawmaker said this in a chat with Africa Independent Television on Friday. Addressing the security situation, Melaye said Nigeria is in perilous times. “But today, you can see that there is brazen confidence by these satanic characters to the extent that, for the first time...

North-west APC Call for Extension of Voters Registration Deadline

The leadership of the north-west zone of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the voters’ registration exercise. Musa Mada, APC zonal publicity secretary, made the call during an interview with the NAN in Kaduna on Saturday. The continuous voter registration is scheduled to end tomorrow, July 31. According to Mada, the call for the extension became necessary following the rush by eligible voters to get registered...

FG is Working to Control Insecurity –Lai Mohammed

ABUJA — The federal government has said round-the-clock efforts are on to address the surging security challenges in the country. This statement is a reaction to the threat by senators on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. Earlier on Wednesday, the lawmakers had given the president six weeks to address insecurity or face impeachment proceedings. Speaking on the development, Lai Mohammed, minister of information, said the federal government...

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