FG reads riot act to illegal miners, revokes 1,633 mining licenses

The Federal Government has announced the revocation of 1,633 mining licenses due to default in payment of stipulated service fees by operators. Dr. Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development announcement this on Tuesday while addressing a press conference in his office. He stated that the revocation becomes imperative following the expiration of a 30-day notice to defaulters, as stipulated by sections 11 and 12 of the Nigerian Mineral Mining Act (NMMA), 2007. The...

PDP Crisis: Speaker and Deputy of Plateau House of Assembly resign

The confusion and uncertainty in the Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seem to have taken another dimension on Tuesday, with the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Moses Thomas Sule, and his Deputy, Hon. Gwottaon Fom, resigning their positions Gabriel Dawang, the member representing Pankshin North,  has been elected as the new speaker, while Hon Timothy Dantong representing Riyom constituency is now the new deputy speaker of the Assembly....

House approve N7.8 trillion borrowing plan for 2024

…Okays 2024-2026 budget framework The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP), which includes a borrowing plan of N7.8 trillion for 2024. For 2024, 2025, and 2026, the House further set benchmark oil prices of $73.96, $73.76, and $69.90 per barrel, respectively. The House also set daily crude oil production levels of 1.78 Mbps, 1.80 Mbps, and 1.81 Mbps. The executive’s proposed exchange rate for...

Rising Insecurity: Afenifere Tasks Tinubu  On State, Local Government, and National Police

The pan Yoruba socio-cultural and political organization, Afenifere, has expressed deep concern over the spate of internal security breaches from various parts of the country in recent times and has asked President Bola Tinubu to issue an executive order on state, local government police, as well as strengthen the federal police. A Press Statement issued on Tuesday by the National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, Comrade Jare Ajayi, called on President Tinubu and relevant security...

Bode George mourns Gen. Opaleye’s, says his death is shocking

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George  has described the death of former Military Governor of Old Ondo State, Major General Ekundayo Babakayode Opaleye (rtd), as shocking. The late General took over from the late Admiral Mike Akhigbe as old Ondo State Governor in 1986 and handed over to George who governed the state from 1987 to 1990. George, who said death is the end of all mortals, however declared that...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented certificates of return to the governor-elect of Kogi State, Usman Ododo and his Deputy, Joel Salifu. The certificates of return were presented at the INEC headquarters in Lokoja, the state capital on Friday, amidst jubilation by a mammoth crowd of supporters. Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had won the November 11 off-season governorship election in Kogi State with a wide margin, having polled 446,237 votes...

NGO accuses FG, mining stakeholders of sidelining host communities

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Global Rights, has accused the federal government and critical stakeholders of exploiting mining communities, including taking decisions without input from host communities. The allegation was contained in an address by the Country Director, Global Rights, Nigeria, Mrs. Abiodun Baiyewu, at 2023 West African Mining Host Communities conference, INDABA, held in Abuja. Baiyewu, noted that due to faulty governance systems, the extraction and trade of the resources found in mining communities often...

WMA seeks stronger ethical guidance, condemns Israel-Hamas war

The World Medical Association (WMA) has advocated for a stronger ethical guidance especially in the troubling times of unending conflicts, violence against physicians, and despicable attempts by some repressive governments to undermine the fundamental freedoms, professional autonomy and clinical independence of physicians. Dr. Osahon Enabulele, the immediate past president of WMA disclosed this at the launch of Lancet Commission’s Report on Medicine, Nazism and the Holocaust, held in Berlin, Germany. Enabulele, who represented the WMA...

Allegations of Misconduct, Corruption: Osun govt. tells chief justice to step aside

Following allegations of misconduct, abuse of power, corruption and disregard for rule of law against the State Chief Judge of Osun State, Adepele Ojo, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has approved the resolution of the State House of Assembly asking her to step aside pending investigation of all matters. In the resolution of the Osun Assembly sitting on 16th November, 2023, the House resolved that the Executive should be informed of the House resolution...

Court of Appeal declares Zamfara guber election inconclusive

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has declared the March 18, governorship election in Zamfara State which returned Dauda Lawal as the elected governor, inconclusive. In a judgment on Thursday, a 3- man panel of Justices of the appellate court unanimously voided and set aside the declaration of Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP as the lawfully elected governor. In a lead judgment read by Justice Sybil Nwaka Gbagi, the panel ordered that...

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