FG Seeks Increased Funding From World Bank To Boost Food Production

The Federal Government has sought increased funding from the World Bank to to boost food security in Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev disclosed this during a courtesy visit by Mr. Ndiame Diop, the incoming Country Director of the World Bank to Nigeria, accompanied by his team, to the Ministry in Abuja. While highlighting the importance of allocating resources towards food...

Kogi Commissioner, Fanwo Harps On Responsibility To Parents

…Buries Father-In-Law In Takete Ide Amuro Hon Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications has harped on the responsibility of people to their parents while they’re alive, The Commissioner disclosed this while addressing journalists during his father-in-law’s burial at his home town Takete Ide Amuro, on Friday. Fanwo noted that his father-in-law, Late Pa Sunday Paul Atteh was a very jovial, humble, accommodating and loving person, pointing out that he is...

Ondo 2024: LP Aspirant Accepts Primaries Selection Process

Otunba Charles Yemi Farimoyo, a leading Labour Party (LP) governorship aspirant in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State, has commended the outcome of the primary election of the party held on Friday in Akure, Ondo State. Farimoyo also commended the efforts of the national leaders of the party for their interventions and commitments to LP ideals. In a press statement on Saturday signed by Farimoyo, the LP chieftain commended the national leaders of the party...

School Fees Payment: You Can’t Blackmail Yahaya Bello, Media Office Tells EFCC

The media office of former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that it cannot blackmail former Governor Yahaya Bello over allegations of using Kogi State government’s fund for payment of the school fees of his children by the. In a press statement from the media office of ex-Governor Bello, signed by Ohiare Michael, the organisation noted that Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede, chairman of the Commission had on Tuesday,...

EFCC Boss, Olukoyede To Face Criminal Trial Over Contempt Of Court

A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has ordered the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede, to appear in court on May 13, 2024, to show reason an order of committal shouldn’t be made against him for allegedly disobeying court order. Olukoyede is facing a contempt charge for carrying out “some acts upon which the Commission has been restrained” by the Court on February 9, 2024, pending the determination...

Ekiti: NGF Commends Oyebanji Over Transfer Of Electricity Regulatory Oversight

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has been commended by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) over the recent transfer of the electricity regulatory oversight by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to the Ekiti State Electricity Regulatory Bureau. The Forum, in a congratulatory letter signed by its Director General, Asishana Okauru, said the transfer was a major achievement and “significant milestone” in the tenure of the Biodun Oyebanji-led administration in Ekiti State. While hailing Governor...

Nigeria Is Africa’s Prime Mining Investment Hub – Alake

Dr. Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development has stated that Nigeria is Africa’s prime mining investment hub. The Minister in a virtual address to the Nigeria-Australia Investment Roundtable on Thursday reiterated the underlying policies and incentives fostering an environment conducive to business operations in the mining sector. Alake emphasized the government’s commitment to combating illegal mining and enhancing security around mining areas, citing the establishment of the elite para-military force known as “Mining Marshals.”...

Palliatives: TUC Accuses FG, States Govts Of Owing Workers March, April Wage Award

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has accused the Federal and State Governments of owing workers wage ‘award for the months of March and April, 2024. Comrade Festus Osifo, President of the TUC has called out both arms of government while briefing the media on the fallout of its National Executive Council meeting held in Abuja on Thursday. According to Osifo, while a few states were up and doing regarding the payment of the wage award...

Ex-VP of ECOWAS Court Condemns EFCC Chairman Over Press Conference On Yahaya Bello

Professor Nwoke Friday Chijioke, former Vice President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, has condemned the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over the press conference he conducted in relation to conversations around former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. While speaking on Channels TV on Thursday, Chijioke criticized the EFCC’s approach, denouncing it as an unfair trial and labelling it as a form of media trial. He noted the importance of...

NERC Cedes Electricity Market Regulatory Oversight To EERB

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has ceded its regulatory oversight of the electricity market to the Ekiti State Electricity Regulatory Bureau (EERB). NERC stated that while it exercises regulatory oversight of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) as the major regulatory agent,  however  in accordance with powers conferred by the Electricity Act 2023, its current ceding  was is part of the legal requirement to decentralise the  operations of Gencos and  DisCos in Nigeria, as...

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