Abia State Government to adopt Treasury Single Account on Sept. 1

The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti has said that the State will transition to a Treasury Single Account, TSA, system on 1 September 2023. The Governor made the announcement at a town hall meeting with the leaderships of the transport unions and markets in the State, held at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Umuahia, the Abia State capital on Wednesday. The TSA entails that from September 1, all monies accruing to...

Tinubu signs four executive orders to ease tax burden on businesses, households

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, signed four executive orders, including the suspension of the five per cent excise tax on telecommunication services, as well as the excise duties escalation on locally manufactured products. This was disclosed by Dele Alake, the special adviser to the President on special duties, communications, and strategy at a press briefing. Read the full text of Alake’s statement below: STATE HOUSE PRESS BRIEFING ON PRESIDENTIAL INTERVENTIONS ON MAJOR CONCERNS OF MANUFACTURERS...

Sit-at-Home Chaos in Enugu Wednesday is a Result of Fake News – CP Ammani

The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Ahmed Ammani, says the pandemonium witnessed on Wednesday 5th June 2023 within Enugu metropolis is a result of false alarm and circulation of fake news aimed at enforcing sit-at-home order in the state. CP Ammani stated this in the Command’s bulletin signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe. “The Police shall never be deterred by the panic-causing and disinformative schemes of subversive criminal elements,...

First Female Commissioner of Police In Kwara State Assume Duty

The first female Commissioner of Police, in Kwara State, Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, has assumed duty in the state. According to a statement by the spokesman of the command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi in Ilorin on Wednesday, CP Ebunoluwarotimi hails from Sagamu in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. She enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on March 3, 1990, as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police. The statement said the new police commissioner has worked...

Senate announces plan to screen service chiefs in 14 days 

The Senate has announced a plan to screen and confirm, where necessary, the appointments of the new Service Chiefs in 14 days. Opeyemi Bamidele, the Senate Majority leader while chatting with journalists on Tuesday said the Senate is ready for full legislative activities. This is as he admitted that the upper chamber still needs to constitute committees before the end of the month. Speaking on the creation of committees, he noted that within one week...

Afenifere leaders move to unite Adebanjo, Fasoranti

Pan Yoruba Yoruba Sociocultural group, Afenifere has stated that measures were already set in motion to reconcile two factional leaders of the organisation; Chief Ayo Adebanjo and Pa Reuben Fasoranti. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, who at the meeting  addressed journalists after the closed door meeting which centered around reconciling the two factional leaders of Afenifere. According to reports, details of the closed door meeting was not disclosed to journalists but it was gathered...

Cross River Speaker, Ayambem calls for arrest of gay party organisers in Calabar

Elvert Ayambem, the Speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly, has called for the arrest and prosecution of the organisers of a gay party in Calabar. Ayambem made the call in a statement by his chief press secretary, Matthew Okache, on Tuesday in Calabar. On June 30, a hotel in the Ekorinim area of Calabar played host to a gay drag party, which was condemned by many stakeholders in the state. The Speaker, who...

Gov. Mbah Appoints Ladi Akeredolu-Ale Managing Director ESBS

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah on Tuesday appointed Mr. Ladi Akeredolu-Ale as the Managing Director of Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS). Ladi Akeredolu-Ale until his appointment as MD ESBS was the Controller, Current Affairs at Channels Television in Lagos State. His appointment is contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Chidiebere Onyia on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. “Mr. Ladi Akeredolu-Ale has been appointed the MD of...

Speaker 8th Enugu Assembly Appoints Principal Officers, Sets Up Ad hoc Committee

The Speaker of the 8th Enugu State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Ugwu Callistus Uche on Tuesday announced 8 principal officers at the Hallowed Chamber; 4 members each from Labour Party (LP) and Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). While the Majority Leader, Johnson Samuel Anih is of the Labour Party, the Minority Leader, Iloabuchi Aniagu is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. Others are Jude Chukwudi Udefuna (LP) Deputy Majority Leader; Deputy Minority Leader- Jane Chinwendu...

Nine Illegal Refineries Uncovered In Bayelsa State

Nine illegal refineries sites commonly called ‘Kpofire’ in local parlance have been uncovered in three communities in Bayelsa State. The communities are Okordia, Zarama, Biseni in Yenagoa Local Government Area, and the boundary communities of Ibelebiri and Otuege(Agba) in Ogbia Local Government Area of the State. The uncovered a total of nine illegal refineries sites with a combined total daily production estimated to be more than one million barrels per day (bpd). The discovery was made...

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