Author: TheScrutinyNG

Kemi Badenoch has stood by her comments about Nigeria after the country’s vice president criticised her remarks. Ms Badenoch was born in the London suburb of Wimbledon, and raised in Nigeria, before returning to the UK at the age of 16. She has spoken often about her life and childhood in Nigeria – especially during the Tory leadership race. But now one senior Nigerian politician has taken issue with her comments. Vice president Kashim Shettima accused the Conservative leader of disparaging the country. Mr Shettima added: “She is entitled to her own opinions, she has every right to remove the…

By Fred Itua The 2025 budget presentation by the new Governor of Edo State has sparked public discourse, though for all the wrong reasons. While critics have fixated on a fleeting moment during the governor’s speech delivery, they fail to recognize the transformative and forward-thinking policies embedded in the budget itself. In reality, this budget represents a bold and strategic effort to rebuild Edo State after eight years of stagnation and neglect under the previous administration of Godwin Obaseki. This moment should not be reduced to superficial commentary but celebrated as the beginning of a new era—one rooted in action,…

Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority is ready to sanction any airlines that delay tickets refund to the passengers. NCAA Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr Michael Achimugu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, tickets refund compliance regulations remains central to the NCAA’s consumer protection agenda. He said the time had come for airlines adhere strictly to the refund timelines as failure to comply will attract immediate sanctions under Part 19 of the regulations. The director said the Part 19 of the NCAA Regulations 2023 aimed to safeguard passenger rights. “Cash purchases must…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has restated the commitment of his administration to support security agencies in the State to function effectively in the discharge of the duties of protecting lives and properties in the state. Governor Fubara who spoke at Nigeria Air Force Base Port Harcourt during the commissioning of two blocks of 12 flats each of two bed room prototype residential building on Monday, December 9, 2024, said the responsibility of government transcend delivery of services to the electorates and communities, to supporting critical institutions that protect lives and properties in the State. “We are here to…

Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Suleiman, has called for stricter sanctions, including capital punishment against anyone engaged in violence against women and girls in Nigeria. Hajiya Suleiman made the call in her speech marking the 2024 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence on Monday, in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. She said tougher penalties against rapists would serve as deterrent to perpetrators of such heinous crimes. The minister noted that the administration of President Bola Tinubu has zero tolerance for any act aimed at dehumanising the female gender. “This administration under President Bola Tinubu is committed to ensuring…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Ebonyi state has announced the suspension of the one-week warning strike declared on December 2, 2024. In a statement on Monday, the Union Leadership explained that the decision followed a review meeting by the State Executive Committee. The suspension, addressed to all affiliate unions of the NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), highlighted the State government’s strong commitment to the negotiating table. The government has consistently involved the Union in extensive negotiation meetings since December 7, 2024. The statement also noted that the State government has shown a willingness to sign an agreement…

The National Service Commission has approved the appointment of Andrew Nwoba as the new Clerk of the Senate. The appointment, which takes effect from December 11, 2024, was confirmed during the commission’s meeting on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, a statement by the Director of Information, Emmanuel Anyigor, on Monday, stated. No fewer than 30 top officials will be retiring alongside the clerk to the National Assembly, Magaji Tambawal. Based on parliamentary practices, Tambawal began his pre-retirement leave on November 1, 2024, having handed over to his deputy, Kamouroudeen Ogundele. According to an official document received by our correspondent, prominent staffers…

The Benue State Government has revealed plan to conduct livestock census. This was disclosed by the Principal Special Assistant to the state governor on Livestock Development and Transboundary Animal Disease Control, Dr Aondoaka Asambe, who said the census would not only help to have statistics of both the livestock and owners but also halt the constant farmers/herders clashes and other forms of criminality across the state. Asambe who disclosed this on Monday during his visit to some abattoirs in the capital city of Makurdi assured his principal’s desire to turn around the fortunes of livestock industry in the state. He…

Following the divergent positions on the Tax Reform Bills, the South East Caucus in the Senate, on Monday, called for wider consultations, a position that is in tandem with so many groups who have also said the bills which are currently under consideration at both the red and green chambers of the National Assembly, should be put out for more inputs. Leader of the caucus, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (APGA, Abia South), made the call while speaking with journalists after a closed-door meeting held with senators from the five South-Eastern states in his office. At the media briefing, Abaribe clarified, that…

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State, Hon. Agboola Ajayi, has said that he trusts the election tribunal to fairly adjudicate their case against both the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who was declared winner of the election. Consequently, he announced on Monday that he had filed a petition at the Election Petition Tribunal challenging the exercise. Addressing newsmen in Akure, the state capital, Ajayi stated that the PDP in the state had reviewed the outcome of the…