Author: Amina Mohammed

Amidst the festering political crisis, factional Speaker of the Rivers state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule has shut all expenditures of the Rivers state government until Governor Siminalayi Fubara re-presents the controversial 2024 annual budget before the House. Recall that the seven-day ultimatum given to the governor by the House last Monday to respect the order of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to re-present the budget before the Amaewhule-led House among other resolutions, expired yesterday. The Leader of the House, Hon Major Jack raised the motion informing the House about the expiration of the seven-day ultimatum given to the…

Donald Trump was set to unveil his running mate on Monday as supporters gathered in Milwaukee for the Republican Party convention, an extravaganza turbocharged by the attempted assassination of the former president. With the country still reeling from images of a bloodied Trump being escorted off a rally stage at the weekend, some 50,000 Republicans descended on the shores of Lake Michigan for the four-day convention. Trump will announce his vice presidential candidate later Monday, according to Fox News, with the top possible names including two senators — J.D. Vance of Ohio and Marco Rubio of Florida — and North…

The Federal Government says it has dispatched 20 trucks of rice to each of the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It said the new move is part of measures to ease the economic burden of Nigerians. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja on Monday. Idris said each state has received truckloads of rice, each containing 1,200 bags of 25kg rice for onward distribution to the…

The United Arab Emirates Government has finally lifted visa restrictions imposed on Nigerians with immediate effect. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this known to State House correspondents on Monday after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. Idris said the Federal Government and the UAE authorities have reached an agreement vacating travel restrictions imposed on Nigerians with immediate effect. The minister revealed that Nigerian passport holders can now travel to the UAE without any hindrance. He also asked Nigerians seeking information on the updated UAE visa conditions can visit documentverificationhub.ae for…

President Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja; the 14th session since the council’s inauguration last August. Before the meeting commenced, the council observed a minute’s silence in honour of a deceased former member and former Deputy Governor of the Old Sokoto State, Ahmed Gusua who died on May 25, 2024. The ongoing FEC meeting follows last Wednesday’s decision to step down a memorandum for several key projects domiciled in the Federal Ministry of Works. The memos are to be considered today. Present are Vice President Kassim…

President Bola Tinubu has reinstated Professor Nenibarini Zabbey as the Project Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, announced Zabbey’s reinstatement in a statement on Monday titled ‘President Tinubu reinstates professor Nenibarini Zabbey, as HYREP coordinator.’ Monday’s development comes two days after Tinubu approved the appointment of Dr Olufemi Adekanmbi, a former Commissioner for Special Duties, Culture and Tourism in Ondo State, as the new Project Coordinator for the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project. Explaining the reason for the reversal, the Presidency said Tinubu “Reached the decision following a performance review…

The Federal Government has said the next stage of the recruitment exercise for the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Federal Fire Service would begin in August. The Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Ahmed added that the Board would conclude the recruitment exercise, which was billed to end on June 15, 2024, will now end before the end of September. He said, “The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board wishes to inform the general public that it will commence the next…

A legal firm, Falana Chambers, has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) warning the commission against recognizing Julius Abure as the Acting National Chairman of the Labour Party. The firm, which represents the National Transition Committee of the Labour Party, stated that Abure’s tenure has expired and any further recognition would be in violation of a Federal High Court judgment in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/IC/866/2014 between Labour Party & 3 Ors Vs Com. Salisu Muhammed, and an INEC-brokered agreement of June 27, 2022. The letter, dated July 4, 2024, and signed by Marahal Abubakar, LP, requested that INEC desist…

The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) on Sunday bemoaned the paucity of foreign exchange in the country, saying it had negatively affected the local pharmaceutical industry. They attributed fluctuations in forex as major reason for the exit of some pharmaceutical multinationals from Nigeria. The group raised concerns at a news conference in Lagos on the forthcoming 7th edition of the Nigeria Pharma Manufacturers Expo (NPME), billed to take place on Sept. 4 and 5. NAN reports that some multinational pharmaceutical companies, including GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Nigeria Ltd, exited the country within the past year. GlaxoSmithKline…

China posted on Monday lower-than-expected growth in the second quarter, with all eyes on how top officials gathering for a key meeting in Beijing might seek to tackle the country’s deepening economic malaise. The world’s second-largest economy is grappling with a real estate debt crisis, weakening consumption, and an ageing population. Trade tensions with the United States and the European Union, which have sought to limit Beijing’s access to sensitive technology as well as putting up tariffs to protect their markets from cheap, subsidised Chinese goods, are also dragging growth down. And on Monday, official statistics showed the economy grew…