Author: Festus Adeloye

The Federal Government has repatriated a total of 190 Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates. According to a statement released by the National Emergency Management Agency signed by its Director General, Director, North Central Zone, Bashir Garga, on Tuesday, the returnees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 5:57 AM on Tuesday and were received by combined team of government officials led by NEMA. NEMA reports that the returnees have undergone profiling and documentation by relevant agencies and have been sensitised on the importance of conducting themselves with decorum and responsibility upon their return to Nigeria. The…

Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, said yesterday the Federal Government has been steadfast in its mission to transform the country’s power sector. He gave this assurance at the 9th edition of Nigeria Energy Forum, NEF 2024, conference in Lagos, with the theme “Energizing Sustainable Industrialisation”. According to the minister, over the past few years, ”We have significantly increased our installed generation capacity by bringing new power plants on line and rehabilitating existing ones. This has resulted in a substantial increase in the overall power supply to the national grid.” The minister, who was represented by Dr. Sunday Owolabi, Director…

President Bola Tinubu is set to meet with the leadership of the Organised Labour in continuation of discussions on a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the issue of the new minimum wage was also discussed during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday. He said the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has been directed to come up with a proposal for an Amendment Act to the 2024 Appropriation Act to be sent to the National Assembly. Last Thursday, the President met with the President of…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that Nigeria will only succeed when the citizens support the President and ”that if Nigeria fails, everybody fails. The sub-nationals, like Rivers State, and any other state will also fail.” This comes as he called for speedy investigation of suspects arrested for crime and taken through the unimpeded process of legal trials to ensure that they did not eventually get dumped in the correctional centres unduly on the awaiting trial list. This, he said, will place more demand on the Nigeria Police Force and the Judiciary to rise to the challenge of ensuring…

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari has declared that the Port Harcourt refinery will begin to deliver refined petroleum products in August while that of Kaduna and Warri will commence by December, just as he insisted that they were not lying to the nation. Kyari spoke yesterday in Abuja when he appeared before Senator Sani Musa, APC, Niger East led National Assembly joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Finance during an emergency session on the state of the economy, assured that by the end of the year, Nigeria will…

Afrobeat sensation, Wizkid, has been nominated for seven awards at the prestigious Africa Arts Entertainments Award (AAEA). The annual event recognises outstanding achievements in the music industry across Africa. Wizkid’s nominations include top honours such as Continental Artist of the Year and Best Continental Male Artist. His critically acclaimed project “S2” is also up for Continental Album/EP of the Year. The Grammy-winning artist is also recognised for his collaborative efforts, with nods for Best Continental Intl Feature for “Work Me Out” and Best Continental Afro Rap Fusion Hit for “IDK”. Additionally, his singles “Money & Love” and “Ebelebe” are both…

The World Bank in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education on Monday expressed readiness to spend 10 million dollars for Nigerian youths to acquire the critical skills needed for employment. The World Bank Education Specialist, Dr Mistura Rufai,, made this known at a two-day workshop for grantees of the Innovation Grant Facility in Abuja on Monday. The workshop was organised by the Innovation Development and Effectiveness in the Acquisition of Skills project of the Federal Ministry of Education. Rufai said the country needed youths to be empowered and trained in building its economic fortunes, adding that the current scheme…

The Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State capital on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Kenneth Imansuagbon challenging the candidature of the Labour Party (LP), governorship candidate, Bar Olumide Akpata for the Edo State governorship race. The court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit, adding that the suit lacked merit and was based on speculation. The court also claimed that Imansuangbon failed to exhaust internal dispute resolution mechanisms within the Labour Party before seeking legal action, hence robs the Court of Jurisdiction. The Court further said that Imansuangbon’s claim of Akpata not signing the…

The House of Representatives has expressed its readiness to amend its standing orders to make room for electronic petitions and facilitate the use of Information and Communication Technology in receiving and processing public petitions. The Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas made the pledge at the National Assembly Complex on Monday at the unveiling of the Newly Digitalized Hearing Room, equipped with modern Information and Communication Technology tools by the Public Accounts Committee of the House. The Committee, chaired by the member representing Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency, Osun State, Bamidele Salam also unveiled “The PAC News,” a quarterly magazine of the committee,…

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has sacked the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Samuel Alli, with immediate effect. According to a statement on Monday by the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, the governor directed Alli to hand over all government documents and resources in his possession to the most senior civil servant within the ministry. Ogie also announced the appointment of Dr. Roland Igbinoba as the Special Adviser to the Governor on Special Projects. The statement reads, “The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the disengagement of the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Samuel Alli, with…