The Senate on Tuesday approved a supplementary budget of N98.5 billion for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for 2024. This amount is in addition to the N1.2 trillion budget passed by the National Assembly in March. The Senate okayed the bill titled, “A Bill for an Act to authorize the issue from the Federal Capital Territory Administration Statutory Revenue Fund of the FCTA accounts, a total sum of N98.5 billion for capital projects for the service of the FCT Abuja for the financial year ending 31st December 2024” for the third reading at plenary on Tuesday. The passage followed the…
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A departmental building at the School of Technology, Kano State Polytechnic has been razed The entire Arts and Industrial Department of the polytechnic, it was gathered was engulfed early Tuesday morning. The Spokesperson of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusif Abudullahi, confirmed the incident even though the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Explaining further, he indicated that the details of the loss recorded could also not be ascertained as investigation was ongoing.
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has defended its N1.911trn 2024 Budget before the Senate Committee on the NDDC. The Managing Director of the agency, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, presented the estimates of the fiscal document to the senators, however said N100b was set used to settle some part of its debts that have accumulated over the years Dr. Ogboku made the presentation in company top management staff of the commission and the NDDC board members. He said the Budget was prepared to prioritize improvement in security, job creation, youth and women empowerment, social welfare, education and infrastructure, among others. According…
By Tunde Olusunle When he flung Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, (SLS) out of the window of the Emir’s palace in Kano four years ago, Abdullahi Ganduje would have least imagined what is playing out today. Ganduje was the “Lord of the Manor” in Kano State, the all-powerful chief executive. Recall video clips of Ganduje allegedly stuffing wads and packs of crisp, mint-fresh dollar bills into the bottomless pocket of his babanriga ahead of the 2019 general elections. They were reportedly gifted to him by some contractor ally of the erstwhile Kano governor who was repaying a good turn. Graphic and unassailable…
The Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has confirmed on Tuesday that there were no survivors in the crashed plane that was cenveing Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others. President Chekwera had declared that the plane has been found as he expressed deep saddeness and sorrow. “It has turned out to be a terrible tragedy,” he said, in a televised address. The crash occurred weeks after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash. Malawi searchers found the wreckage of the plane that was carrying Chilima on Tuesday, a day after the aircraft went missing in bad weather. The military…
**Calls for reversal of the ill-informed Move by the House of reps The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has Condemned the attempt by the House of Representatives to refer Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere and other members to the Committee On Ethics for probe over their Solidarity Visit to the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Fifty members of the House of Representatives hadq paid a solidarity visit to the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to celebrate his one year in office. The lawmakers, who consist of members of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP), Labour Party ( LP), New Nigeria Peoples…
After staying away for 75days out of 90 days suspension slammed on him by the Senate on March 12, 2024, Senator Abdul Ningi ( PDP Bauchi Central), formally resumed legislative activities at the Senate on Tuesday in plenary. On the strength of motion sponsored by the minority leader Senator Abba Moro on behalf of minority caucus, the Senate recalled Senator Ningi from the three months suspensionRecall that Senator Ningi was suspended by the Senate at the committee of the whole on 2024 budget padding allegation leveled against the Senate during interview he had with the BBC Hausa service.The Senate had…
**Resolves to use legislation to prevent reoccurrenceThe Senate on Tuesday expressed displeasure at some of the excesses by some members of Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC) and Trade Union Congress ( TUC) during the nationwide strike for new minimum wage on Monday.The upper legislative chamber declared that the shut down of the National Grid and the disruption of Hajj flight by some labour unionists were more of economic sabotage than agitation for new minimum wage.It consequently declared that such situation would not be allowed to re – occur as laws against it would be reflected in the new national minimum…
Kaftan TV has engaged the professional services of a veteran broadcaster, Reuben Okala, to lead the Abuja office as head of station.The move by the station is to reposition the quality of news reportage, current affairs and other interesting programs for satisfaction of it’s viewers Reuben Okala, who is expected to resume with emmidiate effect, is bringing on board his wealth of experience that spans close to thirty years, as a multitasking professional in journalism trenches at Nigeria’s premier television station, the Nigeria Television Authority-NTA. Chief Executive Officer of Kaftan tv, Waheed Odusule, unveiled the new station helmsman, on Tuesday,…
By Prof. Mike A. A. Ozekhom, SAN, CON , OFR, FCIArb, LL.M, Ph.D, LL.D, D.Litt, D.SC, DA, DHL Labour has literally grounded Nigeria – from airports, hospitals, tertiary institutions, to electricity which has plunged the biggest black nation on earth into total darkness. I am in full, complete and total support of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress’ (TUC)’s current national strike for upward review of the FG’s proposed minimum wage of N60,000 per month. NLC and TUC had also demanded that the government reverses the increase in electricity tariff to N65/KWH. When talks broke down…