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After her official resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Kano State-born politician, Najatu Muhammad, has declared support for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar. The Guardian also learnt that she further expressed support for other candidates contesting political offices across some other parties, devoid of party affiliation. Muhammad, sources said, is fervently in support of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) governorship candidate in Kano, Abba Yusuf. The source added: “In a clear move consistent with her recent struggles, Hajia Naja, as she fondly called, has equally declared support for Aisha Binani,…
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has registered 92, 490 candidates to sit for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB said that 67, 328 candidates had so far registered to sit for its mock examination. The board made this known in its Weekly Bulletin from the Office of the Registrar on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that JAMB commenced registration for the 2023 UTME on Jan. 14 to end Feb. 14. JAMB, while giving a breakdown of its registration fees said that two e-pins were available for purchase, as candidates had…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday will depart Lagos for Senegal where he will attend the 2nd edition of Dakar International Conference on Agriculture. This will come after the President performs the commissioning of the Lekki Deal Sea Port, a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) venture, involving the Federal and Lagos State governments and a private company, Tolaram. He will also commission the 32-metric tons per-hour Lagos Rice Mill, one of the largest in the world and the 18.75-kilometer 6-lane rigid-pavement Eleko Junction to Epe Expressway. President Buhari is expected to also commission the first phase of the iconic Blue Line on Tuesday,…
The Directorate of Strategic Communications for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council has stated that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) ought to arrest and prosecute the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The allegations against Tinubu were detailed in a communique signed by Dele Momodu (Director, Strategic Communication), Paul Ibe (Media Adviser to Atiku Abubakar), Daniel Bwala (Spokesperson Presidential Campaign Council), Phrank Shaibu (Special Assistant, Public Communication to Atiku Abubakar), and Charles Aniagwu (Spokesperson Presidential Campaign Council). According to statement, made available to The Guardian on…
• May get unpaid salaries The Federal Government may have succeeded in breaking the ranks of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as it presented certificates of recognition to the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) and the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA). Presenting the certificate in Abuja on Tuesday, January 17, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, also gave indication of payment of the withheld salaries of CONUA members. The minister lauded CONUA for marshalling its points with relevant sections of the Trade Dispute Act, as well as the Trade Union Act.…
Four months to end of his administration, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, to invest N1.9 trillion in reconstruction of 44 federal roads under the tax credit policy. Media Assistant, Media and Publicity (Office of the Vice President), Laolu Akande, who made the disclosure at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, yesterday, in Abuja, said the approval fell under the Federal Government Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Policy Phase 2 to be executed by NNPCL and its subsidiaries. He said: “So, the Council approved the proposal by…
Sensitises market women in Ondo, says it ‘ll be extremely difficult The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, allayed fears that counterfeits of the redesigned new naira notes could be easily made. The apex bank, while urging Nigerians not to entertain any misgivings about the new denominations, said that the security features on the new notes could not be breached. Acting Branch Controller, CBN, Akure, Mr. Samuel Giwa, stated this during the sensitisation programme for market women and traders at Adedeji Market, Akure, the state capital. Giwa, who urged Nigerians to disregard the rumours that the new redesigned naira notes…
One of the principal suspects in the resumed trial of Offa bank robbery case at the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, Ayoade Akinnibosun, yesterday, told the court how the former Commander, Intelligence Response Team (IRT) squad, ACP Abba Kyari, offered him N10 million to implicate former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, in the case. The suspect said Kyari also promised to give him visa to any country of his choice, if he took the option to implicate Saraki, but he turned down the offer. Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham and two others were arraigned by the police for criminal conspiracy…
•To engage political parties on better economy As contained in the Appropriation Act 2023, Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) has advised the Federal Government that the fuel subsidy regime should not exceed June this year as recommended in the law. It also urged government to complete the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of the four refineries before the aforementioned date and institute a judicial panel of enquiry involving employers and workers’ representatives to ascertain those culpable in the fuel subsidy scam. A statement by OPSN also urged government to make necessary adjustments to the Finance Bill 2022, by removing sections…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, to promptly cut their “outrageous National Assembly budget of N228.1 billion, including the N30.17 billion severance payments and inauguration costs for members (the highest ever).” It urged the national legislature to propose a fresh budget that would reflect current economic realities and retrogressive economic measures. The group advised the duo to act within seven days of receipt and/or publication of the document or face legal action. The National Assembly had increased its 2023 budget from N169 billion proposed by President…