Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the payment of pension to former governors and their deputies as outrageous and a daylight robbery, just as he commended Governor Alex Otti of Abia State for repealing the law backing pension payment for ex-governors and their deputies. Obasanjo spoke on Friday when he paid Otti a visit at…
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union has said that saboteurs in the government were frustrating the efforts made by the federal and state governments towards tackling the security challenges in the country. The group, while lamenting the spate of kidnapping and killings in the state, said the situation appeared as though the government lacked control or…
Former deputy governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, has advised citizens to be well enlightened on budget monitoring to reduce corrupt practices among public officials. She stated this against the backdrop of lingering allegations of budget padding in the National Assembly. Senator representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, had alleged that the National Assembly inflated…
The Indigenous People of Biafra has called on the Federal Government to release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, saying that his health is deteriorating in detention. The pro-Biafran group stated this in a statement signed by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, on Friday. The statement read, “IPOB is bringing to the notice of the international communities, that…
Indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu may announce the new minimum wage on May 1 in commemoration of the International Labour Day and backdate its implementation to April. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the National Minimum Wage Committee was working to ensure that all negotiations regarding the new rate were finalised before then with the expectation…
Mr Dan Nwaomeh, the Senior Special Assistant on Mainstream Media to Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has said that over 200 houses in some parts of the state are built on water lines. Nwaomeh disclosed this on Friday in Enugu at the maiden edition of the CSO/Media Exchange organised by the Network of Water Rights…
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Friday expressed dismay over the ongoing Ramadan feeding programme in the Kano metropolis. Yusuf expressed his disappointment with the programme during a surprise visit to one of the feeding centres in Gidan Maza, Municipal Local Government Area. Recall that the state government budgeted over N5 billion for the…
The Minister of Information, Alhaji Muhammad Idris, has said that President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensuring that the current economic hardship in the country is temporary and will soon become a thing of the past. The minister made this known when he paid a courtesy call on the Kano State Governor,…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation on Friday called on the Federal Government to address the ongoing armed conflict in the country as it threatens water availability. Nigeria has been grappling with armed conflicts such as terrorism, banditry, and clashes between farmers and herders, among other issues, resulting in the loss of numerous…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the Imo State Governor, Chief Hope Uzodimma, and a host of APC stalwarts on Friday attended the APC South-East Colloquium taking place in Nnewi, Anambra State. The colloquium themed, ‘De-marginalisation of South-East Zone and integration into national politics’, is hosted by the Senator, representing Anambra…
The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu on Friday served Governor Godwin Obaseki and the House of Assembly originating summons in a case instituted to halt the impeachment proceeding against him. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the bailiff was earlier sent away by the security at the Government House, but Shaibu succeeded in getting the summons…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, on Friday, inaugurated the board of the State Bulk Purchasing Agency with a charge on members to ensure transparency and accountability as spelt out in the blueprint for the interventionist agency. The board has Dan Akpan as Chairman, and Unyime Etim, as General Manager/Secretary, with Commissioners in the Ministries…