The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set this morning to give an update on the current situation in Niger Republic since the military seized power, detaining its President Muhammed Bazoun and his family. Following the coup on July 26, ECOWAS imposed several sanctions on the francophone country, including cutting off electricity supply, to compel the military leaders to reinstate the ousted President. The junta has however defiantly refused to yield to entreaties and diplomatic pressure to reinstate President Bazoum despite a seven-day ultimatum that was handed down by the sub-regional bloc. Leader of the junta, General Abdourahmane…
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has confirmed that the minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa who was sworn-in on Monday by President Bola Tinubu along 44 others, is a serving corps member. TheCable news online reports that this follows a claim by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), a civil society organisation, that Musawa is undertaking the one-year mandatory youth service scheme while she is still a member of Tinubu’s cabinet. HURIWA claimed that the culture minister is a member of NYSC, whose place of primary assignment is a law firm in Abuja. Director of…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Nyesom Wike, has vowed to put an end to the roaming about of cattle in Abuja’s city centre by herdsmen, that every square inch of grass in the city was meant for beautification. Wike said the sight of cows grazing in Abuja’s ciry was an embarrasses to Nigeria ascountry. “We will consult and talk to the herdsmen because we cannot allow cows inside the city,” the minister told a gathering on the first day of his official resumption. He said pastoralists can operate outside the city. “That is the way it’s supposed…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume Thursday met with the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje when he visited the scribe ahead of the swearing in of the new members of National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday challenged a major Islamic scholars’ group in Nigeria (Ulamas) to expedite actions of more dialogue in their ongoing engagements with the military junta in Niger Republic for progress in returning nolmacy to the troubled country. Tinubu who is the chairman of the ECOWAS Heads of States and Government, received a comprehensive briefing from the Ulamas, who were led to the Presidential Villa by Sheikh Bala Lau, coming after the Ulamas’ two most recent visits to Niger. Special Adviser on media and publicity to the President Ajuri in a statement Ngelale said the Islamic leaders had…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Nyesom Wike Thursday ordered the immediate arrest of a yet to be identified owner of a two-storey building, which collapsed in Abuja on Wednesday night killing at least two people with several casualties. Eye witness account say that no fewer than 37 persons were rescued from the debris of the structure and have been taken to different hospitals in the city for medical attention. The building, situated at the Lagos crescent in a village within Garki district of Abuja is described as one of the oldest storey buildings in the area. Garki…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has described comments ascribed to its minister, Nyesome Wike, that he planned to demolish 6000 houses in 30 communities as “false” and “sensationalist”. Director of press in the office of the minister, Anthony Ogunleye, in a statement on Wednesday also denied reports that the FCT minister owned an armoured Lexus LX 600 worth N300million, explaining that the vehicle was only a “regular SUV.” “These stories are entirely false and without any basis in reality,” the statement denied the reports trending in some section of the Media. According to Anthony, the minister neither pronounced the…
New minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Nyesom Wike has said that he will prioritize the provision of mass transportation service, improve sanitation and waste management in Abuja as some of the immediate goals of his government to give a sense of belonging to residents. The minister in a statement by his director of press Anthony Ogunleye explained that issues of proliferation of shanties, land racketeering, violation of the Abuja master plan, and infrastructure development, procurement will come later as long term prioritize as the administration delivers on governance in the nation’s capital; city. “On the short-term goals, the new…
The African Union (AU) has suspended the Republic of Niger after the military junta that ousted the country’s President Mohamed Bazoum ignored sanctions and persuatioms from different quarters including from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), now with a condition that the troubled nation can only return when constitutional order is restored in that country. The pan-African bloc reached the decision to suspend Niger from AU membership when one of its organs, the Peace and Security Council of the AU Commission met to discuss the situation in the western African country, AU said in a statement. “The council…
President Bola Tinubu on Tiesday announced that his government is projecting a cost of N250 per litre for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) — a more cost-efficient alternative to Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), to make mass transportation affordable to Nigerians. The decision is part of the government’s palliative measures to cushion the effect of the removal of subsidy on petrol announced during the President’s inauguration on May 29. Special Adviser to the President on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale stated this while featuring on a live Channels Television Business progarmmme where he stressed of the the “very important” Presidential Compressed Natural…