Author: Joy Gyakyor

Benue State governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia has said that his administration is working out a sustainable plan to revisit and clear off a debt of N359billion, being arrears of pensions, gratuities, and salaries owed workers inherited in the State. Alia who spoke to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa after a closed door meeting with President Bola Tinubu said, a deliberate effort is being made to raise Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), much of which will be directed at paying off the accumulated debt to empower workers who as laborers, deserve their wages. “You will be shocked to hear…

Vice President Kashim Shettima, will depart Abuja today for Beijing, China, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the upcoming 3rd Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Forum scheduled to hold from 16th -18th October, 2023  Senior Special Assistant on media and communications to the President, office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha in a statement Sunday said Shettima will be joining world leaders from over 130 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America at the Forum to deliberate on the theme, “High-quality Belt and Road Cooperation: Together for Common Development and Prosperity.” The Vice President is expected to avail Nigeria…

..…approves establishment of Civil Service Commission for Abuja President Bola Tinubu has approved the withdrawal of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) from the unified Treasury Single Account (TSA), with immediate effect. The Federal Government in 2015, introduced the TSA, as a public accounting system, which allows for a single account to ensure all revenue receipts and payments by government agencies are done through a Consolidated Revenue Account, CRA, at the Central Bank of Nigeria. Minister of the FCFA, Nyesom Wike told reporters on Friday that the development will allow the FCT administration have more access to funds for the…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday appointed Mr. Ola Olukoyede as the new Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for a renewable term of four years. Special Adviser on media and publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale in a statement said the approval is in exercise of his powers as established in section 2 (3) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004, that “the Chairman and members of the Commission, other than ex-officio members, shall be appointed by the President.” Mr. Olukoyede appointment is expected to the continued by the Senate. Mr. Ola Olukoyede…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday endorsed a request by the Minister of Works for the use of concrete technology in the construction of roads across the country to achieve longer life span for roads and cost effectiveness.  The Minister, Dave Umahi told State House Correspondents after meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja that some contractors were already resisting the initiative which would benefit the country in the long run. He said many contractors handling Nigerian roads projects, import adulterated and cheap asphalt for the construction of roads, leading short life span. The minister who said there was no…

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State on Tuesday declared that his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has come to stay as a ruling party in the state and shall rule the state for a long time. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Tersoo Kula in a statement said that Alia was poised to do everything possible to ensure that the party and the entire Benue people enjoy the benefits of the hard work they had put in, which led to his emergence as the governor of the state, adding that his good work will surely endear the people the…

Osun State First Lady, Erelu Ngozi Adeleke participated at the just concluded United Nation’s General Assembly (UNGA), in New York, United States. She spoke to select journalists about her vision and support for the State, how she marketed the investment potentials of Osun to several investors, local and foreign at the high level meeting of world leaders, and what Governor Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke is doing. NewsQuest was there and report: What are the takeaways for you at this 78th session of UNGA? I have taken part in so many meetings since I came to New York for the United Nation’s…

Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, has described the award of Doctoral Degree in Media Arts to the authority’s Head of Corporate Communications, Martins Odeh by the University of Abuja as well deserving.   The University of Abuja held its 27th Convocation Ceremony on Saturday in Abuja and awarded various academic and honourary degrees to beneficiaries in a celebratory event attended by President Bola Tinubu and other top government officials. The NEPZA chief executive said, “let me on behalf of the management and staff of the Authority congratulate you for attaining an enviable academic…

Says, no need for panic buying The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL) on Monday, debunked reports that the federal government was still paying subsidy on premium motor spirit (PMS), also called petrol. Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPCL, Mr. Mele Kyari, said this while briefing State House correspondents after meeting behind closed-doors with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Kyari explained that the delay in the supply of petrol from the southern route to the north which has resulted in pockets of queues at some filling stations was as a result of bad roads. He said…

The Chief Press Secretary to the Benue State Governor, Tersoo Kula in Monday said that his principal Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia maintains a cordial relationship with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Senator George Akume, as against speculations that the two leaders were fighting. In a statement, Tersoo said that there has been continuous speculation from the opposition camp that there exists a bad blood between the Governor and the SGF. “Ordinarily, we wouldn’t have bothered to respond to this, but Joseph Goebbels once said that ”If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people…