Author: Joy Gyakyor

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approved the rehabilitation of roads and bridges in Abuja as part of his promise to deliver on infrastructure development. Director of press in the minister’s office, Anthony Ogunleye in a statement said the rehabilitation exercise will affect 135 roads in Garki, Wuse, Gwarimpa and Maitama districts. According to Ogunleye, the minister will flag-off the project from the Ladoke Akintola Boulevard, Garki II next week. “As part of efforts to improve road infrastructure in the FCT, the Honourable Minister of the FCT, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike CON, will on Monday, 11th September,…

Minister of State for Health and social welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa on Saturday announced that the Federal Government was ready to digitalize the country’s health sector system to ensure effective sharing of medical data for efficient health service delivery to Nigerians. Dr. Alausa who was joined by the coordinating minister of health Dr. Ali Pate, told a news conference in Abuja that the administration of President Bola Tinubu intends to provide basic and comprehensive health care to Nigerians, since the need for an upgrade of the entire health system. “We will begin to digitalize our health care system, because, in this…

President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday told world leaders that Nigeria is ready and committed to play a major role within the G-20 and contribute to shaping a more equitable world. Tinubu therefore called for global unity and cooperation in tackling pressing challenges, fostering inclusiveness, and establishing a fairer world order. Special Adviser on media and publicity to the President Ajuri Ngelale in a statement said Tinubu had addressed world leaders at the ongoing G-20 summit in New Delhi. President Tinubu acknowledged the vital role of the G-20 in shaping a rules-based world order that promotes shared prosperity and security, President Tinubu…

The Benue state Governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia on Saturday declared open a two-day retreat for members of his executive council in Abuja where he charged them to ensure that the knowledge acquired is applied during their official assignments. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Tersoo Kula in a statement said the retreat was necessitated by the utmost need to properly equip government officials, particularly, principal officers of government in the State cabinet and senior aides to the Governor with the needed knowledge preparatory for the task ahead. Alia who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Sam Ode, went further…

The African Union (AU) on Saturday formally joined the Group of 20 top global economies, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced. Modi at the gathering of the group shook hands with the AU chair, Comoros President Azali Assoumani, gave him a warm hug and invited him to sit at the table. “I invite the representative of the African Union to take his place as a permanent member of the G20,” the Indian Prime minister announced, before banging his gavel three times to applause in the room. The G20 is an elite group of the world’s most powerful and significant economies…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State on Friday congratulated Senator Gabriel Suswam over his victory at the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal. The tribunal in Makurdi upheld the petition by Senator Suswam challenging the emergence of Emmanuel Udende as Senator for the Benue North-East Senatorial District in the 2023 elections. PDP Publicity Secretary. in the State, Bemgba Iortyom in a statement hailed the tribunal for delivering substantial justice in the petition based on the facts and evidence rendered before in line with extant electoral laws, guidelines and regulations, thereby boosting public confidence in the judiciary. “The party rejoices…

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has advised the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) in the 29th February 2023 general election to accept wholeheartedly Wednesday’s verdict of the presidential election court and drop the idea of proceeding to further challenge President Bola Tinubu’s victory at the Supreme Court. The Governor told reporters at the presidential villa after a close door meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima that the aggrieved opposition parties should rather deploy their resources at their disposal to other more meaningful ventures. “As far as…

Managing Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Limited, Chiedu Ugbo, has said that the company is taking measures to remove all bottlenecks hindering the effective distribution of electricity to consumers in Nigeria – a situation that has led to the decay and collapse of infrastructure and closure of several industries. The Managing held the company’s Governing Board held their inaugural meeting with Vice-President Kashim Shettima, who is Board Chairman at the presidential villa. Highlighting the major handicap, Ugbo told reporters that the whole power grid is challenged by offtake evacuations from transmission and offtake by distribution, and…

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday said he will retire Atiku Abubakar from active politics and send him into farming of goats and birds, as he boasts after his party secured victory at the presidential election court where the election of President Bola Tinubu was being challenged. The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) declared that President Tinubu is the rightful winner of the 25th February 2023 election which the two main opposition parties Labour Party (LP) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) challenged. “We are not going to retire him to Dubai or Morocco, I will retire him to Fombina. I…

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) on Wednesday declared President Bola Tinubu as the legitimate winner of the 25 February 2023 presidential election after defeating Abubakar Atiku of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP). The three man justices led by Haruna Tsammani said the petitioners failed to prove beyond reasonable reasons for the upturn of the election of the incumbent President who scored majority for the votes during the polls.  “The three petitions haven not been proved are hereby dismissed and the 2nd Respondent (Tinubu) declared the winner of the Presidential election conducted…