Category: Governance
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s full speech during 2021 budget presentation on Thursday
Delivered By: His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari President, Federal Republic of Nigeria At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja Thursday, 8th October 2020 PROTOCOLS 1. It is with pleasure that I present the 2021 Federal Budget Proposals to this Joint Session of the National Assembly. 2. Distinguished and Honourable Leaders, and Members of…
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Bauchi gets new Head of Service
Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed has sworn in a new Head of Civil Service (HoS), Dr Bala Lukshi in an acting capacity. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Bauchi Government House on Wednesday, the governor enjoined the new Head of Service to do his best for better service delivery. The governor, who was…
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Sen. Smart Adeyemi seeks amputation of corruption convicts
Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC, Kogi West), said weekend he had concluded arrangements to bring before the Senate a bill on Mosaic/Shariah laws to fight corruption in the country. According to him, those found guilty of corruption in Nigeria, irrespective of status and class, will by the laws, have their hands…
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We’ve fought kidnapping frontally says Gov. Bello
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has said that the spate of kidnappings in the state has reduced to the barest minimum. He stated this on Saturday at the Senate Press Corps’ Retreat 2020, held in Lokoja, Kogi with the theme, “Democracy and Development in a Federation: Roles of Media, States and Parliaments’’. Declaring the event…
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Reps member finally reveals members’ monthly income
Member representing Kaltungo/Shongom Gombe Federal Constituency, Hon. Simon Karu, has said members of the House of Representatives receive about N9.3 million monthly as emoluments. The member said the money includes their monthly salary and office running costs. Speaking in Abuja at a well-attended event to mark the 60th Independence anniversary tagged: Fixing Nigeria at 60…
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Gov. Yahaya Bello champion of women emancipation, Ambassador of affirmative action — SSA Political
Senior Special Assistant to Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Political Matters, Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi has congratulated his principal, Gov. Bello for his support and encouragement to the women members of the All Progressives Congress by resolving to nominate women as vice chairmanship candidates for the upcoming local government election in the state. Omoluabi says…
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COVID-19 protocol violators in Rivers to pay N100m fine — Wike
Violators of Covid-19 protocols during marriages and burials in Rivers state are now liable to a fine of one hundred million naira (N100,000,000) according to new guidelines and penalties stipulated by the state government. The latest fiat was the outcome of Friday’s Emergency Executive Council Meeting in which the Rivers State Government also approved reopening…
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Gbajabiamila salutes Sanwo-Olu over 377 road projects, N5bn COVID-19 support fund
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has commended the Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Sanwo-Olu, for flagging off 377 roads and power projects across all wards of the state. Gbajabiamila in a press statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Lanre Lasisi, also lauded Sanwo-Olu’s launching of…
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Delta moves to end open defecation
Delta State Government has restated its resolve to key into the Federal Government’s plan to end open defecation across the country by the year 2025. The State Commissioner for Water Resources, Mr Martins Okonta stated this during the opening ceremony of a one-day sensitization workshop of stakeholders on Clean Nigeria Campaign, CNC-“Use the toilet”, held…
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FG moves to create agency for management of crime proceeds
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a bill that seeks to, among other things, create an agency that will be saddled with the responsibility of managing proceeds of crime in Nigeria. With the approval of the bill titled ‘Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Agency Bill,’ the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN),…