Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state has charged newly elected council chairmen to be transparent and accountable in handling of public finances. The gave the charged on Friday at the Government House, Kaduna while swearing in the council officials. He urged them ro distribute dividends of democracy equitably, without prejudice to political affiliation, gender, religious…
Sixteen supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau state have died in an accident while after a zonal rally which held in Pankshin. Over 80 others were also said to have sustained injuries when the driver of the truck conveying them lost control and crashed in a ditch. The accident occurred on Saturday…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Arewa Youths for Development and National Unity (AYDNU) have called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for currency swap. In separate statements on Saturday in Kaduna, both groups said many rural communities will not be able to change the old notes before the…
Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), has asked the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) to commence academic activities at the College of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Kaduna (CPESK). The minister said this on Tuesday during a working visit to the institution. Lokpobiri who was amazed by the state of the art facilities at…
The presidency has asked the governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed, to retract his confrontational statements and redirect his focus toward productive dialogue with the federal government regarding any concerns about the Tax Reform Act. Mohammed, who is chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, recently criticised President Bola Tinubu’s controversial tax reforms…
The Presidency has responded to calls by Father Ejike Mbaka, a Catholic priest for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari, alleging that the clergy man is after the President for failing to influence government contract his friends. Also, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), threatened to expose the Catholic Priest to the headquarters of the…
