By Shu’aibu Usman Leman A momentous Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently cemented between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Plateau State Government is poised to fundamentally reshape Yakubu Gowon Airport in Jos, elevating its status to that of a leading international food cargo hub. This strategically astute initiative, vigorously championed by the…
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo The opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) in Taraba State have asked the state governor, Agbu Kefas to account for the N2b loan given to states by the federal government. Addressing a press conference on Sunday Jalingo, the state capital, a chieftain of the APC, Aliu Zubairu, urged the governor to…
The Kaduna Power Supply Company (KAPSCO) says the allegation that the state government owes N2.9 billion to the electricity distribution company (KAEDCO) is “unfounded”. Managing director of KAPSCO, Aminu Idris, stated this, in a statement on Saturday in Kaduna. KAEDCO had in a statement on Friday, disconnected the Government House, Kaduna and other state government…
Three lawmakers elected to the Kaduna state House of Assembly on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Also, Danjuma La’ah, a two- term former senator who represented Kaduna South senatorial zone on the platform of the PDP, has resigned his…
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that Nigeria is “not ripe” for a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. In a statement on Sunday, spokesman to the governor, Kelvin Ebiri, that the governor stated this on Sunday at the special dedication service for the Rivers state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 election campaign rallies which held at the…
The National Security Adviser (NSA) has urged ex- governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai and all political actors to desist from dragging national security institutions into partisan battles. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Zakari Mijinyawa spokesperson to the NSA, said the attention of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has been…
