The Speaker of the Plateau state House of Assembly, Hon. Moses Sule, has appointed, Peter Mankum, as his chief Press Secretary. Mankum, a journalist and politician started his journalism practice with the Jos based Nigeria Standard newspapers. He later moved to the African Independent Television (AIT) where he served as the correspondent of the broadcast…
The name of the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai was on Monday missing from the list of the ministerial nominees confirmed by the Senate. Also missing on the list was the name of Senator Abubakar Danlandi from Taraba State and former Nexim Bank, MD, Stella Oketette (Delta State). The Senate after the…
Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, has louded President Bola Tinubu for the N200b Presidential Grants and Loans Scheme for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Speaking at a town hall meeting on Tuesday in Kaduna, organised to sensitise targeted beneficiaries, Sani said Tinubu is determined to eradicate poverty in Nigeria. The governor, who was…
President Bola Tinubu has suspended all administered Social Investment Programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). The Director Information, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, announced this in a statement on Friday . The statement said the President’s decision was in view of the “ongoing investigations of alleged malfeasance in…
The federal government on has announced a N5 billion palliative for each of the 36 states of the federation, including the federal capital territory (FCT), to cushion the biting effect of the removal of the petrol subsidy. Governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, announcement this on Thursday in Abuja while addressing State House correspondents at…
Bayelsa state governor Douye Diri, has resigned his membership of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Diri announced his resignation on Wednesday during a cabinet meeting at the Government House in Yenagoa, the state capital. The governor said he left the opposition party for “very obvious reasons”. He said, “Today, I have formally resigned my…
