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Kaduna state governor, Nasir el-Rufai,has said that the naira redesign policy is not part of the manifesto of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), but a personal decision. He also alleged that some “elements” in Aso Rock were working against the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Tinubu. Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television…

The senate has given a 48 hours ultimatum to the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy to account for N13.9billion collected from service wide votes from 2017 to 2021. The ultimatum was given on Tuesday when officials of the ministry appeared before the Senate Committee on Public Accounts. The ultimatum followed the failure of the…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that government appointments are skewed and lopsided on the basis of nepotism and mediocrity without regards to merit and competence. In a statement on Saturday, congratulating the Federal Government College, Kaduna, on its 50th anniversary, Obasanjo lamented the current state of affairs in the country. He said the economic situation…

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Kaduna state Hon. Jonathan Asake, has promised to run a government based on the principles of fairness, equity and justice if elected governor. Speaking at a meeting with Muslim clerics at the weekend in Zaria, he said if elected, his administration will be all inclusive. He…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has called on the federal government to investigate the recent killing of over 50 pastoralists and butchers in Ekye Development Area, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa state. The forum made the called in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna by Murtala Aliyu, its secretary general. On January 25, 2023,…