Archive for December 20th, 2022

The house of representatives says it cannot stop Gudaji Kazaure, one of its members, from going on with his “mandate” to investigate the alleged mismanagement or embezzlement of N89.09 trillion stamp duty funds. Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, spoke with state house correspondents after a private meeting with President Muhammadu […]

The Anambra traditional council says the choice of venue for its recent meeting with Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was “convenient” for all parties involved. On December 15, the PDP candidate meet with the Anambra traditional council at the government house in Awka, the state capital. The […]

Doyin Okupe has stepped down from his position as the director-general of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council. He announced his resignation in a letter addressed to Peter Obi, LP presidential candidate, and dated December 20, 2022. “Dear Peter, you will recall that I briefed you yesterday about my personal travails […]

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) says the government is planning to stop cash withdrawals from federal, states and local government accounts. Modibbo Tukur, director/chief executive officer (CEO), NFIU, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, signed by Ahmed Dikko, the unit’s chief media analyst. According to the statement, Tukur spoke at […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has signed a revised memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), and the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN). The MoU is to facilitate the successful deployment of personnel and materials for the […]

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) says the infrastructure for the first phase of the blue line rail project is complete and ready for operation. The first phase of the Lagos blue line rail system is designed to run from Mile 2 (on the mainland) to Marina (on the island). Kolawole […]

The house of representatives has again rescheduled the appearance of Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), over the new cash withdrawal policy. The CBN governor was initially due to appear before the lawmakers on December 15, but it was rescheduled after he sent a letter to the parliament stating […]

Jim Risch, a US senator, has written to Anthony Blinken, the country’s secretary of state, to review the security assistance and cooperation programmes in Nigeria. According to Reuters, the development stems from the investigation detailing an alleged abortion programme by the Nigerian military. In the said letter, Risch, who is a ranking […]

The senate has confirmed Lauretta Onochie, a presidential aide, as the chairperson of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The upper legislative chamber confirmed her and 12 other nominees after Amos Bulus, chairman of the Niger Delta committee, presented a report on Tuesday. President Muhammadu Buhari had asked the senate to confirm […]

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, says the conviction of Doyin Okupe for money laundering will not demoralise him in his bid to become president. The director-general of the LP campaign organisation was on Monday sentenced to two years imprisonment for breaching the Money Laundering Act. The Economic and Financial […]