THE Board of Trustees (BoT) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has suspended its candidate in the February 25 presidential election, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, for alleged anti-party activities. The BoT also suspended the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. It also appointed new national officers headed by Dr Agbo Major as acting National Chairman and Mr Ogini Olaposi as acting National Secretary alongside 18 others. News Point Nigeria gathered that the suspension is for a period of six months. This newspaper reports that the suspensions were put to a voice vote by members of the party at…
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THE Federal Government has announced N825.819 billion naira as compensation for indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja to pave the way for the construction of the 4.2km second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, made the announcement on Tuesday after a negotiation meeting with the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, officials of both ministries, and representatives of their agencies as well as stakeholders from Jiwa, the affected community in Abuja. The N825.8bn, according to the minister, is to incentivise the residents to vacate the community and seek their cooperation towards the completion of…
THE administration of President Bola Tinubu has revealed its eight-point agenda aimed at “moving the Nigerian economy forward,” including fighting corruption, protecting the rule of law, and providing security for Nigerians and businesses. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, listed the items on Monday during an interaction with journalists at the State House, Abuja, following the inaugural Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Recounting the events of the meeting, Edun stated that Tinubu and the recently inaugurated ministers examined the President’s “eight priority areas for moving the Nigerian economy forward and for delivering to Nigerians”.…
THE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas has stated that over 60,000 Nigerians have been killed as a result of the incessant clashes between herders and farmers. He also lamented that, farmers and herders clashes which were hitherto seen as a regional or a confined conflict have taken a new dimension as it has expanded and grown into a wider conflict beyond the borders of many West African countries. Abbas stated this in an opening address at the stakeholders interactive session held by the House Ad-hoc Committee on the ‘Recurring Annual Clashes Between Farmers And Herders In Yamaltu/Deba…
AS part of a broader effort to reduce the cost of governance in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs to freeze the processing of visas for all government officials seeking to travel to New York for the United Nations General Assembly without proof of direct participation in UNGA’s official schedule of activities, a statement by the Presidency said on Monday. “To prevent any sharp practice in this regard, the US Mission in Nigeria is accordingly guided on official visa processing while Nigeria’s Permanent Mission in New York is further directed to prevent and stop…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu spent the months since his victory at the February 25 election setting clear goals for each sector in the country and will not tolerate failure from either of his recently inaugurated ministers, presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said Monday. “The President has set the benchmarks,” the Senior Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity noted on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily monitored by News Point Nigeria. “The question now is about enforcements and the President has shown, as he did during his time in Lagos State as governor, that he is not someone that is afraid to fire…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over the first Federal Executive Council meeting of his administration at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja. The new cabinet members were inaugurated last Monday after their confirmation by the Senate. The cabinet is made of 45 ministers who scaled through the screening while three other nominees were denied clearance. Also attending are Vice President Kashim Shettima; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan; and the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila. President Tinubu had…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has said the country could not continue to service its debt with 90 percent of its revenue. He noted that the country was headed for economic disaster should that continue. Tinubu spoke during the Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association on Sunday in Abuja. He said his administration must make difficult changes to better the lots of the country. Tinubu said, “Can we continue to service external debts with 90% of our revenue? It is a path to destruction. It is not sustainable. We must make the very difficult changes that are necessary for our country…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu and his United States (US) counterpart, Mr Joe Biden will meet to discuss military intervention in Niger Republic among the options available to the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) to restore democratic rule in that country. This came to light yesterday after the US Special President Envoy and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Molly Phee, visited Tinubu in Abuja and extended Biden’s “exclusive invitation” to meet the Nigerian President on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City to advance discussions further (on the Niger crisis) in…
MAJOR General Bernard Onyeuko (rtd.), a former Director of the Defence Media Operations and Director of Procurement at the Defence Headquarters, has been confirmed dead. The cause of his death is still unknown as of press time but reports say the military General died Saturday, August 26 after a brief undisclosed illness. According to a source who spoke to News Point Nigeria on condition of anonymity, Onyeuko complained that he was not feeling comfortable on Saturday morning and was rushed to a private hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The retired army general was the Director of Procurement at…
THERE is a reported unease in the Federal Civil Service as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu allegedly moves 20 agencies and parastatals to the Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), News Point Nigeria gathered. Many top officials and directors in the civil service see this move as govt’s plans to embark on a big sack sweep in the agencies. According to the official website of the SGF’s office Saturday morning, the following agencies are directly under the supervision of the SGF: National Pension Commission Federal Road Safety Corps Bereau Of Public Enterprise National Commission For Refugees Nigerian…
VICE President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria did not apply for membership of BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Shettima spoke hours after the economic bloc said it is admitting six new members – Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. While many wondered why Nigeria did not join the group and some rumoured Nigeria was rejected, Shettima on Friday said the country never applied for ERICS membership. “So far, we have not applied for the membership of BRICS. And it is majorly informed by the fact that my principal President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a…
THE mood at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja was sombre as the rank and file of the Nigerian Armed Forces were joined by family members and friends for the burial of some of the military personnel who died in combat in Niger State. No fewer than 36 officers were killed in battle, including an air mission, on August 14, according to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ). The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru; Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle; Deputy Governor of Niger State, Yakubu Garba; Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Gwabin Musa;…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the return of a delegation of Islamic leaders (Ulama) to Niger Republic for another round of dialogue with the coup leaders. News Point Nigeria reports that Tinubu made the decision on Thursday after a meeting with the top clerics led by Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi who were recently in Niamey, the Niger Republic capital, two weeks ago for dialogue with the junta led by General Abdourahamane Tiani. Tinubu made the decision in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Since the junta seized power from President Mohamed Bazoum July…
TWO persons have been confirmed dead, three still trapped and thirty-seven persons were rescued when a building collapsed at Lagos Street in the Garki Village area of Abuja. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) spokesperson Nkechi Isa confirmed the incident early Thursday. “Rescue efforts are ongoing as the search for more victims intensifies at the scene of the building collapse at Lagos Street, Garki Village opposite the Garki police station in the FCT,” she said. “A combined team of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Road Safety Corps,(FRSC), FCT Police Command, and the VIO are on the ground to…
THE ruling All Progressives Congress has officially unveiled new officers to occupy the positions of the outgoing members of the National Working Committee and other vacant zonal offices in the party. Addressing newsmen at the national secretariat of the APC on Wednesday evening, the National Secretary of the party, Senator Ajibola Basiru, said the election of the new officers was in line with the mandate given to them by the National Executive Committee at the last meeting held at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja on August 3. The move saw outgoing National Deputy Chairman for North, Senator Abubakar Kyari, being replaced…
THE United Kingdom’s Minister of State for the Armed Forces, James Heappey MP, has met with top defence leaders and military chiefs in Nigeria to deepen defence cooperation between both countries and discuss the situation in Niger. During his visit, Heappey met top brass on Wednesday within the Nigerian Ministry of Defence, as well as the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa; and Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. The UK defence chief also met with Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru; and the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle. He also met with the President of…
A SURPRISING turn of events is about to unveil in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as youth leaders in the party are calling on President Bola Tinubu to appoint his son, Seyi Tinubu as Minister of Youth. QUEST TIMES reports that, the position became vacant after the president redeployed the initial nominee, Abubakar Momoh following outcry by Nigerians that he doesn’t qualify to be called a youth on account of his age. Tinubu then redeployed Momoh from the Youth Ministry to the Ministry of Niger Delta Development. Already, three names are being propped by stakeholders in the party for…
THE expected Wednesday arraignment of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over an alleged procurement fraud to the tune of N6.9 billion, has again been stalled. The matter was not listed on the cause list of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Wednesday with no reason given as lawyers to both parties were absent in court. The suspended CBN governor, who appeared before the court last Thursday, was supposed to be arraigned but the arraignment was stalled due to the absence of the second defendant who was said to have…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently meeting with the some critical stakeholders as part of efforts to defuse the political crisis in Niger Republic. President Tinubu is the Chairman of the Authority of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In attendance at the ongoing meeting are the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray; leader of the ECOWAS delegation to Niger Republic’s military junta, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, and the National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, Malam Nuhu Ribadu. Although there was no brief to the media on the agenda,…