PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha to serve as the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN). This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, Monday. The statement read in full: PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NEW ECN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha to serve as the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN). Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha has served for over a decade in the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum…
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THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given approval for the creation of a Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation Trust Fund. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, stated this while briefing State House correspondents shortly after the FEC meeting at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Monday. She said the trust fund is to enable the Federal Government respond promptly to humanitarian situations in the country. According to her, the Federal Government hopes to raise at least $5bn annually into the trust fund. Edu explained that the funds will be sourced from the Federal Government, private and international organisations…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu says the implementation of the student loan initiative will commence in January 2024. Tinubu, who was speaking at Abuja during the National Economic Summit 2023 on Monday, assured Nigerian students that the era of incessant strikes will be a thing of the past. “By January 2024, the new student loan must commence. To the future of our children and students, we are saying no more strikes,” he said. In celebration of June 12 president Tinubu signed into law the student loan bill, a promise he made during his campaign. The bill, sponsored by the Speaker of the…
THE Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court reserved judgment after parties in the appeal adopted their respective briefs of arguments on Monday. The seven-member include John Okoro, Uwani Abba-Aji, Lawal Garba, Ibrahim Saulawa, Adamu Jauro, Tijjani Abubakar and Emmanuel Agim. Atiku who contested the election under the Peoples Democratic Party is seeking the nullification of Tinubu’s election at the apex court. The apex court also took arguments from lawyers to parties…
AS the Supreme Court today hears the appeals challenging the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu, the ruling All Progressives Congress has expressed confidence that the President will come out victorious. Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 presidential poll is being challenged by the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party. The opposition parties had earlier lost at the Presidential Election Petitions Court where they first challenged Tinubu’s victory. Displeased with the verdict of the PEPC, both parties and their candidates, Atiku Abubakar (PDP) and Peter Obi (LP) proceeded to the Supreme Court, which has fixed today for hearing. Speaking…
THE Court of Appeal, Abuja, has nullified the victory of the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Simon Mwadkwon, who is representing Plateau North- Senatorial District in the National Assembly. In a unanimous judgement, the three-member panel led by Justice Daudu Williams held that the PDP did not validly nominate Mwadkwon. The panel held that it is their view that court orders were not fully complied with by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as 12 Local Government Areas (LGAs) didn’t participate in the congress. The court also ordered a rerun for the Plateau North Senatorial seat to be conducted in 90 days.…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu says the current challenges facing Nigeria are only temporary. Tinubu said his administration would do its best to make Nigeria’s economy get better for the benefit of Nigerians. The president, however, stated that the restoration of the country to its rightful place in the comity of nations requires sacrifice. He said this during a meeting with a delegation of South-West Muslim faithful, led by Rasaki Oladejo, in Abuja on Friday. “We have to believe in one country; we have to believe in Nigeria. We will do our best, and our economy will get better for the benefit…
THE Federal Government is reviewing and expanding the National Social Register to accommodate pensioners and ex-servicemen under its Conditional Cash Transfer scheme. It is also removing beneficiaries who have excited the poverty line. This newspaper gathered that the government was also taking out dead beneficiaries from the register and would disqualify those without National Identification Numbers and Bank Verification Numbers. It was further gathered that payments would be made directly to the beneficiaries by the Central Bank of Nigeria and not through consultants, as the first batch of bulk payments would begin next week for five million households. The Conditional…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the partial waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order that was instituted against striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) following the commencement of their eight-month industrial action which began on February 14, 2022 and was terminated on October 17, 2022. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, announced this in a statement on Friday. He said the president invoked the Principle of the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy. The president directed the grant of the waiver with a mandatory requirement that the Federal Ministry of Education…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission has said 891 petitions out of 1,196 on the 2023 polls have so far been either dismissed or withdrawn. It said the loss of 74.4 per cent of the petitions confirmed the credibility of the elections it conducted. It released a status report on the outcome of petitions it was in receipt of in connection with the presidential, governorship, national and state House of Assembly elections to confirm the credibility of the last general elections. INEC said it cannot be held responsible for re-election petitions which arise from party primaries. The National Commissioner and Chairman,…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Olasupo Olusi to serve as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of Industry (BOI) for a term of four (4) years in the first instance. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, Thursday. The statement read in full: PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NEW BANK OF INDUSTRY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Olasupo Olusi to serve as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of Industry (BOI) for…
THE Supreme Court has fixed Monday, October 23 for hearing in the appeal by the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, seeking the nullification of President Bola Tinubu’s victory at the presidential election. The Apex Court will same day, hear the motion by Atiku seeking to bring fresh evidence to prove that President Bola Tinubu submitted forged certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a hearing notice sighted by News Point Nigeria on Thursday, the apex court fixed 9am of the date for Atiku’s lawyers and those of President Tinubu to address its panel of…
RESIDENT Bola Tinubu has directed the withdrawal of the nomination of Engr. Imam Kashim Imam to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, Thursday. The statement read in full: PRESIDENT TINUBU DIRECTS WITHDRAWAL OF FERMA CHAIRMANSHIP NOMINATION President Bola Tinubu has directed the withdrawal of the nomination of Engr. Imam Kashim Imam to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). The President’s withdrawal of…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight (8) new Chief Executive Officers for Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, Thursday. The statement read in full: PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NEW LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE INFORMATION AND NATIONAL ORIENTATION SECTORS President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight (8) new Chief Executive Officers for Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation: (1) National Orientation Agency (NOA) — Director-General / CEO —…
THE Senate yesterday confirmed Ola Olukoyede as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The appointment of Muhammad Hammajoda as secretary of the anti-graft agency was also confirmed. The confirmation of both men followed their screening by the upper chamber, about a week after they were appointed by President Bola Tinubu. Responding to questions from senators before the confirmation, Olukoyede said tax payers lost N2.9trillion in just two years (2018 -2020) to contracts and procurement fraud alone. He said: “Between 2018 and 2020, Nigeria lost N2.9trilion to contract and procurement fraud.” The amount, he noted, was enough…
SENATOR Umaru Tanko Al-Makura has urged Nigerians to exercise patience, saying that they will soon begin to enjoy the gains of the vision and policies of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. He stated this on Wednesday while speaking with State House reporters after a meeting with the president at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The former governor of Nasarawa State said a lot of efforts were being made to calm the fears of Nigerians in the areas of security, economy, and general wellbeing. On his meeting with President Tinubu, he said: “I was opportune to have an audience with him.…
THE Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced during plenary on Wednesday that Senator Lola Ashiru is now the new Deputy Leader of the Senate. Ashiru, who represents Kwara North at the red chamber, replaces Senator Dave Umahi, who has been appointed as the Minister of Works by President Bola Tinubu. Senator Ashiru was previously the Deputy Whip of the Senate and his former position has now been taken by Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, representing Eebonyi North. Meanwhile, the nominees for the chairman and secretary of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede and Muhammad Hammajoda are in…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ahmed Aminu as Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) for a term of four years in the first instance. The new Executive Secretary/CEO of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund recently served as the General Manager of the Education and Training Department at the Petroleum Technology Development Fund. His appointment trails the application for retirement submitted by the outgoing Executive Secretary/CEO, Bello Aliyu Gusau, to proceed on 90-day pre-retirement leave beginning on September 26, 2023. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu to serve as the Chairman/CEO of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) pending Senate confirmation. Furthermore, the President appointed Mr. Clifford Okwudiri Oparaodu as the Commission’s Secretary. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, Tuesday. The statement read in full: PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NEW ICPC MANAGEMENT TEAM; APPROVES 90-DAY PRE-END OF TENURE LEAVE FOR OUTGOING ICPC CHAIRMAN IN exercise of powers conferred on the President as established in Section 3(6) of the Corrupt Practices and…
THE Senate on Tuesday dissolved into an emergency executive session after its Chief Whip, Muhammad Ali Ndume, complained about violation of rules in running the affairs of the Red Chamber. Ndume had raised a point of order to draw the attention of the Senate President Godswill Akpabio to his handling of affairs in the chambers which were against the rules. He said, “Mr. President there are some things we do in this chamber that are against the rules. Sir, nobody is too big to learn….” Akpabio did not allow Ndume to end his speech when he ruled him out of…