President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated the immediate past Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo as minister. The president also withdrew the ministerial nomination of Maryam Shetty from Kano and replaced her with Dr Mairiga Mahmud. Tinubu announced this is a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read during plenary on Friday.
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By Fred Edoreh Here is the equation: All people desire increased development while governments require money to fund projects and programmes to attain meaningful levels of development according to needs assessments. In Delta State, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has promised even more, in line with the cardinal points of his campaign. Question is, does the state have the volume of revenue to meet all the needs of the various communities and sectors? For most advanced countries, national revenue is derived mostly from taxes, the chunk of which are administered by the states and counties. For instance, individual income tax accounts for…
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has approached the court to seek protection from his boss, Governor Godwin Obaseki, to avoid an imminent impeachment and removal from office. In a motion of notice brought before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and made available to newsmen on Thursday, the appellant seeks an order of interlocutory injunction stopping the respondents or their agents from harassing, intimidating, embarrassing or preventing the applicant from carrying out the functions of his office as Deputy Governor of Edo State, including attending State Executive Council meetings and other functions pending the determination…
Delta State Government, Thursday, said it may consider investment in electric vehicles for mass transportation to mitigate the impact of fuel subsidy removal on the citizens. The State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori stated this shortly after inspection and test-drive of two electric vehicles presented by Ajaere Motors and Jet Motor Company at Government House, Asaba. He said he was putting up a Committee to be headed by Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu to look into the economic viability and operational sustainability of electric vehicles in Nigeria. “This is the first time I have the opportunity to…
Arsenal winger, Nicolas Pepe could be among four players to leave the club after a series of clues were dropped ahead of the clash with Monaco, the UK Mirror reports. Two of the Gunners’ summer signings – Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice – started the Emirates Cup clash on Wednesday evening. Pepe was not named in the squad for the game and his name was also missing from the matchday programme. Turkish giants, Besiktas have been linked with the Ivorian who spent last season on loan with Nice in France. Portuguese left-back, Nuno Tavares was also absent from both the…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, has congratulated the immediate past Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on his emergence as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaker Abbas also congratulated Senator Ajibola Basiru on his adoption as the National Secretary of the APC. Ganduje and Basiru were adopted as National Chairman and National Secretary of the APC, respectively, at the National Executive Committee meeting of the ruling party in Abuja on Thursday. Ganduje, who was governor until May 29, 2023, after serving two terms, succeeded Senator Abdullahi Adamu,…
The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme, has called on electoral bodies in the country to, as a matter of necessity, make polling units closer to the people. Onyeme made the cal on Thursday when members of Okotomi Phase 111 Landlords Association, Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, paid him a courtesy visit at his office. Government House, Asaba. Responding to the request of the landlords for polling units to be provided in their area, the deputy governor said that it was important for polling units to be closer to the people so that distance…
Aisha Falode, chair of the Nigerian Women’s Football League (NWFL), says FIFA would still pay the 2023 Women’s World Cup (WWC) prize money through the country’s federations. Falode spoke in a chat with Lagos Talks FM on Wednesday. Following the qualification of Super Falcons to the second round of the WWC, Fatma Samoura, the FIFA secretary-general, said the world’s football governing body had changed its policy of player remuneration — due to unpaid allowance issues involving the country’s women’s football team. She added that the World Cup prize money will be “ring-fenced” to ensure it gets to the players without…
Delta State Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme, has challenged youths to prepare for better future using education as platform. Speaking when members of the National Association of Delta State Students Union, NADESSTU, led by their National President, Comrade Monday Wiska, paid him a congratulatory visit in his office, Government House, Asaba, the deputy governor emphasized that youths should take their studies serious no matter the condition they may find themselves while in school. According to him, the pursuit of education laurels may not be easy but at the end, it prepares the individual for a better future. “We know that…
Presidential nominee, Dele Alake, has expressed his willingness to endorse the reinforcement of social media regulations if appointed as Minister of Information and Culture by President Bola Tinubu. Alake, hailing from Ekiti State, is among the 28 ministerial nominees put forward by Tinubu for screening. Having previously served as Commissioner of Information and Strategy in Lagos State during Tinubu’s tenure as governor from 1999 to 2007, Alake is well-acquainted with the administration’s policies. During his appearance before the legislative chamber on the third day of the screening process, Alake emphasized the significance of value reorientation from the family to the…