The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has decried the destruction of section three of the newly rehabilitated Kano-Maiduguri highway by flooding. In a statement by the minister’s media aide, Orji Uchenna Orji, Umahi said it was unfortunate that completed roads in the country did not last five years, reports Daily Trust. Umahi, who stated that [&...
•Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has disrupted an event tagged, “Unveiling the Power of Women and Food Security,” held without the ministry’s approval. Kennedy-Ohanenye disclosed this in Abuja today, saying the organiser has been taken into custody by the Department of State ...
• Nigerian Senate Major stakeholders in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry today vowed to speak up on the dirty deals, regulatory breaches and other malpractices in the sector that had defied solutions over years as the Senate opened another round of probe. They demanded that the investigation should be conducted on live television broadcasts so [...
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar currently briefing Diplomatic Corps on the ongoing hunger protests in the country and measures the federal government is taking to address the issues raised by the protesters. The Minister told the diplomats about the government’s fears of the protest being hijacked by hoodlums. He said the president r...
•Prof. Tahir Mamman The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has expressed displeasure over the merging of technical and science colleges, saying it eroded the gains for establishing technical colleges across the country. Mamman disclosed this in Abuja today at a One-Day Stakeholders’ Meeting, on the Challenges and Issues Affecting Techn...
•Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has revealed that the country currently spends $600 million on fuel importation monthly. He stated that the high import bill is due to neighbouring countries, up to Central Africa, benefiting fro...
•Tinubu and Beta Edu Suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, may not return to her former position. Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu suspended her in January over alleged corruption, there have been reports that she could be reinstated, reports Daily Trust. The president had asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (E...
•Hoodlums loot the NCC Industrial Park in Kano State The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, has lamented the destruction of a technology hub in Kano, just days before its scheduled launch. The Digital Innovation Park, designed to support Nigeria’s technical talent accelerator program (3MTT), was repo...
•Tinubu and protesters The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reaffirmed the Tinubu-led government’s commitment to upholding the rights of Nigerians to engage in peaceful protests. However, he stressed the need for such activities to be conducted in a manner that does not disrupt public order or infringe on t...
•Education minister, Prof Tahir Mamman The federal government has denied reports that it is selling off public universities to private investors. The Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, said there has been misinformation on one aspect of the ministry’s policy in respect to tertiary education, reports Daily Trust. The minister who stated ...
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