Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

The Federal Government has given an update on the disbursement of the Presidential Conditional Grant and Palliative Loan to businesses. In a statement on Thursday, the Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, said the government is working diligently to ensure smooth sailing of the two programmes. The minister stated that the two programmes are targeted at alleviating the impact of the removal of fuel subsidies on Nigerians. She said her ministry has received over 80,000 applications through the portal, adding that the mandate is to create a level playing field for all Nigerians. Uzoka-Anite asserted that the federal government…

The National Assembly joint committee on Appropriations has urged the federal government to stop tax waivers and concessions already granted to corporate entities. This was just as the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, yesterday, stated that non-interest financial market also known as Islamic financial market offers cheaper and more sustainable way to raise funding for major infrastructure, hinting that Nigeria would need to play deeper in the global non-interest market. The National Assembly panel said the country was losing huge revenue to tax waivers and incentives. It, however, suggested that all companies should…

Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) has launched the 2024 Mobile Advert permit, a new website and a refreshed corporate logo. The move, according to the regulatory agency, is strategic to its commitment to leverage technology to make LASAA and make outdoor advertising regulation seamless. The agency has indicated that the Mobile Advert Permit, a QR code secured by encryption, is set to revolutionize the registration process for branded vehicles in the state. This unique code, according to LASAA, contains; brand type, number plate, and permit year with assurance of authenticity and compliance. To further facilitate ease of doing…

A Scott McTominay brace helped Manchester United to a 2-1 win over Chelsea in a chaotic encounter at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening. McTominay finished from a rebound in the first half and headed home at the back post in the second to earn his team all three points, but could easily have had a hat-trick, missing other good chances and being denied by a brilliant double save in the first half. Missed opportunities were a feature of a bizarrely uncontrolled match, as both teams afforded the opposition attack acres of space in the final third. Bruno Fernandes saw an…

Leon Bailey’s deflected shot gave Aston Villa a fully deserved victory over Manchester City as the visitors’ recent slump in form continued. Villa were superior throughout against the lacklustre champions, who have now gone four Premier League games without a win for the first time in more than seven years. City once again missed the influence of the suspended Rodri, having lost their last five games when the Spaniard has been unavailable, but nothing must detract from an outstanding Villa performance which confirmed their stunning development under the management of Unai Emery. Villa were fearless going forward from the outset,…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that 25 political associations have applied to be registered as political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. He said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the Public Presentation of the ‘NEEDS Assessment of Political Parties in Nigeria’, organised by the Kukah Centre and the European Union (EU). He was represented by a National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Mr. Sam Olumekun. “Despite harsh criticism that INEC has passed through, especially in the last couple of months, we have the…

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday, asked the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to pay more attention to the issue of illegal expatriates smuggled into the country. Oshiomhole stated this when the minister led top officials of his ministry and heads of agencies under his supervision to defend their 2024 budget proposal. The committee chairman specifically alleged that expatriates including those committed to prisons in their various countries are currently in Nigeria working at construction sites. Oshiomhole said: “Many non Nigerians are in the country, some of them live inside containers. “I even believe and…

A coalition of over 10,000 indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and civil society groups descended on the National Assembly on Wednesday, clamouring for the resignation of Nyesom Wike, the current FCT Minister. The protest, organized by the Network of Civil Societies for Economic Sustainability, cited Wike’s alleged incompetence and lack of vision for the capital city as the primary reasons for their demand. The crowd, described as the largest in the history of FCT protests, carried placards and banners expressing their dissatisfaction with Wike’s leadership. Addressing the gathering, the group’s convener, Adamu Kabir Matazu, characterised the former Rivers…

The Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila has denounced trending reports of a N10 billion provision in the 2024 budget for the renovation of his official residence. Gbajabiamila in a statement released on Wednesday said the reports of such budgetary provision are false and erroneous. Earlier reports had claimed that the President’s Chief of Staff was set to spend N10 billion for the reconstruction and repair of his official residence in Abuja but the former House of Representatives Speaker clarified that he lives in his personal house in Abuja and there is no provision in the 2024 Appropriation Bill for…

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of 11 persons as Justices of the Supreme Court. The NJC also recommended the appointment of 1 Justice of the Court of Appeal, 6 heads of Court and 26 other judicial officers. The decision on the recommendations was taken at a meeting of the council on Wednesday, 6th December 2023 according to a statement released by the NJC Director of Information, Soji Oye. According to him, the National Judicial Council, at its 104th meeting held on Wednesday, considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee and at the end of deliberations, recommended…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has given his nod to the adoption of a non-kinetic approach to tackling insecurity in the South East region of the country. The Vice President stated this on Tuesday when he received a delegation led by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa. The delegation under the auspices of Peace In South East Project (PISE-P) visited the VP to present the initiative and invite him for the launch of the project that proposes a non-kinetic solution to the crisis in the South East…

In line with the national drive for citizen reorientation, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has constituted a committee to finalise Nigeria’s Values Charter. Nigeria’s Values Charter embodies a social contract between the country and its citizens. It will serve as a blueprint and policy for a national value system, defining us as Nigerians and undergirding our personality as citizens. The new policy, to be unveiled in early 2024 by President Tinubu, consists of the Nigerian Promise and the Citizen Codes, which have seven pillars each. The government intends to incorporate these values into formal, informal, and…