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FEC approves N42.4 billion variation for three road projects
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Tuesday approved a total of 42.4 billion as cost of variation for three federal roads in the country. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, disclosed this after the Council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. “Today in FEC we have three approvals for review of ongoing projects, the first one was the review for the construction of Umulungbe – Umuoka road in Enugu state. It was approved for review from N6.245B – N8.85Billion about 2.6 billion addition. “We also had the review of the repair of Iganmu bridge in Lagos
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Fubara wades into FAAN, Ipo community crisis
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has mediated between the management of Port Harcourt International Airport and Ipo community after women led a protest which temporarily disrupted flight operations at the Airport on Tuesday. Angry women of the community had barricaded the entrance of the only road to the airport in the early hours of Tuesday morning, chanting, dancing and cooking, thereby disrupting access to and from the airport, and causing flight delays. Secretary to the State Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo, who addressed newsmen after a closed-door meeting between the Governor, women leaders and chiefs of Ipo community, and the Airport
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Cholera: Tinubu sets up cabinet committee to oversee emergency operations
As part of his ongoing effort to nip the spread of cholera in the bud, President Bola Tinubu has directed the setting up of cabinet committee that would oversee daily activities at emergency operations centres set up by the National Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) The Minister of Health, Ali Pate, disclosed this to newsmen after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Tuesday. Pate also disclosed that the cabinet committee has its membership drawn from the ministries of Health, Finance, Water Resources, Environment, Youth, Aviation and Education. He explained that the effort is in line
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FEC to boost NDLEA operations with N1.99bn
The Federal Executive Council has approved the procurement of 33 units Mikano CNG-powered vehicles at the cost of N1.99 billion, to boost the operation of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). FEC approval was disclosed by the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, while briefing newsmen after the Council meeting., which was presided by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday. According to the Minister, “Procurement of 33 Mikano motor vehicles CNG powered is to boost the operation of NDLEA” Fagbemi further disclosed that the Council also approved the procurement of firearms and ammunition to strengthen
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NMDPRA, marketers allay fears over dirty fuel, products
• Authority affirms quality specification for AGO supply in Nigeria The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has debunked the allegations of dirty fuel import into the country. Similarly, the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) also refuted claims by Dangote Refinery regarding the issuance of licences for dirty fuel and the importation of substandard petroleum products. Vice President of Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Devakumar Edwin, recently said NMDPRA was indiscriminately licensing marketers to import dirty petroleum products into the country. Edwin mentioned that NMDPRA’s decision to grant licences
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High hopes for Kanu’s release, says Deputy Speaker
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has assured that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, would soon regain his freedom. The Deputy Speaker, who revealed that he has met with Kanu a couple of times in the Department of State Services (DSS) detention facility, said that hopes are high that the IPOB leader will soon be released. Kalu stated this while acknowledging a recent call by about 50 members of the House of Representatives, led by Obi Aguocha, to release the IPOB leader. It will be recalled that the
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Clark urges Tinubu to intervene in Rivers political logjam
‘How insecurity affected investments, devt in Rivers’ The elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw Nation, Edwin Clark, has urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the looming political logjam in Rivers State. This was contained in a letter he addressed to the President, which was made available to The Guardian yesterday. Clark submitted that given his age and status as a senior citizen of Nigeria, Tinubu cannot accept, on behalf of his people, any actions that undermine or violate provisions of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria as amended. The letter reads in part: “That some of us have kept quiet
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Makinde makes minor cabinet reshuffle
Oyo govt opens application portal for primary school teachers Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle, which affected three ministries in the state. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Suleimon Olanrewaju, in a statement, yesterday, confirmed the swapping of the portfolios of commissioners. The reshuffle saw the former Commissioner for Trade, Industry, Investment and Cooperatives, Ademola Ojo, moved to the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters. Ojo is a former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, Oyo State chapter. Segun Olayiwola, who until the reshuffle was manning the Ministry of Local Government
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Naira gradually finding its feet, Cardoso declares
• Says Nigeria recorded $24b inflow Q1 2024 • CBN quickens settlement of Diaspora remittances The naira is gradually finding its value, as the worst days are over, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has said. Speaking with Bloomberg TV in London, Cardoso said the present value of the naira hovering between N1,460 and N1,500 should be put in context. He added that the country recorded a foreign exchange inflow of about $24 billion in the first quarter of 2024. “When I came into office in September 2023, naira was headed in the direction that everybody
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Poor states rack up debts, leave $335b minerals to illegal miners
• Unaddressed conflict between FG, states, insecurity leave investors in uncertainty • Tinubu govt playing to gallery on illegal mining, stakeholders insist • Experts want solid minerals to remain on exclusive list Nigerian states, struggling to pay workers’ salaries and finance developmental programmes to reduce the rising level of poverty, are helplessly watching illegal miners control over $334.9 billion worth of solid minerals in their domains. This comes as stakeholders rate low the much-touted attempt by the President Bola Tinubu administration to make solid minerals the new oil, a decision which led to the creation of two ministries
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