The All Progressives Congress governorship nomination screening appeal committee for Ondo State primary election of the party has cleared Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and 11 others aspirants jostling to fly the ticket of the APC. The party disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, after the committee submitted its report to the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led APC Caretaker/Extra-ordinary National Convention Planning Committee. The aspirants include Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu (SAN), Joseph Olusola Iji, Odimayo Okunjemi John, Olayide Owolabi Adelami and Kekemeke Duerimini Isaac. Others are Olusola Oke Alex (SAN), Ifeoluwa Olusola Oyedele, Olajumoke Olubusola…
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) wednesday approved the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) with N12.66 trillion budget projections for each of the three fiscal years. Briefing State House correspondents in Abuja after the virtual FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Mr. Clement Agba, listed other projections in the budget as $40 per barrel oil benchmark, oil production volume of 1.6 million barrel per day, inflation rate of 11.9 per cent, projected gross domestic growth (GDP) rate of three per cent and revenue target of N7.50…
Nigeria has recorded 643 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 34,257. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its Twitter handle on Wednesday. “On the 15th of July 2020, 643 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. “Till date, 34259 cases have been confirmed, 13999 cases have been discharged and 760 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 643 new cases are reported from 19 states- Lagos…
Tougher security challenges seem to inevitably befall the nation as the Nigerian Army has concluded plans to hand over all internal security operations to the police. This decision was a sequel to the petition written to the president by the police authority in which it was alleged that the Nigerian Army has taken over the traditional duties of the Nigerian Police Force. The new security arrangement handing over internal security has therefore been approved by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Burutai. It has been reliably gathered that the new development was also necessitated by the claims…
The six South-West states have signified readiness to reopen schools for pupils to sit for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination amid the coronavirus pandemic. This was part of the resolutions reached by the state governments at the end of a virtual meeting initiated on Tuesday by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria otherwise called DAWN Commission in collaboration with the forum of South-West education commissioners, special advisers on education and the State Universal Basic Education Board chairmen. The Federal Government had on July 8 reversed its earlier decision authorising schools’ reopening for Junior Secondary School 3 and…
Medical doctors in Lagos State have agreed to suspend their three-day warning strike which they began on Monday. The doctors also agreed to resume work at their respective duty posts in various hospitals in the state with effective Thursday. This was contained in a statement signed on Wednesday by the Chairman, Medical Guild Representative Council, Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo. Sodipo said the doctors agreed to call off the strike after it held a virtual meeting with stakeholders including the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Oba of Lagos, HRM Oba Rilwan Akinolu, amongst others. He said the doctors observed “positive change in attitude”…
Suspended EFCC chairman Ibrahim Magu has been freed from detention. His lawyer, Toyin Ojaomo, confirmed to Channels TV that he was released from custody on Thursday. Recall that Magu has spent over a week in custody following his arrest on July 6. He has since then faced a presidential probe panel. Details later.
The National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, said he is not opposed to the re-election bid of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, just as he has no anointed candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State. Tinubu who stated this in a statement while reacting to a publication in a national newspaper said he is not interested in influencing the outcome of the primary election of the party slated for next Monday, July 20, 2020. Tinubu in the statement wished all the aspirants in the race well in their aspiration, and expressed his desires…
The National Assembly Service Commission has sacked the National Assembly Clerk, Alhaji Mohammed Ataba Sani-Omolori, and 149 other top officials. They were sacked in a letter by the commission on Wednesday. The commission declared any staff, who has spent 35 years in service or is 60 should leave and would receive their retirement letter soon. The development may finally resolve the tenure elongation for Sani-Omolori and the affected staff. The Senate and House of Representatives had in 2018 debated and approved the new conditions of service for National Assembly staff, which included extension of tenure. As a result of the…
About 12 directors and top staff of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been suspended with immediate effect. The notice of suspension was communicated to the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Mohammed Umar, on Tuesday night by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation. The action was said to be in connection with the ongoing investigation of the suspended Acting Chairman of the agency, Mr. Ibrahim Magu. But there is anxiety in the commission on the suspension with some of those affected claiming that they were not directly involved in Magu’s administration. Deatails shortly…