The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has said that the administration of President Bola Tinubu inherited a bad economy from President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration with inflation at 24 per cent. Edu disclosed this on Monday in Abuja while briefing journalists at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. His words: “Per capita has fallen steadily, inflation is at 24 per cent, unemployment is high; you know they are rebasing the way in which it’s calculated. Either way, it is high and youth unemployment is even unacceptably high. “These are the key…
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President Bola Tinubu has admitted that the country’s unemployment rate was not acceptable. The President while speaking at the inaugural Federal Executive Council (FEC)on Monday in Abuja said in order to turn things around, the ministers were selected to perform their utmost best. Tinu u also unfolded a three-year economic revival plan to address the social and economic challenges affecting the country. He challenged the ministers to achieve the first phase of his administration’s eight-point agenda within three years. Tinubu asked the members of his cabinet to work hard to revive the country’s economy because Nigeria is in a difficult…
The Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has appointed THISDAY reporter, Gabriel Emameh as her Chief Press Secretary. In a statement issued on Monday, Onyejeocha who was the immediate past Deputy Chief Whip of House Representatives said the appointment takes immediate effect. Emameh, a reporter with years of experience was a former Feature Editor at Leadership Newspapers. While at Leadership Newspapers he was promoted to the position General Manager, Special Projects and later to Director of Research (Leadership GI). He joined THISDAY in 2021 where he worked with the political desk as Labour Party Correspondent. He’s married…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs to freeze the processing of visas for all government officials seeking to travel to New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) without proof of direct participation in the official schedule of activities of the world body. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued Monday said this was part of a broader effort to reduce the cost of governance in Nigeria. He said: “To prevent any sharp practice in this regard, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria is accordingly guided…
The House of Representatives, says the use of waiver in recruitment exercises in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) of the federal government will noonger be tolerated. The Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee on Job Racketeering, and Mismanagement of IPPIS, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi, stated this on Monday when the Registrar of National Post-Graduate Medical College (NPGMC) appeared before it in Abuja. The lawmakers noted that Chief Executive Officers, Directors among others have abused the use of waiver by employing cronies, families and those in their good books. The Green Chamber noted that the abolishment of waiver became imperative because it…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has called on Nigerians to be calm over the release of excess water from Lagdo dam, which is located on River Benue in the Republic of Cameroon. The agency while allaying the fear of however hinted that it is working with critical stakeholders at the Federal, States and Local governments to ensure that the release do not cause much negative impacts on the low-lying communities along the states that would be affected. Its Head of Press, Manzo Ezekiel in statement issued on Monday noted that states on the downstream of River Benue including; Adamawa,…
The Bayelsa State Caucus in House of Representatives has decried the alleged invasion, indiscriminate arrest, detention and killings of Opu-Nembe youths in Nembe Local government area of the State by police. The chairman of the caucus, Hon. Agbedi Yeit -mone Frederick, who was flnaked by Hon. Mita Obordor, Hon. Marie Ebikake, Hon. Rodney Ambaiowei, and Hon. Obuku Abonsizibe Oforji disclosed this while addressing a joint press conference on Monday in Abuja. Frederick, therefore called for a commission of inquiry set up in the aftermath of the incident to determine the root cause of the crisis and proffer a permanent solution…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ben Kalu, says over 60,000 people have been killed since 2001 in the clashes between farmers and herders in the country. Kalu disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at the inauguration of the Ad hoc committee to interface with stakeholders with a view to finding a lasting solution to recurring clashes between farmers and herders in Yemaltu-Deba and neighboring local government areas, including other regions of the country with similar incidents. He noted that these conflicts have escalated in recent years, saying it was consequential to the country’s national security. The…
The Chairman, Board of The Electoral Institute, Prof. Abdulahi Zuru, says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will leverage on the lessons learnt in the 2023 general election to ensure that the governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi are conducted in full compliance with the electoral legal framework. Zuru gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja at the institute’s annual Professor Abubakar Momoh Memorial Lecture with the theme: “The 2023 General Election: Lessons Learnt in Preparation for Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo States Off-cycle Governorship Elections” He said the lecture series which commenced in 2018, normally focuses on very significant…
President Bola Tinubu has been urged to urgently intervene and rescue Nigerian citizens languishing in Ethiopian prisons. Prophet Godwin Ikuru of Jehovah Eye Salvation Ministry made the call on Sunday in Abuja during a special session on the state of the nation and prayer for the nation. He said he recently received calls days ago from citizens asking to be deported back to Nigeria. Ikuru called on the President to immediately direct the Chairman, Nigerian Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa to dispatch a team to Ethiopian to seek the release of Nigerian citizens irrespective of their offense to be tried within…