Two different camps within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC were at the weekend mounting pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to take their position on the amended Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The pressure on Buhari according to multiple sources is majorly on the contentious provision in the amended Electoral Act that provides for direct primaries…
•Activates 30-year Devt Plan for State, says sustained funding in key growth sectors to stabilise economy Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State has earmarked huge capital expenditure in the 2022 fiscal year to service key growth areas in order to consolidate the recovery of the State’s economy and positively transform residents’ livelihoods. In…
The immediate past National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has advocated a short-term restructuring before the next general election to address myriads of challenges confronting the country. Jega, however, accused the executive and legislative arms of the Federal Government of treating the restructuring issue with levity. He said that…
The Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters has indicted 58 policemen for killing and brutalising unarmed Nigerians including #EndSARS protesters in the state. Over the past year, the panel has heard petitions on police brutality and has also investigated the contentious Lekki tollgate incident. In its…
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Chief Niyi Adebayo, has disclosed that a total of N56.84 billion had been disbursed to operators of micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria, out of the N75 billion Survival Fund earmarked by President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. The minister said this yesterday, during the opening of…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju The chairman-elect of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Hon. Cornelius Ojelabi, has lauded the giant strides of the Lagos State Government in infrastructures particularly in the provision of social amenities to the people of the state. Hon. Ojelabi’s view was contained in a statement signed by his…
Senator representing Kano South Senatorial district and former governor of Kano State, Kabiru Gaya has expressed shock at the disappointment at Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) which failed in some polling units at the just concluded Anambra Governorship election. Gaya, who is the Chairman of Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the…
A political support group, Niger Delta Coalition for Governor Bello 2023 (NDCGB 2023), has urgedthe Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, to declare his interest to run for the presidency in 2023. In the recent months, a number of support groups, hitherto unknown, have been touting the presidential aspiration of Mr Bello. Political jobbers from Kano, North-Central and also…
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has appointed his son, Babajide Akeredolu, as the Director-General of the state’s Performance and Project Implementation Monitoring Unit (PPIMU), IgbereTV reports. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Ondo, Donald Ojogo, announced this in a statement on Tuesday, November 16. Ojogo added that the governor has nominated 14 new commissioners-designate…
