The Presidency has announced that starting from the end of January, local government areas across Nigeria will begin receiving their allocations directly from the Federal Allocation Account Committee (FAAC), marking a significant step towards local government autonomy. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, made this disclosure during an interview on Arise News on Thursday night. He reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to implementing […]

Workers and residents of Ondo State   has  criticised Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa for the late declaration of a work-free day ahead of Saturday’s local government election in the state. The governor, through his Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, announced at around 7 pm on Thursday that there would be no official activities in the state on Friday to allow workers to travel to their respective hometowns to participate in the council […]

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said that his administration has taken steps to prosecute those who caused the Bodija explosion on January 16, 2024. He also said the government had inaugurated a relief disbursement committee, comprising residents of the affected area and others, adding that the government would also start the process of rebuilding the affected areas. The governor gave the assurance in commemoration of the first anniversary of […]

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission will today (Friday) arraign three former appointees of the ex-Governor of Kaduna State, Nasiru El-Rufai, in a new N64m money laundering case. The former appointees include the ex-Senior Special Adviser/Counsellor to the governor, Lawal Adebisi, the former Accountant General of Kaduna State, Umar Waziri, and the former Finance Commissioner, Yusuf Inuwa. The ICPC spokesman, Demola Bakare, in a statement on Thursday, […]