The State House’s permanent secretary, Tijjani Umar, says that the N21.1 billion budget request for 2023 is N19.01 billion less than the N40.1 billion budgeted for that year. This information was made public by Umar on Thursday in Abuja when he appeared with other members of the State House’s top management team to defend the Read More…
Government
Group drums support for NDDC minister, acting MD
The Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Umana Okon Umana, has requested assistance from the Centre for Integrity and Good Governance (CIGC) as he performs his duties in the Niger Delta region. The call was made in a statement released on Sunday in Lagos by Mr. Timothy Alabraba, the CIGC’s national publicity secretary. Alabraba maintained Read More…
FG asks NLC to register 2 new unions alongside ASUU
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been urged by the federal government to drop its objections to the establishment of two new academic unions in Nigeria’s public university system. The call was made by Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, in a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja and signed by Mr. Olajide Read More…
NOTAP denies buying N46bn vehicles, stationeries
The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), has debunked a story circulating online claiming that it spent N46billion to purchase vehicles and N23million on stationeries. Mr. Solomon Nshem, the Deputy Director, Public Relations and Communications, in a statement on Monday, in Abuja, while reacting to the publication, condemned the fake news saying: “it Read More…