Government Nigeria Top Story

President Bola Tinubu Approves New Ministers and Assigns Portfolios

Tourism finally gets its own ministry New Ministers are approved, and portfolios are assigned by President Bola Tinubu. President Bola Tinubu announced today that he had given the nomination of new ministers and their respective ministries his blessing. The Special Advisor to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, shared this information with Read More…

Adeola Olagunju
Government Metro Policy Top Story

Lagos Lacks Local Governance: Challenges of a Growing Metropolis

Lagos, once a modest fishing village and pepper farm, has blossomed into a bustling metropolis, becoming Nigeria’s economic powerhouse and a key player in West Africa. With unprecedented growth, it is projected to become Africa’s most populous city within the next 50 years, with a staggering rise in population from 15 million to an estimated Read More…

Budget Business Government Nigeria Politics Top Story

State House’s 2023 budget sees a 50% slash

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 Niger Delta Nigeria

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…

Government Nigeria

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…