ABUJA – The Presidency has announced that, effective from the end of January 2025, local government councils across the country will receive their allocations directly from the Federal Allocation Account Committee (FAAC). The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, disclosed this development during an interview on Arise News on…
Abuja, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu has broadened the reach of the Rice palliative initiative to benefit the Presidents of Student Union Governments in each of Nigeria’s 36 states, as well as in the Federal Capital Territory. The rice distribution to the Presidents of the Student Union Government (SUG) was coordinated through the office of…
Lagos, Nigeria – The Federal Ministry of Works has earmarked ₦4 billion for the construction of a presidential helipad and jetty in Lagos State as part of its allocations under the proposed 2025 appropriation bill. The expenditure was highlighted in the ministry’s projected budget, which is part of the broader ₦49.7 trillion budget presented to…
Lagos, Nigeria – Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 governorship candidate in Lagos State, has strongly criticised President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, claiming they disproportionately benefit the elite while leaving ordinary Nigerians in hardship. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Rhodes-Vivour accused the federal government of prioritising luxury and wastefulness over the well-being of…
Abuja, Nigeria – The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has called for President Bola Tinubu to focus more on domestic governance, citing the President’s extensive international travels since taking office. Obi made this appeal during a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja, where he discussed the state of the…
