Full List Of Agencies To Be Scrapped, Merged, Relocated The Executive Council of the Federation, also known as the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday approved the implementation of the recommendations of the Steve Oronsaye panel on the restructuring and rationalisation of Federal agencies, parastatals and commissions. The government said the implementation of the policy involves the merging, subsuming and scrapping of agencies with similar functions. Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu said the measure became necessary to enhance efficiency in the federal service, and reduce the cost of governance. “The Oronsaye report…
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Ortom Speaks On Joining APC The immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has refuted reports of his defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Speaking at the expanded executive meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday, Ortom said he’s still a member of the party. According to Ortom: “The rumours that I’m decamping to APC, I’m not going anywhere; this one that they are calling me the leader of the party in the state which comes with lots of responsibilities, I will not leave it for anybody. “APC has not invited me to join it. I…
President Tinubu Reduces 263 MDAs To 161 The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Monday, approved the adoption of the Orosanye Report, aimed at the reduction of cost of governance, for implementation. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the FEC meeting, presided over by President Bola Tinubu, at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The minister explained that with the adoption of the report, it means that some agencies, commissions and departments of government have been scrapped, some merged, some subsumed under some others and others moved under…
He’s Only Fighting For His People Like Me — Sunday Igboho Tells Tinubu Govt To Release Nnamdi Kanu Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, more commonly called Sunday Igboho, has told the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. In a video he released on Monday, Igboho said Kanu was just an agitator fighting for the Southeast region just like himself who is agitating for the Southwest. The Yoruba Nation activist said, “Release Nnamdi Kanu, stop politics. This guy did not do anything. Today is 26th February, 2024. Release…
NLC Planned Protest: Nigerian Police Makes U-turn, Affirms Commitment To Protect Protesters’ Rights The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Monday, February 26, reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens amidst the planned nationwide protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The police asserted that every citizen of the country has the fundamental right to protest, adding that they will ensure that “these rights are upheld during the demonstration.” This was made known in a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Odejobi via its X handle. Part of the statement reads: “The Nigeria Police…
Drama As Eedris Hits Tinubu In New Song, Says ‘This One Pass Jaga Jaga’ Eedris Abdulkareem, the ace rapper, has called out President Bola Tinubu in his upcoming track titled ‘Emi Lokan’. In a snippet of the song shared via Instagram, the rapper bemoaned the current economic hardship in Nigeria. Eedris said the country is worse than in 2004 when he sang Nigeria ‘Jaga Jaga’. “Tinubu government bail Buhari/ Buhari government bail Jonathan/ Hunger dey people dey die/ This one don pass Jaga Jaga o/ Èmi lọ́kàn ó tidi ebi lọ́kàn/ Èmi lọ́kàn e dákun ebi npawa/ Tinubu was APC…
Tinubu’s Govt To Import Food From Across The World Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Tinubu’s Govt To Import Food From Across The World The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has told the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to forget about national pride and begin the importation of food in order to bring down the high prices of food commodities in Nigeria. TUC President, Festus Osifo during a press conference in Abuja on Monday, called on government at all levels should immediately purchase sufficient quantities of food items from different parts of the world and share them with vulnerable Nigerians. He…
PDP Finally Speaks On Wike’s Membership Status, Reveals To Do The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has put to rest the speculation that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Ibom Focus reports that Wike, a former presidential aspirant in the main opposition party, was rumoured to have dumped his party for APC. The speculation began when the former Rivers State Governor was appointed by President Bola Tinubu to serve in the APC government as the FCT Minister. Clearing the air on Monday, Debo Ologunagba, PDP National Publicity Secretary,…
Nigerian Government Submit List Of Witnesses For Treason Charges Against Nnamdi Kanu The Federal High Court in Abuja has asked the Nigerian government to the list of their witnesses to prove the trumped up treasonable felony charges brought against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Nnamdi Kanu’s special counsel, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor revealed this on Monday after he filed a fresh bail application to secure the release of his client. He said the court is ready to open the hearing stage of the trial and has ordered the prosecuting team to file all their…
BREAKING: Maritime Workers Move To Shut Nation’s Seaports The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has vowed to shut down the nation’s seaport in line with the two days nationwide protest called upon by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). NLC had announced that its members and affiliate unions were mobilising for a two-day national protest on February 27th and 28th. It said the action was planned as a result of the federal government’s failure to implement all the agreements signed with the union in October 2023. Rising from an emergency meeting held at its headquarters in Lagos, the leadership of…