Nigeria’s widely-admired Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has come under fresh pressure and citizen demand to enter the race to replace his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari, when his second and final term completes its course in 2023. A support group, Nigerians Ask for Osinbajo, launched this week in Nigeria’s administrative and commercial capitals, Lagos and…
…urges Nigerian Army to proffer solutions to national insecurity Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Oyo State Governor, ’Seyi Makinde, on Monday, reiterated that the safety of lives, property of all residents and citizens of the state is the utmost priority of his administration. The governor, while declaring open the 4th Quarter Army Headquarters Veteran…
…says govt ready to partner Shippers’ Council for early realisation of project Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Oyo State Governor, ’Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, said that Ibadan Inland Dry Port is a project that is after the heart of his administration, adding that the government would do all that is necessary to ensure every…
…pledges continuous support for security agencies in Oyo Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, called on the new head of Department of State Services (DSS) in the state to assist in investigating the remote cause of the Abolongo jailbreak in Oyo town. The governor, while receiving the new…
Trust Africa News, Ayomide Otitoju Administrators Forum (CATA) Promises to tackle global challenges to taxation … The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, a renowned tax administrator has been elected by the 47 member countries of the Commonwealth tax Administrators Forum (CATA) as its 15th President for a three-year tenure, today. The…
•Reiterates Commitment to Security of Lives, Property of Lagosians Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju In line with his administration’s commitment to the security of lives and property of the people of Lagos State as articulated in the Security and Governance pillar of the T.H.E.M.E.S. development agenda, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday…
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has asked the Nigerian Police and other security agencies to unravel the mysterious circumstances leading to the killing of Vanguard Newspaper reporter, Tordue Henry Salem. Tordue, who was last seen on October 13, 2021, was reportedly found dead in Abuja in the late hours of Thursday,…
Nigeria has lost its Africa’s top oil producer status to Libya as its crude oil production fell further last month amid lingering supply disruptions, according to a new report by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Nigeria told OPEC that its oil output fell to about 1.23 million barrels per day in October from…
Lucky Igbinedion, an ex-convict, faces fresh allegations of diverting Edo State’s funds to settle the financial indebtedness of a company in which he was said to have an interest. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a former governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedion, over alleged criminal diversion of public funds to the…
