The Federal Government has said the portal in circulation on the social media for its recruitment exercise of 774, 000 Nigerians for the Special Public Works program is fake. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on April 6, 2020, disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the engagement of 774, 000 Nigerians on Special Public Works programme in the country to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic. She explained that 1, 000 people were expected to be recruited from each of the 774 local government areas in the country. According to her, N60 billion for allowances…
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Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has revealed reason he liked late Nigeria’s despotic leader, Gen. Sani Abacha, in view of the maltreatment of Nigerians in China. He said he liked the despotic leader because he would have acted and sent Chinese out of the country in the midst of alleged inhuman treatment meted out to Nigerians in China. Several reports had it that some Nigerians in China were being sent out of their houses and in hotels. According to him, one thing he knew was that Abacha would not have taken this nonsense from the Chinese. Fani-Kayode said if…
Nigeria’s former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was on Friday named a member of the External Advisory Group constituted by the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva. The group of prominent individuals from around the world are to serve as the IMF chief’s special advisers that would provide insights to enhance the fund’s ability to serve its membership. They consist mainly of high-level technocrats and policy experts with private sector experience. The new external advisory group, inaugurated on Friday in Washington DC, is to also provide perspectives from around the globe on key developments and policy issues.…
The gubernatorial candidate of Social Democratic Party ( SDP ) in the last November 16 Kogi Election, Barrister Natasha Akpoti has donated modern medical equipment to Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja in the flight against the dreaded #COVID-19 Barrister Natasha Akpoti who channels the donation through her foundation; ” Natasha Akpoti Foundation ” donated two Oxygen power mobile Ventilators and one electric power ventilator. Receiving the equipment on behalf of the federal government, the Chief Medical Director in charge of Federal Medical Centre Lokoja, Dr Olatunde Oladeji Alabi commended Barrister Natasha Akpoti for her philanthropic gesture and urged other politicians in…
President Donald Trump of United States of America ( USA ) has on Friday afternoon being 10th April, 2020 exposed how Democrats are blocking $251 billion funding boot meant for American small businesses. Trump disclosed this on his official Facebook page while stating reason while stimulus package meant for American small businesses is being delayed. Trump says; “Democrats are blocking a 251 Billion Dollar funding boost for Small Businesses which will help them keep their employees”. He went futher to state, “It should be for only that reason, with no additions. We should have a big Infrastructure Phase Four with…
The Npower Programme of the Federal Government of Nigeria is one of the Social Investment Programme (SIP) of the APC led Government. The Programme which kicked off in 2016 August has benefited about 500,000 Beneficiaries with 30,000 monthly stipends. The beneficiaries of the programme are in different categories of Nteach, Nagro etc. Majority of these beneficiaries are graduates while some are non graduates. Read Also: Breaking: Npower Beneficiaries Jubilate As Lawmaker Moves For Permanency The payments of their monthly stipends have been accompanied with series of corruption as this is evidenced in the mode of payments, which have rendered most…
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has said that no decision has been made yet on the 2 months free electricity, urging consumers to pay their bills. The General Manager, Corporate Communications, AEDC, Mr Oyebode Fadepe, made the clarification in a statement on Thursday, in Abuja, NAN reports. He said, ”As one of the DisCos, we welcome the different proposed policy instruments, including that of the leadership of the National Assembly, aimed at providing palliatives to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is, however, important for our customers to know that at the moment, no decision about it…
For endangering the lives of Rivers people by its suspicious operations, the Rivers State Government has declared Carveton Helicopters, Persona Non Grata in the state. In a State Broadcast on Wednesday, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike directed Local Government Council Chairmen to close the Offices of Carveton Helicopters across the state. He said: “We appreciate the need to protect business interests and operations in the State and we will do whatever that is required to ensure that no business is unduly affected by the measures we have taken to combat the Coronavirus. “However, we shall not welcome businesses or…
Following Doctor Ogbo Usman’s appointment as Acting Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, by Governor Yahaya Bello, many people of good will have expressed confidence in his mental prowess to deliver on the job. One of such person who gave credence to his appointment is Alih Bright Ocholi who incidentally happened to be one student natured by Dr Ogbo Usman. In what he titled as, ” Ogbo: Better Days Ahead For Kogi Poly” Ocholi in sex paragraphs congratulatory message says, “as a former student of Dr. Ogbo who tutored me during my undergraduate programme in Kogi State University, Anyigba, I…
Accountant General Office ( AGF ) of the federation in Abuja is currently on fire after house of Rep has demanded the details payments of “conditional Cash transfer” to vulnerable Nigerians. Details later