Nigerians lambast accountant general, commissioners over UK workshop
Civil society and rights groups have lambasted the Accountant General of the Federation, commissioners of finance of the 36 states of the federation and other government officials for choosing to hold a workshop in the United Kingdom at a time…
U.S., others offer to assist in combating kidnapping
…‘There are stage-managed abductions in Abuja’ The Federal Government is reviewing the offer of foreign assistance in the battle against kidnapping and other high-profile crimes. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the United States and other countries,…
CDA News Updates you need to know Thursday morning
Good morning dear esteemed readers! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday directed the immediate re-opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with Niger Republic. He also ordered the lifting of sanctions imposed…
Nigeria’s Crude Oil Production For February Drops By 7.3% – OPEC
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC) said Nigeria’s crude oil production dropped by 7.3 percent in February 2024. According to direct data sources obtained from OPEC’s Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) for March, the country’s output slid to 1.322 million…
Budget padding controversy: Ranking senators get N17bn constituency votes, Ningi suspended
Fresh revelations at the Senate plenary, on Tuesday, indicated that ranking senators got N500m each for their constituency projects in the 2024 budget passed by the National Assembly. According to the Senate rules, any lawmaker who has spent at least…
US House to vote on TikTok ban
The US House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a bill that would force TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese owner or get banned in the United States. The legislation is the biggest threat yet to the video-sharing app,…
China warns US against proposed TikTok ban
Beijing warned on Wednesday that a proposed ban on Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok would “inevitably come back to bite the United States”. The US House of Representatives is set to vote later Wednesday on a bill that would force the…
APC Chairman Calls For Fubara’s Resignation
Chairman of the caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha, has advised Governor Siminalayi Fubara, to resign from office for alleged inability to provide governance for the people of the state. Okocha, who…
Tinubu appoints Mobereola as DG NIMASA
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dayo Mobereola as the new Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for a renewable term of four years. The Special Adviser to the President on Media…
Ondo Speaker faces impeachment over Aiyedatiwa’s endorsement
Ondo Speaker Olamide Oladiji has run into troubled waters for allegedly lying that 18 lawmakers have endorsed Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the November governorship election. Oladiji, who was present at the declaration of…