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Shettima arrived in Sweden on a two-day visit.

Cynthia Okonkwo October 17, 2024

Vice President Kashim Shettima is in Sweden for a two-day working visit to strengthen bilateral ties and trade between the two countries. Caleb Mutfwang, the governor of Plateau State, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, the minister of foreign affairs, and a few leaders of parastatals and government institutions accompany the vice president. The revelation was made on Thursday morning by Stanley Nkwocha, the spokesperson for Shettima. "The Vice President will have high-level discussions with important government officials during the visit, which is at the request of President Bola Tinubu," the statement said.  He will also have a meeting scheduled with the Swedish Prime Minister and Crown Princess Victoria. Targeted areas of strengthened collaboration between Nigeria and Sweden that will be pursued by...

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Due to unpaid salaries, varsity employees threaten to go on strike again.

Cynthia Okonkwo October 17, 2024

On the margins of the union's current National Executive Council meeting in Abuja, Prince Peters Adeyemi, the general secretary of NASU, hinted that the members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Other Associated Institutions would likely resumetheir suspended strike in protest of the Federal Government's refusal to pay their withheld salaries.In October 2023, President Tinubu ordered that members of NASU and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities receive two of the four months' salaries that the federal government, led by President Muhammadu Buhari, withheld in 2022 after a protracted strike over unresolved disputes.Adeyemi told reporters that the directive, which was issued two months ago, has not been followed.What is new is that the President’s directive has been disobeyed. We used to know that the president’s words can...

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About 15% of Nigeria’s electricity is produced by Adedeji Adeleke’s company, Pacific Energy, according to the father of multiple award-winning Nigerian musician Davido.

Cynthia Okonkwo October 16, 2024

Adeleke made this revelation on October 15, 2024, before the General Conference Annual Council of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. The billionaire emphasised his power sector investments, stating that his thermal power facility should be completely operational by January 2025. According to Adeleke, Chinese engineering companies are working on the project, which when finished will have a 1,250 megawatt capacity and be the biggest thermal power plant in Nigeria. In one of the conference videos that Davido posted on his X account on Wednesday, Adeleke partially stated, "I own power plants and I'm in the electricity business." About 15% of Nigeria's electricity is produced by me. Chinese engineering firms are employed by me. I am constructing Nigeria's largest thermal power plant, which will be inaugurated in January 2025. It's a power plant with 1250 MW. Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun State and the millionaire businessman's brother, responded to the news by praising his older brother on his X account. “Proud of my big bro always. My Chairman. Our parents always taught us...

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Wike urges Nigerians to pay their Taxes since the Government needs to Generate Revenue.

Cynthia Okonkwo October 16, 2024

During the inaugural Abuja Business and Investment Summit, which was organised by the Abuja Investment Company Limited, Nigerian Minister Nyesom Wike urged Nigerians to pay taxes because the government needs the money to fund social services for its citizens. According to the former governor of Rivers State, the event's topic,"Optimising Investment Through Partnerships," aligns with the federal government's initiative to harness the potentiaof cooperation to promote investment prospects. According to the FCT minister, the idea that the government doesn't require funding is false.Wike said the government won't keep giving land and billions of naira to investors who can't provide a return on investment, citing instances of its collaboration with the private sector that didn't work out. “These are the kinds of things the government looks into and say how can I bring in...

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2025 budget: Representatives insist on MTEF being submitted on time

Cynthia Okonkwo October 16, 2024

In order to provide legislators enough time to work on the 2025 Appropriations Bill (when it is filed), the House of Representatives encouraged the Federal Government on Wednesday tosend the Medium Term Expenditure Framework to the National Assembly immediately. This is because parliamentarians of all party affiliations voiced their disapproval of the practice of presenting annual budget plans to the parliament later than expected, which leaves themwith little time to perform well. Following the acceptance of a motion of urgent public interest, which was introduced by Mr.Clement Jimbo, the member representing the Abak/Etim Ekpo/Ika Federal Constituency in Akwa Ibom State, the House passed its resolution. In order to garner support for the motion, Jimbo emphasised the necessity of pressing the executive branch to adhere to Section 11(I) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007. He said that the law guarantees the long-term macro-economic stability of the national economy and allows for the prudent management of the country's resources. "The Federal Government must, not later than four months before the commencement of the next financial year, cause to be prepared and laid before the National Assembly an MTEF for the next three financial years," the legislator said, citing Section 11(1)(b). In particular, section 88(1) of FRA 2007 and Sections 88 and 89 of the 1999 Constitution, which state that, subject to other provisions of the 1999 Constitution, "Each House of the National Assembly shall have the power, by passing resolutions, to direct, or cause to be directed,an investigation into any matter or thing to which it has power to make laws, and into the conduct of affairs of any person, authority, ministry of government department charged or intended to be charged with the duty of or responsibility for executing of administering laws enacted by the National Assembly and for disbursing or administering monies appropriated orto be appropriated by the National Assembly."  He expressed concern about this.He claims that the executive's non-compliance with section 11(1)(b) of the FRA 2007 "technically takes away" the time the National Assembly needs to carry out its duties as outlined in section 88(2)(b). Billy Osawaru (APC, Edo State) stated in his presentation that "One of the ways Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of Government shortchange Nigerians"is the timely late submission of annual budget proposals."If it takes four months to go through budget estimates, it...

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