Tag: Tinubu

Tinubu’s Son On Board Of Chagoury’s Firm – Atiku

Ganiyu Amodu

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has said that Seyi Tinubu, President Bola Tinubu’s son, is a director on the board of CDK Integrated Industries, a subsidiary of the Chagoury Group, and therefore faulted the award of contract for the Lagos-Calabar coastal road. The Federal Government recently started the construction of the 700km Lagos-Calabar coastal road which is being done by Hitech Construction Company Ltd. The Chagoury Group is the firm’s parent company. Atiku claimed that since Seyi Tinubu is on the board of CDK, the award of the contract to…

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Six Things To Know About Critical Gas Projects Tinubu Is Commissioning

Ganiyu Amodu

In line with his commitment to significantly leverage gas to grow the economy, President Bola Tinubu will commission three critical gas infrastructure projects. Here are six things to know about the Projects. 1.The Projects are being undertaken by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and partners. 2. The projects support the federal government’s effort to grow value from the nation’s gas assets while eliminating gas flaring. 3. The delivery of the projects was accelerated from the inception of the administration in keeping with the overall objective of deepening domestic…

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Mass Metering Initiative: Tinubu’s Intervention Led To Project Take Off

Ganiyu Amodu

. Power Minister should be commended for resolving 20-year lingering problem   Contrary to reports that due process was not followed in the mass metering project of Military formations nationwide, which began last week, fresh facts have emerged about the intervention of President Bola Tinubu on the project which began 20 years ago. According to a statement released by Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser, Strategic Communications and Media Relations to Chief Adebayo Adelabu , Minister of Power, the Federal government had entered a tripartite agreement with Messrs Ziklagsis Network limited and…

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REA MD, Salihijo, Suspended + Alleged N1.2bn Fraud That Landed Him In Soup

Ganiyu Amodu

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, suspended the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ahmad Salihijo, and three Executive Directors of the agency from office with immediate effect. Those suspended with Ahmad include: Olaniyi Alaba Netufo — Executive Director, Corporate Services; Barka Sajou — Executive Director, Technical Services and Sa’adatu Balgore — Executive Director, Rural Electrification Fund (REF). He also appointed a new team of five persons in the management of the REA, with Abba Abubakar Aliyu as Managing Director and CEO in acting capacity. Others in the new…

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BREAKING: President Tinubu Approves Implementation Of Oronsaye Report, To Merge Agencies

Ganiyu Amodu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in a move to to cut the cost of governance, has announced implementation of the long-awaited Oronsaye Report. The decision comes twelve years after the submission of the report by the Steve Oronsaye panel and the issuance of a white paper two years later. President Tinubu, in a statement availed by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser, Information and Strategy to the president, emphasised the need for a leaner government structure, stating, “We are committed to streamlining and rationalizing Federal government parastatals and agencies to ensure efficiency and…

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Rejig Cabinet, Tackle Hunger; 9 Things Tinubu Should Do, By Tuyi Mebawondu

ADEOLA YUSUF

#Hardship: Beyond curses, destructive criticism; A contribution by a medical doctor and rights activist to Platforms Africa’s ‘Helping the Government to Succeed Series   What can the President do? Caveat: I am not an Economist but in a profession where the effects of social strife and bad governance are most felt. Where are we? The economy lost steam with hyperinflation without growth. The citizens have very weak purchasing power as the currency was devalued by over 100%. The key aspects of the inflation are food and energy costs. The most…

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Tinubu, Matter Don Pass Be Careful, By Lasisi Olagunju

ADEOLA YUSUF

The last premier of the Western Region, Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, asked his guest what the town was saying. The guest told him the town was solidly behind him. The guest backed his claim with a cassette which he said contained the adulation with which the people of Ibadan welcomed every step so far taken by Chief Akintola. The premier listened to the cassette and brightened up. He thanked the guest, Chief A.M.A. Akinloye, as he took his exit. Akintola’s young confidant and aide, Adewale Kazeem, walked in. The premier…

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NUPRC Staff Kicks, Gives Reason Tinubu Should Withdraw Shaw’s Appointment

Ganiyu Amodu

Workers of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) have expressed reservation at the appointment of Ms. Olaide Shaw as Director in the Commission. They implored President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to quickly redress the appointment, insisting that “a purported and unsubstantiated Presidential Directive signed by the Principal Secretary, Hakeem Muri Okunola to President Tinubu directing the Commission Executive Director, Engr. Komolafe Gbenga to employ Ms Olaide as Director “”goes contrary to the adherence to the established rules and regulations governing recruitment, promotion and cadre placement practices within the Commission.” In…

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Insecurity: Tinubu Inducts Two Combat Helicopters

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday reiterated his administration’s commitment to fighting the insecurity plaguing the country. The president stated this when he inducted two T129 Attack Combat Helicopters and one King Air Beechcraft 360ER mobility aircraft for use by the Nigerian Air Force. Represented by his Vice, Senator Kashim Shettima, the president said that the acquisition of the helicopters and the induction symbolises the commitment of his administration to the nation’s security. The induction ceremony was held at the 131 Engineering Group Hanger, Nigeria Airforce Base, Makurdi. The president said…

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‘Unpatriotic Plot,’ APC Speaks As Anti-Hunger Protests Hit Kano, Minna

Ganiyu Amodu

Opposition Parties Instigating Mass Protest To Undermine Tinubu’s Govt. Word-for-Word of what APC wants Nigerians to believe about the protests   The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that opposition parties have resorted to instigating unsuspecting young people to protests in the streets of some major cities. Platforms Africa reports that the party said this in a statement by Felix Morka, its National Publicity Secretary. Reacting to the protests in Minna and Kano on Monday, APC said that these were the manifestation of this devious and unpatriotic plot. “That…

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