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The Central Bank of Nigeria has kept mum two days after a report emerged that its Governor, Olayemi Cardoso and four deputy Governors acquired six ultra-modern armored vehicles worth N10 billion despite the hardship Nigerians are facing. Recall that the Daily Nigerian on August 30, 2024, reported that Cardoso and deputy governors, Mr. Philip Ikeazor, Emem Nnan Usoro, Bala Bello, and Muhammad Sani Abdullahi purchased six armoured Lexus LX 600 2023. The report said that Cardoso got two for himself while the four deputies received one each. The procurement comes despite the governors already having SUVs at part of their…

Nigeria’s Vice President, Kasim Shettima has admitted that the country’s health sector is experiencing a worse moment despite having the potential to attract $4.8 billion in investment. According to NAN, Shettima disclosed this at the recent Commissioning of Sahad Hospital in Abuja. Shettima called on all Nigerians to unite to address the challenges facing the health sector to save it from total collapse. “Our health sector calls upon us all to unite. The promise of this day is one we cannot overlook,” he said. He reiterated the government’s commitment to revitalizing the healthcare system amid the challenges. Though the National…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has accused some governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of playing two sides against President Bola Tinubu. Wike said the governors “love the president at night but say a different thing” during the day. The former governor of Rivers State spoke at the PDP’s Secretariat in Port Harcourt during the party’s state congress, on Saturday. He also explained his decision to work against the PDP during the presidential election. According to Wike, PDP ignored justice, fairness, and equity during the last presidential election, hence his decision to work against the…

The Kogi State governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has flagged off the distribution of over 20 trucks of fertilizer to farmers in the 21 local government areas in the state with a stern warning against diversion, inequitable distribution and exclusion of genuine farmers. According to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Ismaila Isah, the governor who performed the flag off at a ceremony in Lokoja reiterated his commitment to develop the agricultural sector in the state. While describing the occasion as a fulfilling moment for him as a leader who is committed to serving the state…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday cautioned governors against any attempt to takeover the Peoples Democratic Party structure in Rivers State. Speaking at the PDP Secretariat in Port Harcourt during the party’s state congress, the minister vowed to set fire in the state of any governor who attempts to interfere in the crisis in Rivers State. PDP governors met in Taraba State on August 23 and weighed in on the crisis rocking the party in the state and backed Governor Sim Fubara. In a communique read by the chairman of PDP’s governors forum Bauchi State…

Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru, has approved the payment of N70,000 minimum wage to civil servants under the employ of the state. Nwifuru, who made the announcement on Saturday at the grand finale of the Ojiji Izhi New Yam Festival 2024, said he has directed relevant government authorities to draft out modalities for the payment of the new minimum wage commencing in September. The governor, however, frowned at the lackadaisical manner by which government projects awarded as contract to prominent leaders of the state were handled, especially the housing estates at Izo Autonomous Community in Ishielu Local Government Area. He…

The Head of Civil Service of the Federation of Nigeria, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, met with the UK Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Simon Case, to strengthen ties and advance civil service reforms in Nigeria. The meeting which was held at the UK Cabinet Office, London, focused on sharing knowledge and best practices to support Nigeria’s ongoing reform initiatives under the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan, FCSSIP, 2021-2025. Key discussions focused on capability building, knowledge management, and enhancing Nigeria’s Civil Service Week, drawing inspiration from the UK’s annual “Civil Service Live” conference model. Both parties…

Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has said former President Muhammadu Buhari never wanted President Bola Tinubu to succeed him. Lamido also said Buhari never trusted his former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo to succeed him, adding that the former President wanted ex-Senate President Ahmed Lawan. Lamido further noted that Tinubu owed his emergence as President to nobody because he was a very daring and self-made man. Speaking with Tribune, Lamido said: “Prior to the convention, he (Tinubu) was in Abeokuta, Ogun State, where he boasted that it was his turn to rule Nigeria. And Buhari, very naive, was watching.…

Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Saturday berated critics for insulting him over his posts on social media. El-Rufai said “what will be will be” despite insults, abuses, and misinterpretations of his posts. Posting on X with the title: “POLITICS & PUBLIC SERVICE?” the former governor wrote: “veni, vidi, vici” – Julius Caesar. “Interpret, mis-interpret or re-interpret any posts, by me or any others, as you wish. I frankly don’t give a damn. “Abuse and insult with no basis. By all means, pass your judgment in ignorance and bigotry. Nothing will change. What will be, will be, in sha…

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have detained a man for allegedly pushing his 47-year-old younger brother to death. The Command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on Saturday. He said that the case was reported to the police on August 24 by a fellow whose name was not mentioned. Hundeyin said the fellow reported that one Ayodeji Busari of Iba area in Lagos allegedly pushed his 47 years old younger brother, whose name was not mentioned. According to the police image maker, the younger brother was said to have come from Port Harcourt to visit his friend in…