President Tinubu has announced a temporary suspension on all public funded foreign trips for ministers and other government agencies starting from April 1st, 2024. The President stressed the requirement for government officials planning to go on any publicly funded foreign trips to first obtain presidential approval at least two weeks before the travelling date and such trips…
The Tax Justice and Governance Platform Forum of Akwa Ibom State, a coalition that is committed to fair tax policies and effective public resource management has raised the alarm over the increasing debt profile of the state. It expressed sadness that data obtained from the Debt Management Office indicated a 61.1 per cent increase…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike “over their failure to account for the alleged missing N40 trillion federal allocations meant for local governments in the states and the FCT.” The suit followed the damning revelations by former…
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has absolved President Bola Tinubu of any blame over the current economic situation in the country, saying the situation preceded his ascendancy to office. Oyebanji, who spoke on Friday in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital during the monthly Evening of Praise and Worship programme, said the President could fix…
The Economic Community of West African States says the decision to lift sanctions on Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso was based on the need to maintain regional unity and security. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, said this at the end of the extraordinary session of the Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS…
