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Amaechi Hungry For Power Not Food

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Monday condemned the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over his recent “I’m hungry” remark. Speaking during a media parley in Abuja, Wike stated that the ex-Rivers State governor is hungry for power, not food, contrary to Amaechi’s claim. It would be recalled that...
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FG Declares June 6,9 Public Holiday

The Federal Government on Monday declared Friday, June 6, and Monday, June 9, 2025, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Magdalene Ajani. Tunji-Ojo congratulated all Muslim Ummah both at...
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APC Chieftain Igbokwe Alleges Character Flaws In  Amaechi, Cites Past Encounters

A prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has launched a scathing criticism against former Minister of Transportation and ex-Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, accusing him of having “serious character issues” and a “very bad temperament.” In a strongly worded Facebook post on Sunday, Igbokwe recounted personal encounters...
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Ending Era Of Budget Padding

Lawyers have expressed deep concerns over the recent allegations by a civic-tech organization, BudgIT, that members of the National Assembly inserted N6.93 trillion worth of questionable projects into the 2025 federal budget. To end the menace, the lawyers recommended institutional reforms and accountability mechanisms for the tracking of projects implementation from budgeting to execution. AKEEM...
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Group Slams Inauguration Of ‘Unfinished’ Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway

Public procurement advocacy group, Network for the Actualisation of Social Growth and Viable Development (NEFGAD) on Sunday criticised the inauguration of a 30-kilometre stretch of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, describing the move as misleading and premature. According to a statement signed by its Country Head, Mr. Akingunola Omoniyi, NEFGAD expressed concern that the 750-kilometre highway,...
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NSE President Commends Tinubu On Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway

The President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Engr. Margaret Aina Oguntala, FNSE, has commended the Federal Government for its strategic infrastructure investments, particularly the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Superhighway. Commenting on the commissioning of the project’s first section at Kilometre 8, Jakande Estate, Lagos in a statement she issued on Monday June 2, Oguntala praised...
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Lafarge Marks Children’s Day With Book Reading, Learning

Lafarge Africa Plc, a leading innovative and sustainable building solutions company and producers of a range of cement brands, commemorated the 2025 Children’s Day celebration across its host communities in Nigeria under the theme ‘Children: Our Future and Our Responsibility.’ The celebration, which was held simultaneously across key states, featured a series of interactive and...
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