Author: Salako Temitope

The Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has on Tuesday 23rd, January 2024 confirmed the Three Tier levels of Nigerian Government (Federal, State and Local Government) has received the December 2023 allocation of funds. This was detailed in a communiqué issued at the end of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting for January 2024, which was confirmed by the Office of the Accountant General through it’s Press and Public Relations Director, Mokwa Bawa. The N1,127.408 billion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N363.188 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N458.622 billion, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) revenue…

Nigerian Anti-graft Agency, EFCC would on Wednesday Jan 24th, arraign the immediate past Governor of Anambra state, Willie Obiano on a nine-count charge which borders corruption and misappropriation of funds and money laundering of states’ fund up to N4,008,573,350. This is going to take place before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commision on Tuesday through a valid source stated that “We found that Obiano moved N4,008,573,350 from security votes into different accounts. The money at various times was changed into dollars and returned to Obiano by cash.” The lead counsel…

Today, 23rd Jan, 2024 is a scheduled day for the United States Secretary of States, Antony Blinken to meet with two West African powers, Nigeria and Ivory coast. Antony Blinken would arrive Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire to meet with President Alassane Ouattara who once won the US praise for consolidating democracy and head down after to Abuja to meet with Tinubu. Blinken had on Monday 22nd January 2024, attended a critical football game in the Africa Cup of Nations between Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea which ended 4-0 against Ivory Coast, after which he was given an Ivorian orange jersey bearing…

Ogun State Police Command has on Tuesday, 23rd Jan 2024 stated that every vehicle plying the state roads shall be confiscated if they do not have the digitalized Central Motor Registry, an information service designed to curb car theft. This is following an arrest of a Toyota Venza and driver by the force command of Ogun state with plate number EKY 577 GS along Sagamu-Abeokuta Road on Saturday. It was detailed that the supposed registration number on the car is not for the car, rather for a different car meant to be in Lagos which was also stated by the…

“On the advice of the medical team, President Geingob will undertake appropriate medical treatment to deal with the cancerous cells”, The President’s office stated. This is following a biopsy done during a medical-routine check on the president on Jan 8th, of which a colonoscopy and gastroscopy was found. His office stated that “Dr. Hage G. Geingob has premised public office and effective governance on processes, systems and institutions that are geared towards transparency and accountability, including on matters pertaining to his health status”. This is stated to cushion the fact that he is meant to carry out presidential duties alongside…