NSIPA Clarification: Setting the Record Straight on Recent Allegations and Affirming Commitment to Transparency The Communications office of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) issues this statement in response to recent online media reports inaccurately linking the Honourable Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, to the ongoing investigations involving the alleged mismanagement of funds by Hajiya Halima Shehu, the suspended National Coordinator and CEO of NSIPA. NSIPA vehemently distances itself from any claims connecting the Honourable Minister to financial impropriety or any wrongdoing within the agency. It is crucial to emphasize that the Honourable Minister…
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Ondo Governor Aiyedatiwa, Absent As Sanwoolu, Abiodun, Others Receives Body of Akeredolu The body of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON, has arrived Nigeria. The plane conveying the body arrived at about 3:39 p.m on Friday, January 5, 2024. The late Governor’s remains were brought into the country from Germany, where he passed away. The body was received by his wife, Chief Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, his children, and siblings led by Prof. Wole Akeredolu, the immediate younger brother. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Tayo Ayinde; Ogun State…
*BACK AFTER KASHIM SHETTIMA SENT US ‘PACKING’* By Stanley Nkwocha The mood at the Vice President’s wing of the Presidential Villa on Friday, December 22, 2023, was different from what it used to be during preparations for festivities in the Yuletide. On the faces of the aides and staff working in the VP’s office was a concatenation of excitement and incredulity. Even an amateur telepath would effortlessly sense the relief and exhilaration coursing through them as they discussed among themselves. What was the excitement all about? The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, had just directed that all his aides and…
Ogun Governor Wins Sun Newspaper Governor of the Year … Silverbird Awards Him Man of the Year Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has won the 2023 Governor of the Year Award by the Sun Newspapers and 2023 Silverbird Man of the Year Award The Awards were communicated in separate letters to the governor by the two media establishments. The Sun, in a letter signed by its Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief, Onuoha Ukeh, dated November 20, said the award was in recognition of Governor Abiodun’s strides in Ogun State, turning the state into an industrial giant, while also improving its revenue base.…
Humanitarian Minister Denied Alleged Diversion N3b NSIPA Re-Betta Edu Fingered In N3b NSIPA Fraud Scandal;A Tissue of Lies, Spurious Allegation To Divert Anti-Graft Attention The Attention of the Honourable Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu has been drawn to a spurious allegations suspected to have been sponsored by some fifth columnists aimed at dragging the hard earned reputation and integrity of the Honourable Minister into the ongoing investigations of NSIPA Scandal by the anti- graft agency. Ordinarily, there is no substance in the said publication currently in some online media and does not deserve a response,but…
Read Nigerian Army Reaction To The Arrested Candidates Of 86 Regular Recruits Re: Circulation Of Viral Video Of Apprehended Fraudulent Candidates Of 86 Regular Recruits Intake In Lagos The attention of the Nigerian Army (NA) has been drawn to a circulating video on social media depicting the arrest of some fraudulent candidates of the ongoing 86 Regular Recruits Intake, who were caught attempting to short-change indigenous candidates of Lagos State through dubious means. The NA wishes to state that the arrest of the fraudulent candidates was a result of the commitment of the NA in upholding a transparent and credible…
FG Announces Suspension Of Degree Certificate From Benin Republic and Togo The Federal Government has announced the suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday, January 2, signed by Augustina Obilor-Duru on behalf of the Director Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education. According to the Duru, the decision followed an investigative report by Daily Nigerian Newspaper titled “UNDERCOVER: How DAILY NIGERIAN reporter bagged Cotonou varsity degree in 6 weeks” published last week. By @Theumar_audu The federal government lamented that “some Nigerians deploy nefarious means and…
Automation of Passport Begins Jan. 8 – FG The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says automation of passport application process will begin from January 8, 2024, and Nigerians will be able to apply and complete their passport application process online without human contact. “We are good to go live,” Tunji-Ojo said Monday in Abuja during an inspection of facilities of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) alongside the Comptroller General (CG) of the Service, Wura-Ola Adepoju. “We are starting the training and on January 8, the solution will be live and direct for Nigerians to have a good feel, a sweet…
New Year: Ogun Will Witness Unprecedented Infrastructure Development in 2024, Abiodun Tells Residents In New Year Broadcast Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has Urges the people of the State to embrace this year, 2024, with renewed hope as his administration is working hard to make life bearable for them. Congratulating the people for making it into the New Year, Abiodun said his administration would redouble its efforts towards meeting their needs, pledging to do so with sincerity, humility, and integrity. He promised to govern with unwavering dedication, equity, inclusiveness, and accountability while upholding the rule of law. The governor,…
New Year: Nigerians Must Live In The Newness Of God In 2024 – Rev Rotimi Pastor in charge, Bodija -Ashi Baptist Church, Ibadan, Rev’d Patrick Rotimi has called on Nigerians to ensure they live in Newness of God in the new year Revd Rotimi warned Nigerians to stop living a double life in order to enhance the growth of tge nation The Cleric who stated this in an interview with journalists at the church cathedral in Ibadan said insincerity and unrighteousness had debarred the growth of Nigeria, noting that the citizens and government are wotking at cross purposes Rev’d Rotimi…