Nigerian Gazette

Border closure: N2.3tn smuggled guns, rice, others seized in three months Barely three months after President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the closure of all land borders in the country, the Federal Government says it has seized over N2.3tn worth of contraband as a result of the intensive joint border patrol by security agencies. The exercise, code-named Exercise Swift Response, is being coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser and the team comprises the Nigeria Customs Service, the Nigeria Immigration Service, the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Army. The spokesperson for the Joint Border Security Exercise and National Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Customs Service, Joseph Attah, listed the seized items to include guns, ammunition, rice, vehicles, drugs and jerrycans of petrol. President Muhammadu Buhari had on August 20 ordered a partial closure of Nigeria’s land borders in order to check smuggling of contraband into the country through the neighbouring countri...

Akwa Ibom Government Inaugurates Committee On Agricultural Investments The Akwa Ibom State Government, has inaugurated Committee on Agricultural Investments in the state with Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, Secretary to the State Government, as Chairman. The committee was inaugurated on Friday, by Governor Udom Emmanuel, who was represented by the SSG, Dr Ekuwem, at the conference room of the SSG'S office, Government House,Uyo. The Akwa Ibom State Agricultural Investments Committee which has the Executive Director, Agricultural Investments in the Akwa Ibom Investment Corporation (AKICORP), Pastor Umo Eno as Secretary is composed of the Member, Technical Committee on Agriculture and Food Sufficiency, Mr Gabriel Nkanang; Chairman, Technical Committee on Foreign Direct Investments, Mr Gabriel Ukpeh; Commissioner for Investments and Trade, Prince Ukpong Akpabio and the Executive Chairman, AKICORP, Dr Elijah Akpan as members of the Committee. Other members are Commissioner for Agriculture and Women...

Niger Gov,  Sani Bello Hails State Assembly Over Passage of Revised Budget Governor of Niger State,  Abubakar Sani Bello has commended the State House of Assembly for the timely passage of the supplementary and revised budget, saying  "it promotes transparency and accountability in governance." In a statement on Friday, by his Chief Press Secretary, Mrs Mary Noel Barje, the governor said the effort of the state legislature, especially as it affected deliberation by the lawmakers on the medium term expenditure framework which gives insight into the next budget and highlights economic objectives of the estimate was commendable. The governor, who appreciated the continued support of the lawmakers, pledged to improve on the already existing cordial working relationship between the executive and the legislative arms of government. He also assured citizens of the state of his administration’s determination and commitment to providing basic needs for the people especially in the...

I will lead Ekiti PDP to victory in 2022 - Bisi Kay A chairmanship aspirant in the forthcoming People Democratic Party (PDP) State Congress in Ekiti State,  Hon. Bisi Kolawole has said that his core mandate will be to lead the party to electoral victories in 2022 and 2023. Kolawole, who promised to run the party with fairness and equity if elected as the State Chairman, called on all members of the party to come together as a family to confront the misgovernance of the State by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).  Speaking in Ado Ekiti today,  at a meeting with party leaders and forum of former Party Chairmen (1999-2016), he said PDP under him will be a vibrant party that both the State Working Committee and all party members will be proud of. He said that he joined the chairmanship race as a result of the trust and support I enjoy among various stakeholders in the party and his desire to restore the party's stolen glories.   "We must return the party to...

'Nigeria doomed under Buhari’ – Arewa youths attack President over frequent trips abroad   The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has declared that Nigeria was in for a doom under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking exclusively with DAILY POST, President General of AYCF, Yerima Shettima made the remark while describing Buhari’s foreign trips as a political jamboree. Urging Nigerians to be wary of the highlights projected of Buhari’s trip to Russia, Shettima maintained that there was no time Buhari traveled abroad and came back with anything good. According to Shettima, Nigerians should start looking inward to come up with ideas that can move the country forward. He said: “There has never been any time Buhari traveled out of this country and came back with anything good. I have come to a level where I don’t believe in anything I hear or see online by this President until I see it physically. “It is one thing for them to discuss something and later come forw...

The Road to the final verdict between Atiku and Buhari The 2019 Presidential elections have come and gone, but the effect on the major candidates and their supporters is yet to go away, with some of them having the hope of retaining power while others are hoping to emerge as winner through court process.  After the conclusion of the 2019 presidential election, that threw up President Buhari as the winner, his closest rival, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar headed to the Presidential election petition tribunal (PEPT), to demand that he was the rightful winner of that election, but tribunal ruling presided over by Justice Muhammed Garba, ruled in favour of Buhari, dismissed all the allegations, including forgery of certificate and other grounds on which he was challenged.  INEC results showed that Buhari pulled 15.1 million votes, while Atiku was able to clinch 11.2 million votes. According to Atiku, the result issued in his name and party, does not tally with what his party agen...

Emefiele speaks on border closure after meeting with Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday engaged the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in a closed-door meeting. The meeting, which held at the President’s office within the State House, Aso Villa, started around 11.30 am. DAILY POST reports that the meeting will be one of the last official activities of the President before he jets to Saudi Arabia and later the United Kingdom.  Speaking with State House correspondents after the closed-door meeting, the CBN Governor insisted that neighbouring countries must engage with Nigeria before the Nigerian border is reopened.