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Tinubu should channel fuel subsidy money on infrastructural development’ A frontline politician in Ogun, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has given his backing to the proposal tabled before the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, by the Trade Union Congress, (TUC), that due to the removal of subsidy on petroleum products, the minimum wage should be increased from N30,000 to N200,000. Recall that the TUC at its meeting with the Presidential Committee last Sunday among its 14 proposals tabled at the meeting demanded that the minimum wage should be fixed at N200,000. Ajadi, who was the gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Ogun state in the 2023 general elections in a statement on Wednesday said he supported the demand for the new minimum wage of N200,000 as a result of the multiplier effect of the removal of petroleum products subsidy, saying everything including cost of foodstuffs, transportation among others are already going up and an average worker in the co...

NIGERIANS REJOICE!!! The Action Plan Of Tinubu Pat Utomi and Emir Sanusi, to lead the planning for Nigeria,'s growth and development. Pro Pat Utomii Emir Sanusi 1. Students loans of N150k to be given to university students  yearly at N75k per semester will be means tested b4 awarded. 2. Salaries to be increased after discussions with state governors and unions. 3. Agricultural price guarantee and marketing boards to be reintroduced. 4. New methods of cattle rearing to be practised. 5. Water to be pumped from River Benue to lake Chad. 6. Coal mines in Enugu to be revived and coal electricity generating plants to be introduced. 7. 25% of our National budget to be spent on education. 8. 11% of our national budget to be Spent on health. 9. Subsidies on petrol to be removed. 10. Constant and stable electricity to be pursued more vigorously. 11. Mortgage reforms to be introduced so that individuals with 10% deposit can buy flats or houses. 12. Ajaokuta...

"TO SERVE THE PEOPLE”  AN ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT-ELECT, ASIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU DURING THE CERTIFICATE OF RETURN COLLECTION CEREMONY AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, ABUJA ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 1, 2023   As I hold this certificate, this moment is one of celebration and gladness for us.   The road has been long. Yet, we walked it. The battle has been hard fought. Yet, we won it.   But more importantly, I realize that I am just a servant of a larger purpose. You see, this is more than a document confirming the positive outcome of an election.   This important document symbolizes our collective democratic attainment and even loftier aspirations. It represents the impending transfer of a most sacred duty and trust from one person to another.   At its most sublime, this certificate also symbolizes that each of you has the ability to achieve what others believe is impossible for you to achieve.   I stand before you the president-elect. An...

GET TO KNOW THE NEW NIGERIAN PRESIDENT, HIS BACKGROUND, EDUCATION AND EARLY LIFE According to affidavits, Tinubu was born on 29 March 1952. His mother, Abibatu Mogaji, was a trader that later became the Iyaloja of Lagos State. He attended St. John's Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos and Children's Home School in Ibadan. Tinubu then went to the United States in 1975, where he studied first at Richard J. Daley College in Chicago and then at Chicago State University. He graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. Early political career His political career began in 1992, when he joined the Social Democratic Party where he was a member of the Peoples Front faction led by Shehu Musa Yar'Adua and made up of other politicians such as Umaru Yar'Adua, Atiku Abubakar, Baba Gana Kingibe, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila, Magaji Abdullahi, Dapo Sarumi and Yomi Edu. He was elected to the Senate, representing the Lagos West constituency in the ...

Naira: How CBN, Emefiele ‘deceived’ Buhari – El Rufai opens up The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) deceived President Muhammadu Buhari into believing that the Naira redesign policy is to ensure free and fair elections in 2023. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that El Rufai who said this during a state-wide broadcast on Thursday night, also insisted that the Naira redesign is a plot to scuttle the forthcoming elections and install an interim government. Describing the initiative as “mindless”, El-Rufai said it has caused untold hardship for the ordinary people, who he said are victims of the policy. He also criticised the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele. “In official briefings to the President, the Central Bank of Nigeria constantly alluded to the fact that the policy also targets politicians who have accumulated a huge war chest for vote-buying during the elections. “It is now clear that the President has been deceived by the Central Bank...

Naira Notes Swap: I Would’ve Signed Warrant For Emefiele’s Arrest – Gbajabiamila Expresses Regret He said the House would continue to monitor the CBN’s implementation of the policy closely after the Green Chamber’s meeting with Emefiele on the issue. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says he regrets not issuing a warrant of arrest for the arrest of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. He spoke on Sunday. Gbajabiamila also said that the House would have no option but to reconvene before this month’s general elections if the CBN failed to address the hardships Nigerians face because of the currency swap policy. He said the House would continue to monitor the CBN’s implementation of the policy closely after the Green Chamber’s meeting with Emefiele on the issue. Speaking during a town hall meeting with some ethnic groups in Surulere, Lagos, Gbajabiamila said, “The House of Representatives intervened on several occasions. We ...

Tinubu hails Nigerian Governors over Supreme Court ruling on CBN Naira Swap policy  All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed the Governors of the 36 states for standing on the side of the Nigerian people over the Central Bank new Naira and cashless policies that have subjected the masses to pains. According to Asiwaju Tinubu, the Governors especially the APC Governors who instituted the suit against the CBN and Federal Government at the Supreme Court acted well on behalf of the hapless Nigerians who have been made to bear the brunt of Naira redesign policy that has been poorly implemented The Supreme Court on Wednesday morning in a law suit brought before it by the governments of Zamfara, Kogi and Kaduna States gave an interim injunction against the CBN and Federal Government,  allowing the old N200, N500 and N1000 to remain legal tender beyond February 10 deadline until the case is fully disposed. Following  the a...