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Jun252026 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Ayo Omidiran: Bringing Character to the Federal Character Commission By Asu Beks

News Feature

The Federal Character principle is primarily enshrined in Section 14(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).The section mandates that the composition of the Government of the Federation, or any of its agencies, and the conduct of its affairs shall be carried out in a manner that reflects the federal character of Nigeria and promotes national unity. It is specifically designed to command national loyalty and ensure there is no predominance of persons from a few states, religious, ethnic, or sectional groups in government. To ensure the enforcement of the provision and engender national cohesion, the Federal Character Commission (FCC) was established as a constitutional body to ensure fair and equitable distribution of public posts and socio-economic i...

Gov Diri Presents N689.44bn 2025 Budget To Bayelsa Assembly

News Feature

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday, presented the 2025 fiscal year budget proposal of N689.440 billion to the State House of Assembly for consideration and passage. While presenting the appropriation bill christened, "Budget of ASSURED Prosperity," Governor Diri stressed that implementing the 2025 budget would require some level of efficiency and synergy in government activities across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). He said the overall outcome of the budget will significantly depend on the level of fiscal and monetary policy coordination. He charged the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning to accordingly ensure fiscal discipline, transparency, accountability and proper coordination in the implementation processes. The state's helmsman, ...

NPA DOES NOT OPERATE A SECRET ACCOUNT…BELLO KOKO

News Feature, Port News

The attention of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has been drawn to a media report by PointBlank Online Newspaper of Monday July 25, 2022, suggesting that the Authority operates two secret accounts outside Nigeria, which have been allegedly looted. Contrary to their claims in the apparently sponsored report, which are both false and malicious, the NPA operates two USD-denominated domiciliary accounts that were approved by the Federal Government and transparently run, in accordance with agreed official safeguards emplaced by the Office of the Accountant General through the CBN and the TSA policy of the Federal government of Nigeria against possible infractions and looting. While the NPA management’s initial disposition was to dismiss the news report with a wave of the hand, the comp...