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November 22, 2023

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 IFMNEWS

There Could Be Mistakes On Some Items Says Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said officers in the state have come out to show that there could be mistakes on some items in the records released by the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency (PPA).

Sanwo-Olu spoke when he commissioned the newly built operational headquarters of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) in Ikeja, the state capital.

Recently, the Sanwo-Olu administration has faced criticisms over the government's spending, with the Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, refuting online reports that his office got over 2 billion naira for the supply of rechargeable fans and lights as well as fridges.

Sanwo-Olu said Lagos had maintained open books for checks and balances, pointing out that the state had judiciously appropriated funds for projects and services that benefited the residents.

November 22, 2023

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 IFMNEWS

Electricity Supply Will Improve By 2024 First Half — Minister

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Maitama Tuggar, has said that with the Siemens gas deal between Nigeria and Germany, Nigerians will experience improved electricity supply by the first half of 2024.

Tuggar stated this while speaking virtually on a monitored program from Berlin, Germany.

Former President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2018 promised to expand Nigeria’s electricity capacity, which is currently at 4,000 megawatts, to 25,000 MW by 2025 when he signed a deal with Siemens Energy in Germany under the Presidential Power Initiative, but the project has not been actualized.

However, the minister, who is part of the president’s team at the G20 Compact with Africa Economic Conference in Germany, said the Siemens deal is “fully back”.

Tuggar further said that the electricity supply would improve with the completion of the ongoing AKK project, the Ajaokuta-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano project.

November 22, 2023

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 IFMNEWS

Uproar In Senate As Godswill Akpabio Names PDP’s Osita Ngwu As Chief Whip

There was an uproar in the Senate during plenary following the announcement by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, of Senator Osita Ngwu, representing Enugu West, as the new Senate Minority Whip.

Akpabio also named Abba Moro, the lawmaker representing Benue South, as the new Minority Leader of the Senate.

He replaces Senator Simon Nwadkwon, representing Plateau North on the platform of the PDP, who was sacked by the court on October 23.

However, the announcement of Ngwu of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) did not go down well with some Labour Party Senators.

Ngwu replaces the Labour Party’s Senator Darlington Nwokwocha, who was sacked by the Court of Appeal in Lagos on November 4.

Senator Okechukwu Ezea rose to fault the nomination, and his objection was backed by Senator Tony Nwoye, who accused the Senate President of bias in the appointment.

The Senate President, Akpabio, later sued for calm from the lawmakers.

November 22, 2023

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 IFMNEWS

Gunmen Attack Adamawa Police Headquarters In Yola

Gunmen, in the early hours of this morning, attacked the Adamawa State Police Headquarters in Yola, the state capital, sending residents into panic.

The Police headquarters is located at the heart of the Jimeta community in the Yola North local government area.

According to a resident, the sounds of gunshots fill the air for at least 30 minutes.

The state Police public relations officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, confirmed the attack but said things were under control.

Nguroje said the attack was repelled, but the identities of those behind it were unknown.

One source said the attackers were military personnel on a revenge mission following the alleged killing of a military officer by the police.

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