Uzodinma said the 1999 constitution as amended has defined the process of signing a bill into law. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has described the pressure mounted on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the amended electoral bill as unnecessary. The National Assembly had in January transmitted the reworked Electoral Bill … Read more
FG has increased feeding cost for school pupils. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an upward review of the cost of feeding primary 1-3 pupils under the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in states across the federation from N70 to N100 per child. Fielding questions from newsmen Wednesday … Read more
Buhari Swears-in 6 INEC Commissioners Eko Hot Blog reports that President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, administered oath of office to the six newly appointed national commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commissioners, INEC. The brief ceremony which took place at the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja, was witnessed by the President of the Senate, Dr. … Read more
Buhari is currently meeting 18 APC Govs over National convention. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is currently holding a closed door meeting with governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The meeting is taking place at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Read Also: PDP Takes Swipe At APC … Read more
The National Assembly on January 31, transmitted the re-amended Electoral Act Amendment Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. But the President withheld his assent to the bill in November last year, citing the cost of conducting direct primary elections, security challenges… EKO HOT BLOG reports that sources in the presidency have disclosed that President … Read more
The presidency has revealed that in a matter of hours, President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the long-awaited Electoral Act Amendment Bill. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this on Tuesday during an interview with newsmen. According to Femi, “He (Buhari) will sign … Read more
…Africa has continued to witness different waves of violent extremism, community-based conflicts, and… EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has emphasised the need to ensure election processes in Africa have outcomes that truly reflect the wishes of the electorate. President Buhari who made the emphasis in Belgium warned that going contrary to credible … Read more
…Buhari said that it’s just fair that the next president is zoned to the South. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former presidential aspirant under the platform of Sustainable National Party of Nigeria, Ahmed Buhari, has debunked claims that the South-East may not produce capable hands who will occupy the office of the Nigerian president … Read more
Buhari has made new appointment. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mohammed Bello Koko as the substantive Managing Director for the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). This is contained in a terse statement in Abuja by the Director of Press and Public Relations of the Ministry of Transportation Eric … Read more
Bello said from 1999 till date, the North had not spent up to the number of years utilized by the past occupants of… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has said that he possesses the necessary qualities to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The governor said this … Read more
Group sues Buhari, Lai Mohammed over failure to publish Twitter agreement. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Information and Culture for the failure to publish the Federal Government of Nigeria’s agreement with Twitter. Joined in the suit as Respondent is … Read more
…Buhari also approved the appointment of Muhammad Sani Zorro, journalist, politician and a former lawmaker as… EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved with effect from 11th February 2022 the disengagement of Zainab Kazeem, the Special Assistant to the President on Domestic and Social Events, Office of the First Lady. The Senior … Read more
Zulum noted that individual aspirations must be in consonance with APC’s survival… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has said President Muhammadu Buhari would decide the next All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate. Zulum explained that Buhari would decide APC’s presidential candidate because he is the leader of the ruling … Read more
Supreme Court has declared President Muhammadu Buhari’s Executive Order 10 as unconstitutional and unlawful. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Supreme Court has declared President Muhammadu Buhari’s Executive Order 10 (EO10) on the funding of State Judiciary and Legislature as unlawful and unconstitutional. In a split decision on Friday, majority of the court’s seven-member panel … Read more
…the National Assembly had on January 31 transmitted the reworked bill to the president for assent. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is desirous to assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021. The Senior Special Assistant National Assembly Matters (Senate), Babajide Omoworare, stated this on Thursday at … Read more
Boko Haram Insurgency will end in my tenure, Zulum expresses optimism EKO HOT BLOG reports that Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, after Thursday’s meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari told newsmen that there was massive laying down of weapons, by the Boko Haram terrorists and that the insurgency will end under his tenure “God willing.” … Read more
Don’t Interfere With Nigerian Politics, Buhari Warned New Diplomats EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has cautioned the new diplomats in the country to stay within the limits of their schedules and not meddle in the internal politics of the nation as the 2023 general elections approach. President Buhari said this at the … Read more
Buhari has revealed number of policemen recruited in four years. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government has recruited no fewer than 40,000 police officers in the last four years to tackle the increasing insecurity problems confronting the country. Speaking on Tuesday during the opening of a two-day … Read more
Buhari has created new agency and appointed CEO. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a new government agency, the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB). The establishment of the agency followed a request made by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Ali Pantami. Read Also: Reactions As … Read more
Real Reason I Left PDP For APC – Bwacha EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Senator representing Taraba South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Emmanuel Bwacha, said he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to escape the “apparent persecution” of the state governor, Darius Ishaku. Bwacha, who was … Read more