EKO HOT BLOG reports that on Wednesday, the Senate disclosed its intention to commence a recess beginning on Friday, December 1, as announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. This decision was communicated on the floor of the Red Chamber shortly after President Bola Tinubu presented the 2024 budget during a joint session of the National … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Oba of Benin, Omo Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has said President Bola Tinubu was ordained by God to be the President at this time. The first-class monarch stated this on Sunday during a courtesy visit to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State at the Government House in … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government has begun efforts to address the challenges related to the supply and pricing of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly used as cooking gas, following significant price increases. Louis Ibah, the spokesperson for the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, reported that the minister intervened after … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has warned politicians against blackmailing the country’s judiciary. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), gave warning on Friday while speaking to reporters at his residence in Ijagbo community, Kwara State. Fagbemi appealed to politicians who lost out at the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has met with Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State. In a post via his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Saturday, Keyamo said he met with the Akwa Ibom governor in his office on Friday, November 24. The minister said … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government of Nigeria has engaged Elon Musk’s internet company, Starlink, to explore the possibility of establishing programs to create jobs in Nigeria through local maintenance and production of its hardware. The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, who disclosed this on a Sunday, mentioned … Read more
The NLC and TUC had threatened a strike action in the past. However, the unions delayed the action due to pleas from the federal government. The unions opted to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike on Tuesday. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have embarked on … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has cautioned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NUC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) against embarking on a national strike starting Monday midnight, November 13, 2023. According to the government, a subsisting court order had restrained the Organised Labour and their affiliates from embarking on a … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government has announced the plan to unveil a birth, death, and marriage registration portal. The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Kwarra, confirmed the development during a pre-launch briefing on Monday, stating that the registration system includes all civil registrations such as birth registration, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the meeting between the Federal Government and the organized labour, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has been rescheduled. This news medium gathered that the meeting scheduled for yesterday has been postponed. The meeting was fixed to discuss the progress made in the 15-point Memorandum … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government says it is embarking on a comprehensive rehabilitation of the 11.8-kilometer Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State from November 1, 2023, for a period of three months. The Minister of Works, Mr David Umahi, announced the development on Saturday, during an inspection of the under deck, lagoon … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government, on Friday, flagged off the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI), with seven conversion centres across Nigeria. This online media platform gathered that multiple conversion centres would be established by the government across the country in the next two weeks. EDITOR’S PICK Lagos Assembly Approves Nominees For … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume has approved the appointment of Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The newly appointed Deputy Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem, is to represent the southwest geopolitical … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that corps members across the country have cried out over the tough time they have been facing as a result of their poor allowance. They claimed that the money did not reflect the current economic realities in the country. Speaking with Sunday PUNCH, one of the corps members who is serving … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has proposed N26 trillion as the 2024 budget to be submitted to the National Assembly before December 31, 2023. The Minister of Planning and Budget, Atiku Bagudu, made the budget proposal known at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Monday, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate and the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa, recently held a press conference to commemorate the World Mental Health Day. The briefing held on Tuesday, October 10, at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyVOKBosq7B/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== The … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the federal government has said that it will employ more Nigerian youth as firefighters to reduce unemployment and boost the sector. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known during the launching of new fire fighting equipment which include 16 trucks and six vehicles at the Headquarters of the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government has extended the age limit for N-Power enrolment to 40 years under a restructured programme to capture five million youths in five years. The programme, which initially pegged the age bracket from 18 to 35 years, has made it 18 to 40 years. Editors Pick Tinubu Reportedly … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government has issued licenses to seventeen Independent Electricity Distribution Network operators, among which 11 are currently operational. The Federal Government revealed this in the 2022 Market Competition Report released on Tuesday by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, an agency of the Federal Government. Editors Pick JUST IN: NDLEA … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government has announced the indefinite suspension of the N-Power program. Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, made the announcement while featuring on a TVC news program on Saturday. Editors Pick APC Inaugurates Committee To Reconcile Akeredolu, Aiyedatiwa Kano: Governor Yusuf Hires Tinubu’s Lawyers To Regain … Read more