EKO HOT BLOG reports that a chieftain of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, has urged President Bola Tinubu to probe the administration of his predecessor, ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, former ministers and aides. This online media platform reports that the factional Secretary General of Ohanaeze made the call in a statement titled, ‘Urgent … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, will today, lead ministers and service chiefs before the Senate to discuss the spate of insecurity across the country. Recall that the meeting, which was supposed to be held last week Wednesday, was postponed to today, February 13, because some heads of intelligence … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a crucial meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, convened with National Security Adviser (NSA) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, key ministers, and the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso, to deliberate on the pressing issues of food … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, met behind closed doors with the National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and some ministers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday, over food security and protests in some states. The meeting, which began at about 05:30 pm, also had … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that top officials in President Bola Tinubu’s administration, including Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila and National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, are currently in an emergency meeting at the Presidential Villa. The meeting, convened under the banner of the Presidential Committee on Emergency Food Intervention, comes amidst growing concerns about food insecurity … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 140 government officials to oversee and evaluate the performance of ministers and heads of agencies. A senior official closely associated with the Central Delivery Coordination Unit, led by Hadiza Bala-Usman, the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination, revealed this during a … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will drop any minister who performs woefully and doesn’t not deliver on his or her mandates. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman, said this at the opening of a retreat in Uyo, the Awka Ibom capital, on Wednesday. Editor’s … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu has appointed Alhaji Aliyu Shehu Shinkafi from Zamfara State as the new Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation. Upon assuming office in Abuja, Alhaji Shinkafi urged the ministry’s staff to commit themselves to productivity for national development. He expressed gratitude to President Tinubu for … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, January 17, presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House in Abuja. Wednesday’s FEC meeting is the first one by the Tinubu government in the year 2024. According to the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu said on Monday that there’s no excuse for poor performance from ministers and other appointees in his government. Mr Tinubu, in his New Year speech to Nigerians, said his government has put in place a Key Performance Index (KPI) for political appointees to assess their performance. He … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, and the service chiefs visited Plateau State shortly after a recent attack by gunmen. This online media platform gathered that this visit occurred in the aftermath of a fresh attack in Bokkos Local Government Area that claimed the lives of at least two … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a private jet operated by Flint Aero, on Friday night, crash-landed at Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State. The HS25 aircraft had the minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and some of his aides onboard. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘Supreme Court Has Failed Nigerians’ – PDP Reacts As To Tinubu’s Victory … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said government officials and appointees who cannot assist in ensuring the success of his administration and delivering on the expectations of Nigerians are free to leave. Tinubu stated this on Wednesday at the opening of a three-day retreat with the theme, “Delivering on the Renewed … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports President Bola Tinubu has officially approved the sum of thirty-five thousand Naira (N35,000) wage award to all Federal civil servants. The approval was revealed in a memo released by the Presidency and signed by the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, CEO of National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo U. O. Nta. … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, inaugurated Balarabe Lawal as the country’s Minister of Environment. Lawal was sworn in alongside Jamila Bio Ibrahim as the Minister of Youth Development, and Ayodele Olawande as the Minister of State for Youth Development during a short ceremony. EDITOR’S PICKS PDP BoT Demands Resignation Of … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Works, David Umahi, and the Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam, are yet to resign from the Nigerian Senate as Senators. Both Umahi and Geidam are part of President Bola Tinubu’s 48 ministers who were sworn in on August 21. EDITOR’S PICKS Fraudulent Academic Records: ‘Bring Evidence … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Senate has confirmed three additional ministerial nominees sent to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu. The nominees who were screened and confirmed were Balarabe Abbas Lawal from Kaduna State, Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim from Kwara State and Ayodele Olawande from Ondo State. EDITOR’S PICKS Police Investigate Alleged … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has requested the Senate to confirm three additional ministerial nominees. The president made the request in a letter written to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and read on the floor of the Senate during Tuesday’s plenary. In the letter read by Akpabio, President Tinubu asked the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police (CP), Haruna Garba, has directed the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to take over an ongoing investigation into the alleged poisoning of the Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John. The Police Investigative Department was ordered by Garba to take over the case from … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Shehu on Saturday, revealed that some former governors who are receiving pensions from their state are also collecting salaries as Ministers and Senators. Shehu charged state assemblies to review their pension laws to suspend the payment of pensions … Read more