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- 8 May 2022
Tambuwal Asks Emefiele to Resign as CBN Governor for Eyeing Presidency
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has called on the Federal Government to ensure the resignation of Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Governor of…
- 19 Feb 2014
N1 Trillion Spent Illegally on Kerosene Subsidy –Tambuwal
Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, speaker of the House of Representatives, has said that available records indicated that the Federal Government spent over N1 trillion on kerosene subsidy between 2010 and 2013.…
- 6 Jun 2014
Tambuwal Accuses Govt Officials of Impunity, Corruption
Aminu Tambuwal, speaker of the House of Representatives, has returned a damning indictment on public officials, who he accused of impunity and resistance to the scrutiny of the National…
- 20 Sept 2021
Sokoto Govt Shuts Down Telecom Networks in Some LGA over Banditry
Sokoto State government has shut down telecommunications networks in 14 of the 23 local government areas of the state. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Sokoto governor This was disclosed in a statement on…
- 16 Jul 2021
Tambuwal Blasts Senate for Subjecting INEC to NCC
Governor Aminu Tambuwal said it is unconstitutional for the Senate to subject Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) power to conduct elections to the Nigerian Communications Commission…
- 13 Nov 2020
Tambuwal Urges Nigerians to Obtain National ID Card
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has said he will ensure that no fewer than 74 per cent of its indigenes yet to be enrolled into the Nigerian Identity Management System are registered…
- 29 Aug 2014
Tambuwal/Fashola to Challenge President Goodluck in 2015- Rep
The presidential and vice tickets of Aminu Tambuwal, speaker of the House of Representatives; and Babatunde Fashola, Lagos State Governor, under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC)…
- 27 Mar 2016
Sokoto Govt Threatens Workers over BVN
Sokoto government has instructed all workers to submit their Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) before they will be paid their April and other salaries. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, governor said that…
- 21 Feb 2018
CSR: UBA Foundation Commissions Link Bridge @ Usman Danfodiyo University,Presents Leo Virtual Banker to Students
UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility Arm of Pan- African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has completed the construction of a pedestrian bridge primarily for…
- 2 Jul 2013
Tambuwal Calls for Mass Revolt against Corruption
Citing injustice, crushing poverty, marginalisation, rampant corruption, lawlessness, joblessness, and general disaffection with the ruling elite, Aminu Tambuwal, speaker, House of Representatives,…
- 7 Apr 2015
Gbajabiamila, Ogor, Dogara Top Aspirants for Speakership
The tussle for the Speaker of the 8th House of Representatives has thrown up three notable lawmakers for the post that will be vacated in June by Aminu Tambuwal. The Punch reported that the lawmakers…
- 28 Sept 2018
Tambuwal Seeks a Digital President for Nigeria
Governor of Sokoto state and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has said “Nigeria deserves a digital president, not an analogue…
- 11 Feb 2018
Buhari Weighs Reelection, Tambuwal, Others Tapped as Replacement
President Muhammadu Buhari is facing increasing calls not to seek re-election next year, but he will probably decide to run and will be the favorite, according to New York-based risk consultancy…
- 8 Oct 2023
SERAP Drags Akpabio, 9 Other Ex-Govs to Court Over Collection of Salaries, Pensions
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and nine other former governors in the 10th Senate over their collection of…
- 20 Nov 2014
Jonathan Poses Threat to Democracy- Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, former vice president on Thursday said President Goodluck Jonathan posed threat to the nation’s democracy. Atiku slammed the President for what the ex-VP described as the “crude…
- 21 Oct 2015
Buhari Appoints Yakubu New INEC Chairman
Professor Mahmud Yakubu has been appointed chairman of the Independent national Electoral Commission (INEC). His appointment was approved by the Council of State which met Wednesday in Abuja. Aminu…
- 5 Mar 2013
Reps Battle Okonjo-Iweala, Dikko over Auction of Overtime Cargo
House of Representatives has queried Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the Economy, over the suspension of sales of overtime cargo. The Joint House Committee…
- 24 Sept 2013
CBN to Contribute N50Bn to AMCON Sinking Fund
Jones Onyereri, chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Currency, said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would contribute N50 billion to the Assets Management Corporation…
- 23 Oct 2013
FG Presses Forward with Controversial Wire-Tap Programme
The federal government is going ahead with her controversial programme that will require telecommunications service providers in the country to turn over cell phone records of their customers to…
- 22 Oct 2013
DG NIMASA, Chief of Naval Staff Address Piracy Issues @ OTL Africa 2013
The increasing tempo of piracy in Nigeria’s coastal waters has become a serious security threat requiring urgent attention by all relevant stakeholders in the maritime industry, the threat posed by…
- 3 Dec 2014
Soyinka Likens Jonathan to Nebuchadnezzar, FG Deplores Comments
Professor Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate, has come hard on the present administration in Nigeria, criticising President Goodluck Jonathan on what he described as the reign of impunity under his watch…
- 2 Dec 2015
Sokoto Trains 7,560 in ICT in 17 years
No fewer than 7,560 people have gained Information Communication and Technology (ICT) training from the Sokoto Education Development Trust Fund (SEDTF) in the last 17 years. Alhaji Shehu Shagari,…
- 10 Jul 2014
Reps Probe Failure of $470m CCTV Projects
The House of Representatives yesterday ordered an investigation into the alleged failure of the Video Surveillance and Close Circuit Television Camera‎ projects of the Federal Government. The…
- 2 Nov 2015
Airtel Bags Merit Award at ATCON’s 21st Anniversary
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications services provider, has been honoured with a Merit Award by the Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), as the body marked its 21st anniversary…
- 11 Feb 2014
Reps to Review Criteria on Proposed NCC Spectrum Auction
House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Communications to review the pre-qualification criteria on the proposed auction of 2.3 GHz Broadband Spectrum by the Nigerian Communications…
- 14 Jun 2021
CBN now “Father Christmas” - PDP Governors
Governors of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the opposition party, on Monday said that some government agencies and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) were operating outside the law that established…
- 9 Jul 2014
CBN, NDIC Disagree over Banks’ Supervision
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation and other stakeholders on Monday failed to agree on who should have full control over the supervision of banks in the country…
- 20 Feb 2015
Reps Seek Information on $20Bn NNPC Audit Report
House of Representatives yesterday asked the federal government to furnish it with the detailed report of the forensic audit of accounts and transactions of the Nigerian National Petroleum…
- 26 Jun 2014
Reps Summon CBN Gov over Bureaux de Change Capital Base
House of Representatives yesterday summoned Mr. Godwin Emiefele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the new capital base of N35m set for Bureaux De Change operators by the…
- 22 May 2014
Reps Say Alison-Madueke Must Face Probe over N10Bn Jet
House of Representatives, on Wednesday, insisted that it would proceed with the probe of the alleged personal use of a private jet charter and maintained at the cost of N10 billion by the…