While Wike was screened and confirmed by the senate, the red chamber did not confirm el-Rufai because of an alleged security report.

She said the monitor that was supposed to read the injured Dr Diaso’s vitals failed to work before she died.

He also said following the provisions of the law, he is confident he will get justice and be declared winner of the Lagos guber election.

The CBN commended Zenith Bank for the promotion of Nigeria’s non-oil based export profit.

Taiwo Oyedele lamented that those who evade taxes get away with no consequences, and said this needs to change.

President working on interventions to relieve pains, says Pate

He said the actions are not based on religion and ethnicity.

He has set an 18% tax to GDP target by 2026.

He said his tenure in government successfully made Nigeria the number one destination for investments in Africa.

“This is not just about ministerial appointments. It’s the wider issue of marginalisation.”

The PDP chieftain said the French government’s refusal to fully decolonise the West African nation has led to the crisis.

Nasir El-Rufai, Stella Okotete and Danladi Abubakar are yet to be confirmed.

“I did not absolve president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. My framework of statement or message is that he should not be blamed too much as regards the south-east.”

“We don’t want any war because we have a lot of refugees because of insecurity in Nigeria, that are presently in Niger Republic. We considered them.”

“He has not even addressed Nigerians and justified what he’s going to do, he has gone to the senate to ask for approval. That’s no way to declare war.”

“President Tinubu has made it clear to me that his principal spokesperson is someone who is calm in the face of provocation and who will speak to fact in an age of misinformation.”

He said there should be an internal discussion between Nigeria and Niger based on their bilateral relationship.

“He’s done it before, and he’s going to do it again, but prevention, for us, is the focus more than cure.”

The Senator stated that the party’s main focus is on “Project Nigeria”.

He also said that he will plug the leakages to increase the state’s revenue.