PINE

August 30, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] How impactful is PINE and Victim Support Fund?

The recent attack on staff of International Medical aid Corp, by Internally Displaced Persons in Gubio IDP camp Maiduguri, Borno State has brought to fore the discussion about the success or failure of two major Presidential intervention programmes in the North Eastern part of Nigeria. The first intervention was the Presidential Initiative for the North... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

north-east, PINE, The Injustice Blog, UN, VSF

Where is Babachir Lawal? | The man who they call “the Presidency”

He’s been called “the Presidency“, “the cabal” and many more names he rarely ever denies. The only thing he’s known to have denied is the knowledge of his suspension from his Secretary to the Government of the Federation role, hours after it was made public by the Presidency. Engineer Babachir David Lawal, as my colleague wrote... Read More

Thinking Through

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 4th of May

Follow the links below to read these stories on YNaija: [The Alausa Blog]: Lagos State demolishes shops near Ikeja Computer Village How PINE spent N50m on conferences while IDPs got N2m for food – Shehu Sani US House to vote on ObamaCare repeal Thursday

IDPs, Obamacare, PINE, Shehu Sani, the alausa blog, YNaija Cover

How PINE spent N50m on conferences while IDPs got N2m for food – Shehu Sani

Chairman of the Senate ad hoc committee on humanitarian crisis in the Northeast, Shehu Sani has said the Presidential Initiative on North-East (PINE) spent N50 million on two conferences but gave N2 million to internally displaced persons (IDPs). Sani said this on Wednesday while presenting the final report of the committee which probed PINE, coordinated... Read More

Babachir Lawal, IDPs, N2m, N50m, PINE, Shehu Sani

Osinbajo-led panel writes suspended SGF, NIA DG, demands submission of documents

by Azeez Adeniyi The Presidential Investigative committee established by President Muhammadu Buhari has written suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mr. Ayo Oke, The Nation reports. The committee headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo reportedly wrote to them on Thursday. It was... Read More

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Babachir’s suspension long overdue, commendable – Senate

by Azeez Adeniyi The Senate on Wednesday described the suspension of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal as a welcome development. Special Adviser to the President on Media, Femi Adesina had announced the suspension of Lawal and the Director General of the Nigeria Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayo Oke. The Senate had... Read More

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I am not aware of my suspension – Babachir Lawal

by Dolapo Adelana The suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal says he is not aware of his suspension, Daily Trust reports. Lawal said this while speaking with State House correspondents shortly after meeting Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. President Muhammadu Buhari ordered Lawal’s suspension Wednesday over his alleged violations of law and due process in... Read More

Babachir Lawal, north-east, PINE, President Muhammadu Buhari, Suspension

Grass-cutting scandal: I have no powers to award contracts – SGF

by Dolapo Adelana The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, says he does not have the power to award contracts. Lawal said this in statement on Friday while reacting to accusations by the Senate ad hoc committee investigating the humanitarian crisis in the north-east that he awarded contracts to 20 “ghost companies” through the... Read More

Babachir Lawal, BBP, Contracts, Grass-cutting scandal, PINE, SGF. Bolaji Adebiyi, Shehu Sani

Grass-cutting contract: We have been unable to locate about 20 companies -Senate

by Azeez Adeniyi The Senate on Thursday said it has been unable to locate the addresses of about 20 companies awarded the execution of various projects in the rehabilitation of the North-East. The upper chamber is probing the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal who is in charge of the Presidential... Read More

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. Closure of Abuja airport has brought hardship on Nigerians – Lai Mohammed Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said there is no doubt that Nigerians have experienced hardship due to closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport in Abuja. 2. Mismanaged funds: Senate summons SGF... Read More

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Mismanaged funds: Senate summons SGF to appear before it on Wednesday

by Azeez Adeniyi The senate ad hoc committee on the mounting humanitarian crisis in the north-east, has issued a fresh summon to Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal. The committee asked him to appear before it on Wednesday March 22. The summon letter which was signed by Chairman of the committee,... Read More

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February 21, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Like PINE, like PCNI…presidency budgets N60m for grass clearing in North East

While we’re still very much on the matter of the N200million grass-clearing contract awarded by the Presidential Initiative for the North-East (PINE) to a company owned by the Secretary General of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, the PCNI has just made a similar move. Members of the House of Representatives were thrown into utter disbelief at... Read More

The Legislative Blog

House of Reps, IDPs, north-east, PCNI, PINE, Presidency, president buhari

February 13, 2017

Still on the Matter: Are we going to prosecute SGF, Babachir Lawal or what?

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engineer Babachir Lawal has been embroiled in a corruption scandal for months now but unlike those who have even got the customary media trial, it looks like Engineer Lawal’s matter has been pre-determined to belong under the carpet. But we cannot have that, can we? Babachir was appointed... Read More

Thinking Through

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December 18, 2016

Who is Babachir Lawal?

Babachir Lawal is the SGF! Or at least, that’s the popular way to describe him in a chat with friends who are passionate about Nigerian politics. Up until the PINE scandal gained its place as the end of the year trending scandal, we did not hear or know much of the man who holds the... Read More

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December 15, 2016

YNaija Says: It will be a shame, Pres. Buhari, if your SGF does not resign

At the senate plenary on the 14th of December, the Senate made a startling revelation – that an official within the President’s government was siphoning money meant for the IDPs in the North East. The Senate, through the Interim Report of the Ad-Hoc Committee on Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the North East, made this damning... Read More

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August 22, 2016

YNaija Editorial: The humanitarian crisis in the North-east

A major plank of the Buhari administration was the pledge to end the insurgency in the North-east. It met on the ground a war against Boko Haram that had been badly handled and allowed to metastasize, leaving tens of thousands dead and millions displaced. While the moves to improve security and defeat the insurgents have... Read More

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