The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has said the party is being repositioned to take over power in Abia. The party’s National Youth Leader, Mr Chuks Nwoga, said this while speaking with newsmen, after the stakeholders’ meeting in Umuahia on Thursday. He...
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Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu and President Teodoro Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea have signed an agreement on Gulf of Guinea Pipeline Project to further affirm the partnership between the two countries for mutual development. The Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, said...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has called on the newly appointed Governing Council of the Federal University Lokoja, (FUL), to explore more opportunities for partnerships to bring about more development to the institution. Governor Ododo made this known when he received the...
The National Judicial Council (NJC) at its 106th meeting presided has recommended Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). A statement by Soji Oye, NJC’s Director of Information on Thursday in Abuja said the recommendation was imperative as the...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday said the Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined to 33.40 per cent in July. This is contained in the NBS Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for July, which was released in Abuja. The figure is 0.8 per cent points...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi says it is the will of God for President Bola Tinubu to reset Nigeria for the betterment of the citizens. He stated this in Bauchi on Thursday during a courtesy visit to Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. Umahi is in Bauchi...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Emirate Council has stripped Bauchi South Senator, Shehu Buba Umar of his traditional title of ‘Majidadin Bauchi’. This was contained in a statement addressed to the Senator, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), dated August 14, 2024,...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has said that he has no apologies over his recent comment that the policies of President Bola Tinububa were causing untold hardship for Nigerians. He said that his comment generated some controversies, but however said that it was...
Two French pilots died when their military jets collided mid-flight in eastern France, the nation’s Air Force said in a post on X. The two Rafale fighter jets were returning from a mission in Germany when they collided near Colombey-les-Belles, close to the city of Nancy, Wednesday’s post...
The Federal Government, through the Debt Management Office, on Wednesday announced plans to issue N500 million dollars local bond to boost dollar liquidity. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, said this on Thursday in Lagos at an investor meeting for the...
Centre for Social Justice Advocacy, a non-governmental organisation, on Thursday called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate an alleged N60 billion fraud in the award of an electrification project by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The petitioners also sought the collaboration of the Independent...
Zamfara Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Abdulmalik Abubakar-Gajam, has said the 2024 Rescue Budget is designed to emancipate the state from shambles and chaotic situations. Abubakar-Gajam made the remark in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of International Youth Day Commemoration on...
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar on Thursday celebrated the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots, who have logged 10,000 flight hours on the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft fleet. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia– The Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, Umar Shehu Nadada, has ordered for thorough investigation into the gruesome murder of Hassan Yahaya Egwa, and officer with NG- CARES in the state. CP Nadada, gave the order after he personally paid condolence visit to the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the former Governor of Rivers State, Dr Peter Odili on his 76th birthday. President in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, joined family, friends and the people of Rivers to celebrate the former governor on the occasion of...
Israelis is demanding the release of 33 living hostages from Hamas during the Gaza talks in Doha in an initial phase, media reports on Thursday cited Israeli officials. Israeli representatives involved in the negotiations gave a list of names as a condition for an agreement, according to Israeli...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has advocated the establishment of more Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre (ADRC) within the upstream oil and gas sector in oil-producing regions. The Commission’s Chief Executive, Mr Gbenga Komolafe, made the call on Thursday during a Stakeholders’ Engagement and Consultation session on...
A French court has authorised the seizure of three presidential jets linked to the Federal Government of Nigeria. According to PREMIUM TIMES, quoting unnamed sources familiar with the matter, “Two of the jets, part of the Nigerian presidential air fleet, were recently put up for sale, while the...
The Coalition of Rivers State Leaders of Thought has blamed the lingering political crisis in the South-South state on indigenes appointed into Federal Government positions. Chief Sunnie Chukwumela, who spoke on behalf of the leaders at a press briefing in Port Harcourt, said that people on President Bola...