A former Labour Party (LP) Governorship Candidate in Bayelsa, Udengs Eradiri, has urged the suspended Governor of Rivers, Siminalayi Fubara, to shut his doors against those he called crisis merchants and step up his ongoing reconciliation moves. Eradiri, who stated this in an interview with newsmen in Yenagoa, commended...
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the Renewed Hope Nigeria First Policy, an initiative by President Bola Tinubu aimed at placing Nigerians at the heart of all business and economic activities in the country. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The staff of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) has commended President Bola Tinubu for the appointment of Professor Patricia Manko Lar which they said had saved the institution from sinking. In statement jointly by Dr Godwin Okaneme,Department of Philosophy,Faculty of Art, Dr. Iheanyichukwu Hilary...
A member of House of Representatives, Rep. Amobi Ogah (LP-Abia), has urged Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate and prosecute the Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Ms Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, over alleged forgery of the 2023 election results. Ogah, representing Isikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia in the...
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has declared Friday a public holiday to enable civil servants to participate in welcoming President Bola Tinubu to the state for the commissioning of key projects completed by his administration. Governor Radda disclosed this on Thursday after his address at the 2025 International Workers’...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said President Bola Tinubu is committed to unlocking Nigeria’s full potential and position the country as a leading force on the African continent. Shettima stated this when he hosted a delegation from the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, led by its Senior Fellow, Dr Rolf...
President Bola Tinubu has described the mass movement of Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori and the entire Delta chapter of the People Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a political tsunami. The president made the observation in Asaba, Delta capital at a formal ceremony organised to...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has said he is optimistic that more members of the opposition party will defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He made this known while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Saturday after a meeting with political stakeholders from Delta. The News Agency of Nigeria...
A chieftain of All Progressives Congress.(APC), Uche Nwosu, has said the South should be allowed to complete its eight years of presidency. Nwosu, a former Chief of Staff to Imo government, stated this in an interview with newsmen on Saturday in Abuja. According to him, the southern part of...
Nigeria’s political landscape never ceases to astonish and amaze. In addition to our habitually surprising electoral outcomes, our politicians are dramatists of immense creativity. They have an uncanny ability to literally convert things into their opposities and still retain public attention and ignite curiosity and sustain interest. They have...
President Bola Tinubu says his administration remains committed to ensuring fair labour practices in the country. Tinubu said this at the First Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Friday in Abuja. The theme is: The Future of Work- Ensuring Fair Labour Practices and...
President Bola Tinubu, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun senators, and friends on Thursday, paid tributes to the late Sen. Solomon Ayodeji-Otegbola, celebrating his life and legacy as “a life well lived, a legacy of love.” Sen. Ayodeji-Otegbola, who represented Ogun West in the Third Republic...
The Presidency has said the Tax Reforms Bill, when passed, will make housing more affordable and available to Nigerians by reducing tax burden on the construction and real estate sectors The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, made this known in Abuja on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubuhas directed an immediate overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara. The President, who on Wednesday met with security chiefs at the State House, Abuja, for more than two hours, said...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has lauded the immediate past governor of Delta, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, for expressing his support for President Bola Tinubu. Wike gave the commendation in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media,...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has called Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori’s defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) a major development. Uzodinma, Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), stated this while speaking with journalists in Abuja following a closed-door meeting with other Progressive...
Former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George, has said the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, must leave PDP immediately over alleged anti-party activities. George, in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, said, “the party is being embarrassed by the open display of...
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru-Bago has clarified the ban on the movement of motorcycles and tricycles, saying it was aimed at addressing the growing insecurity in the state capital and not to punish law-abiding citizens. The governor stated this during the inauguration of Overload Airways flight operation at the...
There are indications that President Bola Tinubu met with suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in London during a working visit. Although the Presidency remained tight-lipped about the meeting, a source close to the matter confirmed that it was a face-to-face encounter. This meeting would be the first since...
President Bola Tinubu has urged leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to prioritise addressing poverty and high unemployment among youth. He also called for greater investment in education, innovation, and skill acquisition to foster peace and social inclusion. Tinubu made these remarks on Tuesday during...