The All Progressives Congress (APC) has wished Nigerians a happy New Year, assuring of better days. According to the party, the country is on a bold and steady march to full recovery and enduring prosperity. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, said these in a statement on...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the government and people of the United States of America over the death of former President Jimmy Carter at the age of 100. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the presidential spokesman,...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has refuted claims by Niger Republic that Nigeria and some ECOWAS member states were colluding with France to sponsor terrorism against the country. ECOWAS made this known in a statement issued by its spokesman, Joël Ahofodji, describing the allegations by Niger...
A coalition of 25 civil society organisations (CSOs) has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the ongoing controversy surrounding the selection of a vice-chancellor for University of Abuja. The coalition, under the aegis of Civil Society Coalition for Educational Development, made the call in Abuja on Friday....
A former spokesman and former Director-General of Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr Doyin Okupe, has said the south and not the north, should produce the president in 2027. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos , Okupe said it was...
A former presidential spokesman Dr Doyin Okupe, has said opponents of the proposed Tax Reform Bills are enemies of the country, saying the bills are pro-poor and pro-development. Okupe, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said that no right thinking person would stand...
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has faulted the pushback by the 19 northern governors against the tax reform bills introduced by President Bola Tinubu. “As far as I am concerned, that tax bill must go on,” the nonagenarian said on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande,...
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has said President Bola Tinubu has lifted the ban on mining in Zamfara to boost economic activities and raise the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state. The minister made the disclosure at a dinner session organised to host stakeholders of All...
By Kingsley Okoye, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Since the recent introduction of four tax reform bills by the executive arm, the National Assembly has taken a significant step toward contributing significantly to the latter’s quest to revolutionalise the country’s tax system. Over the years, many tax experts, who have...
Nigeria Dangote Refinery has partnered with MRS Oil and Gas to sell petrol at ₦935 per liter at retail outlets nationwide. This price reduction follows a decrease in the ex-depot price from ₦970 to ₦899.50 per liter. Head of Media Communications of Dangote Refinery, Mr Anthony Echiejina, disclosed this...
As the curtain falls on 2024 in a matter of days, there were major events and key moments that Nigerians and global citizens would agree defined the year. On the local scene some Nigerians believe that 2024 offered more not-so-pleasant memories, with little to cheer about amidst the soaring...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said on Friday that free train rides were open to no fewer than 340,000 passengers across the country from Dec. 20, 2024 to Jan. 5, 2025. NRC acting Managing Director, Mr Ben Iloanuse, made this known while addressing newsmen after a train started the...
A former presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, has said the allocation of N4.91 trillion to defence and security in the 2025 budget underscores the present administration’s seriousness and political will to end insurgency and other security challenges. Okupe, a former Director-General of Mr Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman on winning the 2024 CAF Men’s African Footballer of the Year. President Tinubu also hailed Super Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie for clinching the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award and the Super Falcons...
The Federal Executive Council on Monday approved the renaming of the University of Abuja as Yakubu Gowon University. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House correspondents following the council’s last meeting for 2024 at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The University of...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order that the Court processes in respect of a suit against President Bola Tinubu, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio and others challenging the legality of removal of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Ghana’s recent presidential election was held on December 7, 2024. The election was a highly competitive contest between two main candidates: John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ¹. Mahama, a former...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the inauguration and naming of a $315 million dollars oil production and storage facility. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications, Office of the Vice-President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed...
The Chairman of Air Peace, Dr Allen Onyema, has praised President Bola Tinubu, for his efforts in implementing policies aimed at stabilising business operations across Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by the airline’s Head of Corporate Communications, Dr Ejike Ndiulo, on Friday in Lagos. According to the...
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said the Federal Government is collaborating with the Republic of Germany to enhance electricity supply in the country. The Minister made this statement while briefing State House Correspondents after a bilateral meeting between President Bola Tinubu and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday...