The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Federal Capital Territory Council has strongly condemned the recent actions of the Minister of Works and Housing, Senator Dave Umahi, for his perceived disrespect towards journalists. This reaction follows an incident where the minister dismissed the presence of over 40 journalists at a...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi- Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has called for synergy in the fight against insecurity in North Central Nigeria even as he emphasized the need for multidimensional approach to defeat the menace. The Governor said this while speaking at the 1st North Central zonal...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Federal Government has handed over over 37,000 bags of assorted grains to the Borno State for onward distribution to poor and most vulnerable members of the society, as part of its initiatives to cushion the effect of the economic hardship as a...
A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Deputy Chairman, Chief Bode George, has said the party must stick to its power rotation grundnorm between the North and South to win in 2027. George said this while fielding questions from newsmen during his address to the nation, titled “My...
President Bola Tinubu has directed a total and comprehensive review of the recently announced governing boards of tertiary institutions in Nigeria before the inauguration and retreat being planned for the nominees. This was disclosed on Thursday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for the strengthening of regional economic communities to drive integration and trade ties among African nations in order to deepen democracy and accelerate development across the continent. He said through bitter experience, Nigeria has learned that the solution to poor democratic governance is...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has given directive for the immediate commencement of work at the proposed 1000 units housing estate under the Renewed Hope Housing Project in the state. Governor Ododo disclosed this while playing host to the Management of the...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi has staged a peaceful protest over the Federal Government’s failure to address its plight, saying that it is tired of the government’s “deception”. The Union called on the Government to avoid...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi over recently rumoured plans by the duo to form alliance in order to wrestle power from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. The...
All Progressives Congress (APC) Professionals Forum, has exonerated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, from the current economic challenges bedeviling the country. Speaking at the inaugural edition of the Asiwaju Scorecard Series held in Abuja on Tuesday, the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Forum, Dr. Isa Yuguda noted that the...
The trustees and members of the Benin National Congress (BNC) worldwide have issued an urgent call to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, Edo State Governor, the Minister of Education, and His Royal Majesty, the Oba of Benin, expressing grave concerns over the alleged marginalization and mismanagement within the National...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Friday in Abuja declared that Nigeria was ready for the future and business. Shettima made the declaration at the high-level dialogue on advancing the Renewed Hope Agenda, held at the Transcorp Hilton, in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme...
We were used and dumped after 2023 election – APC women leaders lament The forum of 37 State Women Leaders of the All Progressives Congress and the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday decried their exclusion from the dividend of party politics, saying they only benefited one bag of rice...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT and 136 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) “over its failure to withdraw the patently unlawful ‘Circular’ directing all banks and other financial institutions to deduct from customers’ account...
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has appealed to the party’s elders and stakeholders to intervene in the political crisis rocking Rivers. George, a PDP Board of Trustees (BOT) member, who made the appeal in a statement in Lagos, said...
Group vows to expose those against Tinubu’s 2027 re-election Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the umbrella of South-West Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Supporters Movement, have called on President Bola Tinubu not to delay in sacking some of his appointees who have allegedly been plotting his political downfall...
Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has said Nigeria would not tolerate crude oil theft and illegal refining as they are very serious crimes in the country. “Such crimes will not be tolerated in any form and at any time or level and this extends to other natural resources...
The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has said that President Bola Tinubu administration is moving closer to completing the first phase of the Presidential Power initiative (PPI) which will add 2,000 megawatts to the power grid and set the country on the path to efficient power supply. This, according...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice-President Kashim Shettima who was scheduled to represent President Bola Tinubu at a Summit in Dallas, Texas has aborted the trip following a technical fault with his aircraft. Shettima was to represent the President at the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit organised by the...
Canadian Mayor praises Lagos under Tinubu at Peter Obi’s event The Mayor of Brampton, Patrick Brown, has stated his admiration for Lagos State when he visited in the year 2007. Brown said this at a townhall meeting hosted by the Coalition of Nigerian Canadian Interest Groups based in Canada...