STICKY Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, received a donation of one billion naira from renowned philanthropist and entrepreneur, Mr. Femi Otedola to support security architecture through the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF). Governor Sanwo-Olu received the donation from Otedola in the company of the Chairman, LSSTF, Mr. Kehinde Durosinmi-Etti; Executive Secretary/CEO of...
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a series of relief measures for Nigeria’s struggling aviation sector, following a steep rise in the cost of Jet A1 fuel. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed the development after an emergency meeting with key industry stakeholders, including representatives of the Federal Ministry...
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By ifeoma Onyekachi The Presidency has moved to correct what it described as “misleading narratives” surrounding recent cabinet changes, stating that former Finance Minister Wale Edun and Housing Minister Ahmed Musa Dangiwa voluntarily resigned their positions. In a statement issued from the State House, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga stressed that both exits were...
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Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has formally resigned from office, with effect from April 30, 2026, to pursue his governorship ambition in Oyo State. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Strategic Communications and Media Relations, Bolaji Tunji, Adelabu confirmed that his resignation letter was submitted to the Secretary to the...
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Career diplomat and ambassador-designate to Algeria dies after illness; buried in Kano amid tributes from government and colleagues By Ifeoma Onyekachi The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nigeria has announced the death of Ambassador Mohammed Mahmud Lele, a seasoned diplomat who recently served as Director of the Middle East and Gulf Division. In...
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday held a closed-door meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting, which took place at the State House, was conducted away from the public eye, with no official details released on the outcome of the discussions as of press time. Jonathan’s visit...
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By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London Governor Uba Sani has disclosed that he inherited a Kaduna State which has immense potential, but was bedevilled with security challenges, infrastructure gaps and social indicators that required urgent attention. The Governor spoke at a workshop for senior Government officials organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public...
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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has issued a Form 48 a formal Notice of Consequences of Disobedience to Court Order against Senator Samuel Anyanwu and the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, over alleged non-compliance with a subsisting court judgment. The notice stems...
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has blamed Nigeria’s persistent development challenges on the absence of coherent long-term planning by past administrations, arguing that short-term fiscal approaches have undermined sustainable growth. Speaking on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja while receiving a delegation of Enugu State stakeholders led by Governor Peter Mbah, Tinubu...
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A sudden shake-up within Nigeria’s economic management team has triggered widespread reaction, following the removal of Wale Edun as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. In a statement issued by George Akume, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved Edun’s exit alongside the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, as part of...
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Introduction Public discourse in a serious republic must be governed by rigour, proportion, and institutional intelligence. It must not be surrendered to the seductions of outrage, nor to rhetorical constructions that, while emotionally arresting, collapse under the weight of economic scrutiny. In a country such as Nigeria—complex, regionally interdependent, fiscally constrained, yet developmentally ambitious—the evaluation...
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