President Bola Tinubu on Thursday received the outgoing President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, at the State House in Abuja. Photographs released by the State House media office showed Touray arriving at the Presidential Villa alongside the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye. Although details of the closed-door meeting were not immediately... Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have called on the Federal Government to approve a new national minimum wage of N500,000, arguing that the current wage structure no longer reflects Nigeria’s economic realities. The demand was made on Thursday by the National Deputy President of the NLC and President of... Read More
The Senate’s investigation into Nigeria’s oil and gas finances intensified on Thursday following revelations that the country spent N1.16 trillion on fuel subsidy in 2021, while lawmakers threatened to invoke the constitutional powers of the National Assembly to compel the Auditor-General of the Federation to appear before an ongoing probe. The disclosures emerged during a... Read More
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately take steps to vacate a court order freezing the bank accounts of the Osun State Government, saying the timing of the action could undermine public confidence in the state’s forthcoming governorship election. The President said although he respects the independence... Read More
The military has identified several senior commanders of the Islamic State (ISIS) and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) operating around the Lake Chad region in northern Borno State following the exploitation of intelligence recovered during a recent offensive operation. The Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai,... Read More
The Northern Caucus of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has dismissed allegations that the Federal Government’s ongoing passport centralisation programme is designed to marginalise Northern Nigeria, describing the claims as misinformation and propaganda. The association maintained that the reform is a nationwide initiative aimed at strengthening the security, integrity and efficiency of Nigeria’s... Read More
By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in london Kogi state governor Usman Ododo, and his Edo State counterpart Gov. Monday Okpebholo, on Wednesday led a massive mobilisation of Kogi indigenes and other non-indigenes resident in Osun State in support of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), ahead of the August... Read More
Nigerian music icon Innocent Idibia has condemned the persistent killings in Benue State, describing the recent attacks on communities in Otukpo Local Government Area as unacceptable and calling for collective action to end the violence. The Benue-born singer made the remarks on Wednesday during a visit to Otukpo-Nobi, one of the communities recently attacked by... Read More
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately return to court and vacate the order freezing the bank accounts of the Osun State Government, citing the need to safeguard public confidence in the democratic process ahead of the state’s governorship election. In a statement issued by the State House... Read More
The National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) has launched the Tinubu Light Initiative (TLI), a nationwide programme designed to provide affordable renewable energy solutions to one million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), while creating over 50,000 direct jobs and boosting Nigeria’s innovation-driven economy. The initiative was officially unveiled on Thursday in Abuja by the... Read More