A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Jabi, Abuja has dismissed a suit filed against the immediate past Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole and three others. The suit, filed by Comrade Mustapha Salihu and five others, was the one in respect of which the court granted an interim […]

Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP-SDGs), said that Nigeria was recording successes in the implementation of the SDGs. At a virtual workshop on Nigeria Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF) on Thursday in Abuja, she said that stakeholders have contributed in no small measure towards these feats. Orelope-Adefulire […]

A group, All Electricity Consumers Protection Forum, on Thursday commended the National Assembly for playing a pivotal role in halting the increment in tariffs by the electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). The group’s National Coordinator, Mr Adeola Samuel-Ilori, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the intervention by the legislative arm was timely […]

Discordant signals were sent from different quarters on Wednesday as the Executive-Legislature feud over the recruitment of 774,000 youths escalated. Senators advised President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the programme or go to court if uncomfortable with the position of the Legislature. President Buhari approved a Special Public Works Programme (SWP), which will generate the recruitment […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday requested the Senate to screen and confirm 42 non-career and one career ambassadors. The Nation learnt that the President retained 11 serving non-career ambassadors and recalled 35 of them. President Buhari’s request letter was read on the floor at plenary by Senate President Ahmad Lawan. Among the nominees are two […]

The Lagos State Government has engaged Stakeholders on the expansion of three interconnecting roads in Kosofe Local Government Area namely, Demurin, Agidi and Church Streets. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako stated this at an interaction with stakeholders in Ikeja. Speaking through the Director of Administration and Human Resources, Mrs. […]

Sen. Gabriel Suswan (PDP-Benue) says the National Assembly directs the Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) not to increase electricity tariff because of the current economic challenges occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic across the country. Suswan, Chairman, Senate Committee on Power, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. […]

The family of the late King of Akpor Kingdom in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State, King Anele Orlu Oriebe, has pleaded with Governor Nyesom Wike to allow them exhume the body of the monarch for a befitting burial. They explained that their king was buried by the government in line with the COVID-19 protocol […]

All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Wednesday described the death of foremost philanthropist and entrepreneur Chief Bode Akindele as an irredeemable loss to the country. In his tribute, the former Lagos governor described the deceased as a self-made man who wielded influence in many sectors of the economy. He said the […]

The Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed a 49-member high-level National Campaign Council for the September 19 Edo State Governorship Election. Party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yekini Nabena in a statement in Abuja on Thursday said the appointment of the council followed the approval of the National […]

With the conclusion of nominations by the two major political parties, All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the stage is set for the Edo State gubernatorial showdown on September 19. In quick succession, two eminent leaders of APC, President Muhammadu Buhari and Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu underscored the crucial nature of the […]

The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU), yesterday, condemned the increase in the pump price of petrol, describing it as ill-timed and insensitive. The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) had announced a new retail price band for oil marketers. In a circular dated July 1, the downstream regulator said oil marketers are now […]