Tensions rise in NASS as IGP Egbetokun unveils 2025 budget
A heated exchange erupted in the National Assembly on Thursday during the 2025 budget defence session as Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, presented the Nigeria […]
Month: January 2025
Governors approve tax reform bills, advocate for revised VAT sharing formula
Nigerian governors have thrown their weight behind the Federal Government’s tax reform bills. But they are proposing a new sharing formula for value-added tax (VAT). […]
Kingmakers demand reversal: Alaafin Owoade appointment challenged by Makinde
Five Oyo town kingmakers and their preferred candidate for the Alaafin stool, Prince Lukman Gbadegesin, on Wednesday, issued Governor Seyi Makinde a 30-day ultimatum to […]
Pension scheme or scam? by Labaran Abdu Malumfashi
The other day, a friend of mine wrote to me from Abuja asking for a little financial assistance, complaining that he was ‘stranded’ in the […]
Armed Forces Day: Governor Buni lays wreath in honour of fallen heroes (Picture)
Story by Sa’adatu Maina, Damaturu Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, on Wednesday presided over the solemn wreath-laying ceremony to honour fallen heroes as part […]
N3.5 Billion spent on refreshments by Kebbi, two other states despite over 7 million poor citizens
A recent review of budget performance documents for Jigawa, Katsina, and Kebbi states revealed that these states collectively spent a staggering N3.512 billion on refreshments, […]
UAE president to visit Nigeria this year
By Abdullahi Mohammed, Abuja The United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has accepted Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s invitation to visit Nigeria […]
Rivers Govt reports five Cholera cases, nine related fatalities
The Rivers State government has confirmed five cases of cholera and nine associated deaths in an outbreak that has affected two Local Government Areas of […]
Outrage as Ekiti Nursing college demands N1 million for poor-quality rooms for students
The management of Ekiti State College of Nursing Sciences, Ado-Ekiti has directed students to pay N250,000 each as accommodation fee for the current academic session. […]
Dangote refinery’s petrol production disrupting European market, says OPEC
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says the production of petroleum products by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the importation of refined […]
Leaked Troop movements won’t hinder fight against terrorists, Military warns collaborators
The Defence Headquarters has vowed to combat terrorists and their collaborators in Nigeria. A DHQ spokesman Major General Edward Buba attributed the resurgence of attacks […]
‘What Nigerians are experiencing is deserved,’ says Apostle Suleman
The Senior Pastor of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has attributed current economic hardship to poor decisions made during the 2023 elections. Suleman made […]
NSE Industrial Division holds public lecture on skills gap January 21
The National Chairman of the Industrial Division of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Engr Dr David Abu Ozigi has announced January 21, 2025 to host […]
Governors in South-West join forces against ISWAP, bandits
States in the South-West region are strategising in response to the reported influx of bandits and fighters from the Islamic State’s West Africa Province into […]
Ibadan stampede: After 21-day detention, Ooni’s ex-Queen, others regain freedom
Ooni of Ife’s ex-queen, Naomi Silekunola, owner of Ibadan-based broadcasting station, Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat, and the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Abdulahi Fasasi, […]