A former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, has said that Nigeria’s constitution remained supreme in his quest to contest the Senate Presidency. The PUNCH reports that the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress had adopted Senator Godswill Akpabio and Jubrin Barau as the preferred candidates for the position of Senate President […]

… says queues will not last beyond Saturday The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Commission Limited, Mele Kyari, has said that the subsidy regime has vanished since February 2022. Mr. Kyari stated this in an interview on Politics Today, a programme aired on Channels Television, on Thursday evening. The NNPCL boss, […]

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria has announced plans to shut down port operations starting from Monday, June 5, 2023, citing the unwillingness of the management of shipping companies to discuss the welfare and working conditions of their employees.  The President-General of the union, Adewale Adeyanju, who spoke to newsmen on Thursday at the union’s […]

The National President of the Population Association of Nigeria, Prof Rhoda Mundi, on Thursday, said for Nigeria to reverse the trend of insecurity, unemployment, and dwindling economic fortunes, the nation must implement the national population policy and invest in family planning. Prof Mundi said this at the 41st inaugural lecture of the University of Abuja, […]

As Nigerians lament over the removal of the petrol subsidy by the Federal Government, the immediate former Minister of State for Transport, Mr Ademola Adegoroye has allayed the fear of the people over the development. President Bola Tinubu announced the removal of the fuel subsidy during his inaugural speech on Monday. Adegoroye, who declared that […]

The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, on Thursday, in Abuja, described as speculative, news of the appointment of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff. However, he said if confirmed to be true, the President would have made “the best decision” to appoint the outgoing Speaker as […]

The Housing Development Advocacy Network has commended the governor of Benue state, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, for kick-starting his tenure with the provision of affordable housing development for low-income earners in the state. In a statement signed by the Executive Director, HDAN, Festus Adebayo, on Thursday, the housing group applauded the initiative as it will […]

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in a bid to heal the country. Mbah made the appeal on Thursday while listing out the decisions reached at the end of his first security council meeting with […]

The wife of the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Liang Huili, has called for action on the health and well-being of orphans across the world. Huili made this known during her visit to an orphanage home, Victorine Home for Children on Thursday in Abuja. Speaking on the theme, ‘Warm Children’s Hearts, a China-Africa joint action’, the […]

Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas on Thursday dissolved the State Executive Council. He also dissolved boards and parastatals, disengaged advisers, and Senior Special Assistants of the former Governor,  Darius Ishaku. Former governor Darius Ishaku had on Monday handover to Kefas without dissolving his cabinet. In a press release on Monday, governor Kefas dissolved the […]