Nigeria and Saudi Arabia are to partner on the extraction and processing of iron ore to steel. A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Kehinde Bamigbetan in Abuja, says both countries discussed this initiative during a meeting on the sidelines of the Resourcing Tomorrow event at the annual […]

Human rights activist and former African Action Congress presidential candidate, AAC, Omoyele Sowore has bashed Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi’s visit to legal luminary Aare Afe Babalola SAN. This comes hours after Peter Obi’s closed-door meeting with Afe Babalola. On Monday evening, Obi visited Ekiti State and met with detained activist Dele Farotimi in […]

Debatably, the last may not have been heard about the controversial four-pronged Executive Bill transmitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since September following recommendations of the Taiwo Oyedele-led Presidential Committee on Fiscal and Tax Reforms. The proposed Revenue Reform Bills 2024 seek to amend/enact the Nigerian Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria […]

Borno Governor, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum, has presented the 2025 Budget, tagged the “Budget of Recovery and Continuity,” with a total sum of N584.76 billion aimed at consolidating the state’s developmental strides. The budget prioritises health, education, and economic recovery, alongside critical investments in security, infrastructure, and social services. Presenting the 2025 Appropriation Bill before […]

An electricity blackout is imminent following the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s directive to gas producers to cease supplying gas to indebted generation companies (GenCos). The Authority stated that the substantial debts owed to producers had hindered their ability to sustain operations. It called on gas off-takers, particularly power generation companies, to ensure […]

The chief of army staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has expressed optimism that the new insurgent group, Lukarawa, will soon be eradicated, citing strengthened cooperation with Nigeria’s neighbouring countries.Nigeria cultural tours He also revealed that the Nigerian Army had adopted a fresh strategy to tackle the country’s emerging security threats, He made this assertion […]

The federal government has just announced that it is cancelling foreign training programmes for Nigerian scholars. The minister of education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this at a conference organised by the British Council in Abuja. He added that henceforth, university lecturers will be trained locally. The minister explained the basis for this decision: “We have […]

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has expressed optimism that the 2025 budget estimates of N47.9 trillion, particularly regarding revenue, will be achieved with the expected strong economy. Edun stated this while giving an overview of the expected 2025 budget proposal and the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy […]