Author: Usman Issa

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has warned the service chiefs and heads of other security agencies against working at cross purposes under his administration. He charged them to work together in a coordinated manner to achieve one single purpose of tackling the challenges of terrorism, insurgency, banditry, oil theft, sea robbery and piracy among others. The […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said improved livelihood for Nigerians remains a top priority of his administration. According to Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director, Information at the State House, the President said this when he received members of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) led by the Chairman, Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, at the State House. The […]

Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) have backed the federal government on the decision to remove petrol subsidy. The governors expressed their support Friday during a courtesy call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. They, however, expressed concern over the […]

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has upheld the re-election of Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The governorship election held on Saturday, March 18, 2o23, and the result was declared on Sunday March […]

Importers have condemned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s over its denial that the Naira has been devalued. In an interview with BusinessDay, an importer, who craved anonymity, asked the CBN to be truthful. In its report titled, “Business leaders insist they get dollars at N630 despite CBN denial“, BusinessDay quoted manufacturers and importers as […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has explained why it is objecting to documents tendered by the Labour Party and its candidate, Peter Obi, in aid of his petition against the election of President Bola Tinubu. The electoral body had since the start of the hearing opposed the admissibility of various documents brought to the Presidential […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress will embark on a nationwide strike on Wednesday next week. The congress said the strike action would be implemented if the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited fails to reverse the new pump price for the Premium Motor Spirit. The NLC took the decision at the end of the emergency National Executive […]

The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State and former Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has refuted the claim that he is under probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged N4bn fraud. Fayemi, in a statement on Friday by the Head of the Fayemi Media Office, Abuja, Mallam […]

Fuel prices have almost tripled across Africa’s most populous nation after newly elected President Bola Tinubu announced Monday that subsidies were “gone”. This has triggered an increase in transportation costs, sending food prices soaring while electricity has become more costly for those using generators. Commuting to work in Lagos, Nigeria’s megacity of some 20 million […]