May 21
Nigeria: Tinubu Govt Policies Responsible for Worsening Standard of Living, Unemployment - Acf
Foremost Northern mouthpiece, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has lamented that some policies of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government are responsible for the… Read more »
Nigeria: Obi Makes U-Turn, Endorses Abure
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year's general elections, Peter Obi, on Tuesday visited the headquarters of the party in Abuja on a solidarity visit. Read more »
May 22
Nigeria: Atiku, Obi, United By Mutual Desperation - APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the recent meeting between the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar and… Read more »
Nigeria: Shettima Tasks Religious Leaders On Interfaith Harmony
Vice President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed the resolve of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration to uphold religious freedom and tasked religious leaders to always… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Cautions Nigerians On Consumption of Excess Salt
The federal government has enjoined Nigerians to avoid excessive consumption of salt in order to protect themselves against diseases and deaths. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt to Boost Local Manufacture of Drugs, Other Pharmaceutical Products'
The federal government is working hard for the country to commence local manufacturing of pharmaceutical products soon, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health… Read more »
Nigeria: LP Crisis - Obi Makes U-Turn, Endorses Abure-Led NWC
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year's general elections, Peter Obi, on Tuesday visited the headquarters of the party in Abuja on a solidarity visit. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Approves 30 Days Extension for PEBEC Regulatory Accelerator
The federal government has approved by 30 days the extension of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC)'s 90-Day Regulatory Reform Accelerator Action Plan… Read more »
May 21
Nigeria: Senate Rejects Fresh Move to Create Grazing Routes
The Senate, on Tuesday, rejected fresh moves to create grazing routes for cattle rearers in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku, Obi United By Mutual Desperation - APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, and that of the Labour… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Govt, Labour's Meeting Ends in Deadlock
The National Minimum Wage Committee meeting which was held between members of the organised labour and the federal government in Abuja on Tuesday, ended in a stalemate, Daily Trust… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Embassy Incurs £8.4m Congestion Charges in London
The Nigerian High Commission in London, United Kingdom, has amassed about £8.4 million in congestion charges. Read more »
Nigeria: One Year After, No Sign Tinubu Will Achieve Lagos Feat - Salihu Lukman
A former National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has failed to make Nigerians… Read more »
May 19
Nigeria: The Matawalle Metaphor
As a young journalist at The Punch in 1980, I appeared one morning at Eko Hotel, as it was then known, to interview newly-elected Senator Joseph Tarka. Read more »
May 21
Nigeria: Reps Meet NSA, Commander Over State of Presidential Air Fleet
The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence on Monday met with the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, and the Commander, Presidential… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Parliament to Elect New Speaker At Extraordinary Session in Kano
The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will elect a new speaker at its 2024 second extraordinary session starting in Kano State today. Read more »
Nigeria: Kogi East APC Stakeholders Meet in Abuja, Pledge Loyalty
Just a few days after celebrating his first 100 days in office, stakeholders of the APC from Kogi East under the auspices of the APC Critical Stakeholders have declared their… Read more »
Nigeria: How Emefiele Was Slammed With Five Charges After Removal
When the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on May 14 arraigned former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on a fresh corruption… Read more »
May 20
Nigeria: Scrap Presidential Air Fleet
On May 6, 2024, Vice President Kashim Shettima aborted his trip to the United States, where he was to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit in… Read more »
May 17
West Africa: Tinubu Asks Senegal's Faye to Prevail On Niger, Mali to Return to Ecowas
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday received President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal and called for an alignment in West Africa to effectively address the challenges… Read more »
May 20
Nigeria: Tinubu to Head 25-Man 'Green Economy' Panel
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a 25-man committee to oversee the Green Economic Initiatives, with himself as chairman. Read more »
May 17
Nigeria: Eight Opposition Parties Meet in Kaduna, Strategise Ahead 2027
A summit convened in Kaduna by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) brought together eight opposition parties, aiming to bolster their structures and strategies ahead of the 2027… Read more »
Nigeria: Work On Auto Policy Bill With Dispatch, Stakeholders Tell Govt
An automotive industry stakeholder, Mr. Mamudu Lukman has advised authorities and officials working on the National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP) also known as Auto… Read more »
May 16
Nigeria: Nigerians Waiting to See If Tinubu's Govt Is Serious - Atedo Peterside
Atedo Peterside, the founder of Stanbic IBTC and ANAP Foundation, has said that Nigerians are waiting to see if the President Bola Tinubu administration means business. Read more »
May 15
Nigeria: Removing Immunity for Corrupt Political Office Holders
If there is one statement the immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, made during his first inauguration in 2015, that seems like a prophesy is that if Nigeria does… Read more »