Niger State Governor clarifies misconceptions regarding the state’s stance on the mass purchase of food items from the state to other states in the country
While speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Monday, governor Bago said he only stopped bulk purchases of food from local markets to neighbouring countries, adding that food items purchased in the state markets were not stopped from being taken to other states. He highlighted the challenges faced by local farmers, including exploitation by middlemen and […]
Super Falcons Vs South Africa Showdown Gets 2024 Olympic Qualifier Dates, Venues
Nigeria’s Super Falcons will entertain old foes South Africa in the first leg of the 2024 Olympic Games final round qualifying fixture in April at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, with the second leg billed for the Mbombela Stadium on April 8. The Super Falcons defeated Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon 1-0 on aggregate to seal […]
Edo Deputy Governor storms PDP national headquarters in Abuja, demands for certificate of return
Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu yesterday stormed the PDP’s national headquarters in Abuja, demanding the party’s CERTIFICATE OF RETURN for the governorship election. Shaibu was declared the winner of a “parallel PDP governorship candidate for the state” while Asue Ighodalo won the main election. Although the PDP had presented a certificate of return to […]
FEC approves the construction of Lagos-Port Harcourt-Calabar Coastal Highway at N1.067 trillion
The Federal Executive Council has approved the construction of Lagos-Port Harcourt-Calabar Coastal Superhighway at a cost at 1.067 trillion naira. Briefing journalists at the end of FEC meeting, in Abuja, Minister of Works, Dave Umahi said the road project will run through the nine coastal states up to Lagos, adding that the first phase of […]
President Tinubu sets up Tripartite Economic Advisory Committee
President Bola Tinubu has set up a tripartite economic advisory committee made up of representatives from the Federal and State governments as well as the Organised Private Sector. Speaking at a meeting with some state governors and stakeholders in the private sector in Abuja, President Tinubu who expressed concerns over the dwindling economy and rising […]
President Bola Tinubu meets with Gen Yakubu Gowon (Rtd)
President Bola Tinubu met privately yesterday with Former head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon (Rtd) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja to discuss issues bordering on the crisis in the West African regional bloc. Addressing the press after the meeting, Gen Gowon said he had robust discussions with Mr President, while he clarified the rumors of […]
Federal Government begins payment of ASUU’s withheld salaries
Reports say the Federal Government has commenced the PAYMENT of the withheld salaries of academics under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Multiple sources in the academic sector confirmed the development today in Abuja. The chairperson of ASUU at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Gbolahan Bolarin, had also confirmed […]
Manufacturers peg price of bag of cement at N8,000 with conditions
The Federal Government and major cement manufacturers have pegged the price of 50kg bag of cement at between N7,000 and N8,000 depending on the location nationwide. Sen. David Umahi made this known to newsmen after a protracted meeting with major cement manufacturers in the country on Monday in Abuja. The Cement Manufacturers came to an […]
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is ready to host the African Central Bank in line with the vision of the Abuja Treaty
Speaking in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, the President said his administration would engage the African Union Commission in collaboration with member states to ensure that the African Central Bank takes off as scheduled in 2028. Speaking on the […]
Presidency assures No Plan to move Federal Capital to Lagos
The Presidency has dismissed insinuations that President Bola Tinubu has the intention to move Nigeria’s capital from Abuja to Lagos. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, yesterday clarified in response to the controversy over moves by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) […]
