Former governor of Rivers State and minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has described his successor, Siminalayi Fubara, as an ingrate over his alleged attempt to dismantle the political structure he left behind in the State. While speaking about the political face-off in Rivers State during a media chat on Friday, Wike…
The Nigerian Law School has banned Baze University in Abuja from admitting students into its Law Faculty. The Acting Secretary and Director of Administration of the Nigerian Law School, Aderonke Osho, made this known in a statement on Friday, which was made available to journalists. Osho state the institution was banned for consistently violating its…
Anambra First lady and founder of the non-governmental organization, Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo, Mrs Nonye Soludo says every stakeholder’s voice must be heard if the fight to eliminate violence against women and girls can yield lasting results. Mrs Soludo who made this known in Awka in a statement released to commemorate the 2023 International…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 10 distinguished Nigerians to join the board of directors at the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI). This move aims to enhance the performance assessment of both commercial and non-commercial government-owned enterprises, with a strong focus on achieving optimal returns on investments entrusted by the Nigerian people. Ajuri…
Gunmen have abducted the former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Wushishi local government area of Niger State, Mr Sule Muhammad. The gunmen reportedly invaded the town in the wee hours of Thursday, shot sporadically before taking the victim away to an unknown destination. Some local residents said the APC chieftain was kidnapped…
The Labour Party (LP) has expressed concern over rising food prices, poverty and the general downturn of the Nigerian economy. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, said this in response to the recent National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report, which put the inflation rate at 25.8 per cent as of August 2023…
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday, hosted former President Goodluck Jonathan at his residence in Abuja. The ruling party confirmed the development in a post shared on their X account on Friday. APC wrote, “The National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, received in audience former President Goodluck Jonathan…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP, in Rivers State, Amb. Desmond Akawor has resigned from his position following his appointment as Federal Commissioner representing the state at the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). Akawor, in a letter sent to the acting National Chairman of the PDP, Umar Damagum, expressed gratitude to…
The National Economic Council on Thursday announced plans to channel at least $1.52bn donor funds into 36 special agro-industrial processing zones across the nation, aiming to create over 18.1 million jobs, including 100,000 farmers nationwide. The first phase, which now runs in Kano, Kaduna, Kwara, Ogun, Oyo, Imo, Cross River states as well as the…
Labour unions have fired President Bola Tinubu Federal Government for slashing the supplementary budgetary allocation for wage awards to federal civil servants by N100bn, warning that this was not the agreement they had with the government. The Federal Government, as part of steps to assuage labour unions, had granted a wage award of N35,000 to…
