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…
World Bank blamed the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that took over the world in 2019 for the increase of extreme poverty across the globe. In a report made available on its official website on Friday, the global apex bank detailed that the outbreak of coronavirus, alongside rift between Russia and Ukraine stalled the gains…
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…
Omawunmi, the wife of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, says she is ready for the DNA test, which the father-in-law, Joseph Aloba, is requesting. Ekweanaedo News reports that the latest development was disclosed by Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, during an Instagram live session on Thursday. Recall that earlier this week, a Police…
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…
The Enugu State government has embarked on the construction of new 260-type 2 primary healthcare centres across the state. Governor Peter Mbah disclosed this on Thursday when he received the minister of state for health and social welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, at the Government House, Enugu. Mbah said the state government had taken significant steps…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved the sacking of the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Bolaji Oreagba. The dismissal of Oreagba was made known by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transportation, Olawale Musa, in a statement on Thursday. He disclosed that Governor Sanwo-Olu has appointed Bakare-Oki…
