Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District and Chairman of the Conference of Former Speakers of State Houses of Assemblies of Nigeria (COFSSHA) Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong has led former Speakers to a meeting and grand reception hosted by the Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri in Yola over the weekend. Lalong paid special tribute and…
Leader of the APC in Plateau State and Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District Simon Bako Lalong has expressed shock and condemnation over the gruesome murder of the Plateau State APC Publicity Secretary Mr. Sylvanus Namang who was killed by yet to be identified gunmen in Pankshin shortly after arriving from Mangu where he had…
The Resident Electoral Commissioner of Independent National Electoral Commissioner in Edo State, Anugbum Onuoha, has warned aspirants and political parties to stop campaigning for the governorship election with immediate effect or face sanction. The REC, who stated this on Monday in Benin, said that the commission was yet to lift the suspension on the campaign,…
Nigeria’s unemployment rate increased significantly in the third quarter of 2023, rising by 0.8% from Q2 2023. In its ‘Nigeria Labour Force Survey for the third quarter of 2023’ report published on Monday, the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics said the country’s unemployment rate rose sharply from the 4.2% recorded in Q2 2023 to 5.0% in…
The crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over the conduct of Saturday’s governorship primary took a new twist Monday as angry youths took over the state secretariat of the party. Three candidates emerged in the primary conducted by the party to nominate its flag bearer for the September 21,…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has condemned the poor supply of electricity by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, in the South East. The pro-Biafra group equally condemned outrageous bills imposed on consumers in the region, and warned that the EEDC risks being kicked out of the South East. IPOB accused EEDC of regularly…
A former Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Andrew Emwanta, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress. The former commissioner said he was resigning because of the flawed governorship primaries which took place on Saturday. The election produced three winners. The Chairman of the Electoral Committee of the primary, Governor Hope Uzodimma announced Dennis…
A former Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has been interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over transactions running into billions of naira during his time as governor of the state. The former Kwara governor was seen arriving at the Ilorin office of the anti-graft agency on Monday morning following an invitation…
The Federal Government has commenced the payment of the withheld salaries of academics under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The chairperson of ASUU at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Gbolahan Bolarin, who confirmed the development said, government has commenced payment President Bola Tinubu Tinubu had in October 2023 approved…
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) says the suspension notice issued by the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) is justifiable going by the economic realities in the country. PETROAN President, Billy Gillis-Harry, said this on a live television programme NARTO members had threatened shutdown all over the country beginning…
