The Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has told Nigerians in the diaspora to prioritise investment in their home country because US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies might get them into the next flight to Lagos or Abuja. Engr. Sule Yakubu, a top official of NiDCOM spoke on behalf of Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa in Bauchi on Monday,…
Over 850 participants across Chad Niger Republic, Cameroon and Nigeria are expected to converged in Mauduguri, the Bormo state, capital for the Lake Chad Governor’s Forum meeting to discuss reginal stability, sustainable development, peace and security. Address a pre Governors Forum press Briefing held held at the Indimi Hall, University of Maiduguri, on Monday, the…
There are indications that academic and other activities at the 110 federal government colleges, FGCs, commonly known as Unity Schools, may be disrupted soon following a notice of strike by Organized Labour over poor welfare among others. Under the aegis of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, Organized Labour, expressed disgust that…
Dr. Temitope Farombi, a consultant neurologist at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, has raised a stark warning that the prevalence of brain disorders in Nigeria will triple by 2030. According to Dr. Farombi, with one in four Nigerians suffering from hypertension and one in six from diabetes, the country is on the brink…
The Court of Appeal Abuja has slammed a N1 million fine on David Atita, a counsel to Liberation Movement, one of the political parties deregistered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in 2020, for what it termed a waste of judicial time of the court. Liberation Movement had appealed against the July 24, 2020,…
The Presidency has announced that starting from the end of January, local government areas across Nigeria will begin receiving their allocations directly from the Federal Allocation Account Committee (FAAC), marking a significant step towards local government autonomy. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, made this disclosure during an…
The federal government is seeking partnership with global players in the mining sector to unlock the country’s potential in the sector. Minister of State Finance, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite who led the government team to the Future Minerals Forum (FMF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, used the occasion, to showcase Nigeria’s vast resource wealth. She underscored the…
Minister of Youth Development, Hon. Ayodele Olawande Wisdom, has approved two slots for the Forum of National Youth Leaders of Political Parties in Nigeria (FNYLPPLN) to be included in the Presidential Planning Committee for the upcoming National Youth Conference, Confab 2025. This approval, announced in a communiqué following a meeting at the minister’s office in…
Minister of Petroleum, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and Minister of State for Petroleum (Gas), Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, appeared before the National Assembly on Friday for the 2025 budget defense session. The session was marked by disruptions as lawmakers expressed frustration over the absence of budget documents prior to the meeting. Tensions increased during Senator Lokpobiri’s presentation,…
Nigerians may soon see a rise in the cost of telecom services, with the price of 1GB of data potentially increasing to ₦560 under a proposed tariff adjustment. The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, revealed that while telecom operators sought a 100% hike, the government was considering a 30–60% increase to…
