Nigeria Now to Put Local Products First in Procurement as ‘Nigeria First’ Policy Berth
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a Nigeria First economic policy targeted at prioritising the use of locally manufactured…
Category: Politics & Governance
INEC Rejects Petition to Recall Senator Natasha, Declines Further Action
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the petition to recall the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has…
Tinubu Sacks NNPCL CEO Kyari, Appoints Ojulari As Replacement
President Bola Tinubu has send packing the Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr Mele Kyari of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company…
Nigerian Customs Nabs Suspected Wildlife Trafficking kingpin in Nigeria
In a significant victory against transnational wildlife crime, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested a suspected high-level Chinese wildlife…
Gov Fubara’s Chief of Staff Denies Burning Assembly Complex, Vow to Sue Ex-HoS for Libel
Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has refuted allegations that he was involved in the…
Tinubu Rewards APC Spokesman, 20 State Chairmen with Federal Boards Appointment
President Bola Tinubu has appointed the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Felix Morka, as the Board…
Kogi Governor Sponsoring Senator Natasha’s Recall, Says Lawyer
One of the lawyers representing Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has accused the Kogi State Government of sponsoring the recall of the suspended…
Rivers Sole Administrator Appoints SSG As Head Of Service Resigns
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), has appointed Prof. Ibibia Worika, a legal expert and…
Resource Control Reason Behind Rivers Crisis, Says Rivers Lawmaker
A former member House of Representatives, Ogbonna Nwuke has linked the political crisis between the Rivers State Governor, Sininalayi Fubara…
Court Adjourns Natasha’s Suit Against Senate to March 25
Justice Obiora Egwatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned the suit filed by the Senator Representing Kogi Central…
JUST IN: El-Rufai Dumps APC, Joins SDP, Says APC Failed Nigerians
The immediate-past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress and defected to the…
IWD: Lenders Pledges to Revolutionise Lending for Women
The Money Lenders Association, in commemoration of the 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD), has pledged to revolutionise the lending space…
Ezekwesili Accuses Senate 0f Abuse of Power Over Natasha’s Suspension
A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has described the six-month suspension slammed on the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha…
Dethroned Obasa Bounces Back Amid Political Tension as Reigning Speaker Meranda Dramatically Resigns Speaker Seat
The leadership tussle in the Lagos State House of Assembly in the last seven weeks, whereby a lawmaker, who represents…
JUST IN: After 32 Years, IBB Breaks Silence on June 12 Presidential Election, Says MKO Won Undoubtedly
Thirty-two years after his controversial annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, Nigeria’s former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida,…
Senate Summons NSA, DSS Boss Over Allegations Against USAID
The Nigerian Senate today asked the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the heads of the National Intelligence Agency…
Plateau Set to Rejuvenate Energy Sector, Signs MoU with Investor to Mobilise Finance
The Government of Plateau State, in partnership with PUTTRU, Africa’s frontline energy investment facilitating platform has signed a Memorandum of…
OBASA: Panic, Fears as Lagos Assembly Holds Plenary Today, Security Tightens
The Lagos State House of Assembly has instructed its officials to present valid identity cards to access the premises, signalling…
US Arrests, Deports Over 500 ‘Illegal Immigrants’ Few Days into Trump’s Presidency
The US authorities have arrested 538 illegal migrants and deported hundreds in a mass operation just days into President Donald…
Tinubu Appoints APC Chairman Ganduje, Other Party Chieftaincies as Board Chairpersons, CEOs
President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje as the board chairman…
Terrorist Kingpin, Bello Turji On The Run as Nigerian Soldiers Kill Son, Others in Zamfara Fierce Battle
Bello Turji is currently running for his life as Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma said it had killed scores of…
JUST IN: Power Outage Strikes Presidential Villa, as Vandals Attack, Steal Cable
Power supply to some parts of the Presidential Villa, Maitama, Wuse, Jabi, Lifecamp, Asokoro, Utako, and Mabushi have been disrupted.…
Obasa’s Impeachment Opens Way for First Female Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly as Mojisola Meranda Takes-Over
For the first time in the history of Lagos politics, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly was…
Nigerian Navy Destroys Illegal Refineries, Seizes 35,000 Litres Of Crude in Ondo
The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Igbokoda has dismantled nine illegal refining sites and destroyed 20,000 litres of…
Kemi Badenoch’s Identity Valueless to Nigeria, Says Moghalu
Former presidential candidate and Economist, Kingsley Moghalu, has advised Nigerian leaders to focus on building the country’s economy, saying that…
JUST IN: Port Harcourt Refinery Begins Crude Oil Processing, Trucks to Load Soon, Says NNPCL
The Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) Ltd in Rivers State has commenced crude oil processing. This is according to the…
Two-Thirds Nigerian Households Lack Money for Healthy Food, Says NBS Survey
Lack of money has left two-thirds of households in Nigeria grappling with the reality of not being able to provide…
Lawmakers Absolve Ecobank of Liability to 167 Sacked Workers
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has absolved Ecobank of any liability toward the 167 members of staff…
China, Indonesia, Brazil & Four Other Asia Remanded in Kuje, Suleja Correctional for Cybercrimes
China, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil, Philippines and Malaysia nationals to cool-off in Kuje and Suleja correctional facilities until the next…
FG, States, LGs Share N1.411trl for October Amid Dwindling Economic Fortune
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared N1.411 trillion among the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils (LGCs)…