Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has stated that the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) has no role to play in the ministerial nomination issues surrounding former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Sule, a member of the PGF, clarified that El-Rufai remains a member of the All…
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has said telecom tariffs would soon increase. He, however, assured Nigerians that what would be approved would not be the 100 per cent telecom operators were pushing for at the moment. The minister, who disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting with mobile network operators, MNOs,…
Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Babafemi Ojudu, has said ex-governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose lacks honour and can’t spell the word “politics.” Ojudu made the remark while recounting how he defeated Fayose during the 2011 senatorial election in Ekiti State. He alleged that Fayose became governor after his impeachment…
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has given an eight-week ultimatum to the Visitation Panel for Sa’adu Zungur University to find solutions to lingering issues responsible for the ongoing unrest with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The panel’s mandate includes addressing the root causes of the strike, reviewing the university’s financial operations, and developing…
The U.S. mission in Nigeria has said it will close its operation on Thursday to honour former President Jimmy Carter. The U.S.mission stated this in a post on its official X handle on Thursday. “The U.S. Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Thursday, January 9, in honour of former…
About 1000 vulnerable individuals affected by the 2024 flood disaster in Bauchi State benefited from multipurpose intervention funded by the ECOWAS Commission. This was disclosed by the State Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Tanko Sununu, at the Grand Finale Ceremony of the Ecowas Emergency Response Project held at the Bauchi Government House on…
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Wednesday, expressed deep sorrow over the death of his newly appointed Special Adviser on Works, Ahmad Bunkure. Bunkure died on Wednesday in Egypt, about 24 hours after he was sworn in as a special adviser to the Kano governor. Governor Yusuf’s spokesman, Sunusi Tofa, confirmed the tragedy on Wednesday….
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has reaffirmed its commitment to support the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in the fight against drug abuse and trafficking within Nigeria’s maritime domain. The head of NIMASA’s public relations, Osagie Edward, announced this in a statement on Wednesday. He said the two agencies echoed this commitment when…
President Bola Tinubu has sympathised with the military and the families of the six soldiers who lost their lives during the assault on January 4, 2025.The tragic terrorist attack took place at the Nigerian Army base in Sabon Gida, Damboa, Borno State.In a Thursday statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo…
THE National Assembly has taken a swipe at the federal government over poor implementation of capital projects in 2024 budget, saying the situation was unpalatable. It also expressed serious concern over the huge discrepancies in the size of recurrent expenditure, relative to capital expenditure and the low level of fund releases for capital projects for…
