The Presidency has criticized Salihu Lukman, former National Vice Chairman of the APC Northwest, who claimed that the governance in Nigeria is deteriorating with each administration. Lukman argued that while President Buhari’s administration was worse than that of Goodluck Jonathan, President Tinubu’s administration is on track to be even worse. He also pointed out the…
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated that his administration was taking steps to tackle the numerous social and economic challenges bedeviling the country. The president made this statement on Sunday in Lagos at the opening ceremony of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Annual General Conference. This is coming as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation,…
It is with profound sadness that I received the heartbreaking news of the sudden passing of my dear friend and brother, Ajiboye Omodewu, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State. His untimely demise in the United States has sent shockwaves throughout our political community and beyond. Ajiboye Omodewu was more than…
A 105-year-old veteran politician and activist, Nonye Ezeayaeche, has advised President Bola Tinubu-led administration to take concrete actions toward tackling hunger and inequality in the country. Ezeayaeche, who was the oldest presidential aspirant in the 2023 General Elections, under the platform of the African Action Congress, made the call at a press conference in Abuja….
Kalu Aja, a financial analyst and educator, has suggested that Nigeria’s economy might not be that bad as most people claim. Aja said that it took President Bola Tinubu just one year to buy a new private jet despite the economy being under inflation and banditry attacks. In a post on his X handle on…
President Bola Tinubu has promised to make significant investments in the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria, DICON, to ensure it achieves its mandates before 2030. Tinubu made this promise at the 60th anniversary celebration of DICON and the maiden African Defence Industries Conference held in Abuja. The President, represented by the Secretary to Government of…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has said that urgent actions need to be taken to salvage the nation from further economic collapse. He lamented that Nigeria’s economy has seen unprecedented retrogression on many fronts for the past 9 years. Obi lamented that instead, Nigerian leaders are more concerned with…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abayomi Nurain Mumuni, has declared that establishment of local government electoral commission will go a long way to ensure transparent and fair elections at the local government level. Mumuni made this declaration via a statement signed on his behalf by his Media Aide, Rasheed Abubakar on Friday….
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed the 2023 supplementary appropriation bill till 31st December 2024. The implementation of the 2023 supplementary by implication would run in paripasu with that of the 2024 which stands at N28.78 trillion. The passage followed the emergency plenary convened which was presided by the Senate President, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio….
Mr Philip, a member of the House of Representatives and deputy chairperson of the House Committee on Information, cautioned that failure to comply with the recommendation to replace old aircraft in the presidential fleet could have grievous consequences. “If from the committee’s technical assessment by their consultants, they have viewed that this aircraft is no…
