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Labour Party Discuss Possible Merger With PDP, NNP Ahead Of 2027
Indications emerged on Sunday evening that Labour Party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) are in…
Stop Wike, Oyetola, Umahi, others’ life pensions – SERAP tells Tinubu
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure the stoppage of further collection of life pensions and other allowances of former governors who are serving as…
Clark blasts governors, says some now wealthier than their states
….Says Govs who were nowhere yesterday, become so rich, powerful overnight FORMER Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has brutally accused State Governors…
Edun, Pate, seven others to define Tinubu’s presidency
President Bola Tinubu will today swear in his record 45 ministers, the largest cabinet not only among African peers but also of any Nigerian president since…
Getting economy out of woods: The tasks before Wale Edun
With Nigeria’s fiscal stability at a breaking point and the 2023 budget dismissed as unimplementable, COLLINS OLAYINKA and JOSEPH CHIBUEZE write…
Seven states in dire straits, economic losses over border closure
• Perishable foods worth N40b lost in three weeks • Rice price soar from N30,000 to N55,000 per 50kg •…
Falana demands Bawa’s release, says remand order expired
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, on Sunday demanded the immediate release of the detained Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa. Falana in a statement issued in Lagos,…
US court jails Nigerian, others for $2.6m fraud
A Nigerian, Okechukwu Iwuji, alongside two others, has been convicted and jailed for advance fee and money laundering scheme involving over $2m. An attorney from the US Attorney’s Office, Guam, Shawn Anderson,…
BREAKING: President Tinubu announces new Minister-designate for Ministry of Niger-Delta Development;…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of Engr. Abubakar Momoh from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger…
How Fake $20m Was Found In An Abuja-Bound Bus From Lagos – NDLEA
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted $20 million suspected to be counterfeit during a stop and search operation along Abaji-Lokoja road, within the Federal Capital…
Police charge Lagos businessman Akintoye Akindele for offering N150 million bribe to officer probing…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has charged the chairman of Duport Midstream Company, Akintoye Akindele, to court for allegedly offering a police officer a bribe of N150 million. According to a court…
‘Prayer Tokens’: Southern leaders ride in defence of Akpabio
Southern leaders under the aegis of Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria CNPDN have risen in defence of the…
We can fix Nigeria refineries in 12-months – Female engineers tell Tinubu
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has pleaded with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to allow female engineers fix the country’s non-functional refineries. The newly-elected APWEN…
FG says ₦5b palliative loan to states optional
The federal government says states that are not interested in collecting the ₦5 billion palliatives loan announced on Thursday can opt out and return the initial ₦2 billion disbursed to them. A statement signed…
FG N5bn palliative: Kwara Governor raises transparency bar, says N2bn already received
With the recent announcement of the receipt of N2 billion out of the reported N5billion relief funds from the Federal Government, the Kwara State government has raised transparency bar in governance. Beyond, the…
Ministers designate to get N1.37bn for accommodation
The housing allowances for the newly appointed ministers may cost the country about N343.25m yearly, according to findings from The PUNCH. With that annual allocation, in four years, the Federal Government will spend…
No customs duty and VAT on CNG conversion kits imports – Ajuri Ngelale
The Federal Government is offering zero customs duty and zero value-added taxes (VAT) on the importation of compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion kits into the country. Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the…
Osun commissioner appoints 20 aides
A Commissioner under Governor Ademola Adeleke has appointed over 20 personal assistants to work with him. The Commissioner, Bunmi Jenyo, who serves as the head of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry will be paying…
Unical alleged sexual abuse: NBA probes Prof Ndifon
….demands details of alleged attempt to bribe Kano tribunal judge The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, says it has resolved to investigate the allegations of sexual assault against the suspended Dean of the…
Niger Gov Appoints 131 Women As Aides
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has approved the appointment of 131 women into various political positions. The spokesman to the…
N5bn Palliative, Grant To States Shambolic, Unscientific – ACF Spokesman
The Spokesman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Professor Tukur Muhammad-Baba has described the N5billion in palliatives and…
Suspect in murder of Dariye’s father rearrested at bank — despite being remanded
Officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have rearrested Jethro Ngusen, a suspect who was remanded at the Jos correctional centre. Ngusen is facing trial over the alleged murder of Dariye Dafwan, father of…
Presidency slams NLC, TUC over palliative distribution criticism, describes it as ridiculous
The Presidency has slammed organized labour for blank statements and generalizing that all 36 state governors are not competent to distribute the palliative from the Federal Government, describing the assertion…
Casualties as 40ft Laden truck, 2 cars, tipper loaded with sand collide in Lagos
Casualties were recorded in a multiple accident that happened at Anthony Inward Obanikoro on the main carriage way on Saturday. The accident involved a 40ft Laden truck, two Toyota Camry cars and a Tipper loaded…