NATIONAL NEWS

The naira lost 10.2 per cent of its value in 2022, according to the World Bank. This came as rising food and fuel prices were responsible for high inflation in the country in 2022. The global bank revealed this in its latest Africa’s Pulse report for April 2023. It explained that the worst-performing currency in […]

A former Deputy governor of Nasarawa State, Professor Onje Gye-Wado, has been abducted. The state Police Public Relations officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, in a press release confirmed the abduction early on Friday. He said Gye-Wado was whisked away Friday morning when gunmen broke into his residence in Gwagi village of Wamba Local government area of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Easter is a season that “reminds us that God can turn an unpleasant situation round for good.” He said this in an Easter message to Nigerians which he personally signed on Friday, adding that at the heart of Easter is the triumph of light over darkness. Recognising that Easter […]

The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged US President Joe Biden to “trash” an open letter addressed to him by famed author Chimamanda Adichie. Chimamanda, in an open letter to US President Joe Biden published in The Atlantic on Thursday, noted that the spokesperson for the US Department of […]

The member-elect of the Kwara State House of Assembly representing the Owode/Onire Constituency, Rukayat Shittu, has asserted that her identity as a woman and youth are not barriers in politics. On May 31, 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Not Too Young to Run Act into law with the aim to reduce the minimum ages […]

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said yesterday that the Federal Government has secured $800m from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), to provide post-petroleum subsidy palliatives for over 50 million Nigerians, ahead of June 2023. The Minister disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the […]

The  Federal Government has declared Friday, April 7 and Monday April 10, as public holidays to mark Good Friday and Easter Monday in celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, announced this on Wednesday in Abuja. Aregbesola urged Christians to emulate the virtues of sacrifice, togetherness, forgiveness, kindness, love and patience during the celebrations. […]

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has assured its customers of a fortified electricity network meant for maximal electricity delivery and service within its franchise areas. The Managing Director of EEDC, Mr Praveen Chorghade, gave the assurance at an EEDC Customers Interactive Session held in Enugu on Wednesday. Chorghade noted that the company was working […]

Former  President Olusegun Obasanjo has written to  the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London pleading for leniency for the former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice, who were convicted of organ trafficking. The Ekweremadus were on March 28 convicted by the UK court after their trial on the allegation that they […]

The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Investment, Maryam Uwais, says elected officials tend to focus more on infrastructure while in office and that has impacted negatively on education which also contributes to the increase in the number of out-of-school children. While acknowledging that infrastructure is very critical to the development of the […]