NATIONAL NEWS

The unions appealed to the government to pay their withheld salaries, saying their members were not on strike with ASUU last year.   The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has presented certificates of registration to the Congress Of University Academics (CONUA) and the National Association Of Medical And Dental Academics (NAMDA), two breakaway […]

“It’s a problem Nigeria has been struggling with for a long time, and it is completely unnecessary, the Nigerian President said.   President Muhammadu Buhari says some Nigerians hide under the canopy of religious misunderstanding to achieve their political and economic agenda, adding that continuous education is needed so that the larger populace would not […]

Nigeria continues to engage bilaterally and multilaterally to comprehensively win the war against the insurgency, the President says.   President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration spent over $1 billion on equipment needed to recover territories in the North-East taken by Boko Haram.     According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and […]

There were reports of heavy police presence at the CBN governor’s residence on Tuesday.   The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, is in his office and going about his business, the apex bank has said. CBN said this in response to online reports that heavy police presence was observed at his […]

An audience member had asked the former Kano governor about possibly stepping down for Peter Obi of LP.   The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Wednesday, belittled Labour Party (LP), alluding to it as a sectarian party “based on ethnicity and religion”.   Responding to a question about […]

The NNPP presidential candidate took the podium at Chatham House to speak on the topic ‘Nigeria’s 2023 elections: Service delivery and policy alternatives’.   Nigeria’s current realities are the culmination of over two decades of leadership mistakes and wrong choices, according to the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso.   […]

Mr Hadi Sirika disclosed that the process of actual manufacturing in partnership with Hungary has kick started.   The Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of 2.29 billion naira for the procurement and assemblage of training aircraft and simulator in Zaria, Kaduna State.   The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika disclosed it today after […]

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has sworn in Justice Iyabo Yerima as the Acting Chief Judge of the state.   At the ceremony held at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office in Ibadan, Makinde said that his administration will give Justice Yerima the support needed to carry out her duties diligently.   The governor […]

Yakubu dismissed any speculation of plans to put off the elections scheduled for February 25th and March 11th.   The National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said available data indicates that Nigeria has 16.7 million more voters than the rest of West Africa.  Yakubu made the revelation on […]

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu is speaking at the Chatham House, UK about the electoral umpire’s preparations for the 2023 elections.  While the country has been facing security challenges, the INEC chief is expected to shed light on the body’s preparations for the presidential and National Assembly elections on […]