NATIONAL NEWS

The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, has said that the Federal Government led by President Bola Tinubu will complete the ailing Ajaokuta Steel Company in Kogi State, to create wealth and employment in the country. Also, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, called for support from the Geographic Information Society of Nigeria […]

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has sworn in Col. Augustine Akobundu as the senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Akpabio, who presided over plenary, asked the Clerk to the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze, to administer the oaths of office and allegiance on Akobundu before he was led […]

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government will reverse the worrisome trend in the economy. Tinubu gave the assurance on Wednesday in Uyo in a message to the opening of the All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC). Represented by the Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, the President said he was aware of the […]

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday, said investigation has commenced into an assault on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero. The NSA also said some suspects have been arrested in connection to the incident in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on November 1, 2023. Labour embarked on nationwide […]

As the indefinite strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) enters the second day, union officials in Kaduna, Rivers, Edo, Yobe and other states have picketed banks, courts, and government offices. Unlike the first day of the strike which recorded partial compliance, all the government offices, banks and […]

The CBN had on October 26, 2022 said it will redesign the N200, N500, and N1,000 notes in order to take control of the currency in circulation. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes are to remain legal tender indefinitely.  While new currency notes were introduced last year […]

President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Makkah advanced negotiations for a multi-billion dollars infrastructure finance facility from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB). This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to President on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The facility is to be used to fund a […]

Air strikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft have destroyed six illegal refining sites and five Cotonou boats at Cawthorne Channel and Alakri in Rivers State. The strikes were part of efforts by the military’s efforts to combat oil theft and checkmate the activities of economic sabotages in the Niger Delta region. NAF’s spokesperson, […]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, on Monday stated that a lasting solution needed to be found to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas Tuggar made this appeal at the joint extraordinary Arab and Islamic Summit held in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he moved for a collaborative effort between member states […]

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has condemned an online report attributed to its Head of Public Affairs that there would be a national blackout on account of the ongoing nationwide labour strike, describing the report as false and totally misleading. In a statement by its management on Tuesday, the company also said the report […]