NATIONAL NEWS

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking approval for a request to pay the judgement debt in the sum of $566,754,584, £98,526 and N226 billion. The President’s letter of request was read at plenary by Senate President Ahmad Lawan during plenary on Wednesday, four months after 648 cases were brought against the President […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday assented to eight Bills passed by the 9th National Assembly. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Omoworare said the action of the President was in accordance with the provisions of the Acts Authentication Act […]

Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has approved the deposition of the traditional rulers of Piriga and Arak Chiefdoms,  His Highness, Jonathan Paragua Zamuna and His Highness, Gen. Aliyu Iliyah Yammah(retd.), respectively. The state Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Hajiya Umma Ahmad, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying that the two traditional rulers ceased to […]

The Federal Government may save about N35tn in fiscal expenditure within the next five years with the commencement of operations at the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals. The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this on Monday during the ceremony to inaugurate the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical facility in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. […]

The Presidential Election Petition Court has given the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, three weeks to prove his case against the outcome of the presidential election. This was stated during a proceeding at the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday. In order to ensure a speedy hearing of the petition, the court said […]

The Supreme Court has fixed May 26, 2023 to deliver judgment in a suit seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), respectively. In the suit filed on July 28, 2022, the PDP claimed that Shettima’s nomination as Tinubu’s running mate was in […]

The National Population Commission (NPC) says it has spent about N200 billion to prepare for the 2023 population and housing census. This is part of the N800 billion it expected from the Federal Government as total budget, including cost of more than five years preparation. Its Executive Chairman, Alhaji Nasir Kwarra, made the declaration at […]

The federal government declared yesterday that the inauguration of the incoming Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government will hold as scheduled, saying not even litigation can stop the transition process. It recalled that this was not the first time Nigeria is having disputed elections and the past disputes did not stop inaugurations. Secretary to government of the federation […]

The Federal Government has appointed Dr Nasir Olaitan Raji-Mustapha as the Director General of the National Productivity Centre (NPC). The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige presented the letter of appointment to the new NPC Director-General today in his office. In accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of the National Productivity Centre […]

The federal government has inaugurated the Advertising Offences Tribunal Council that is vested with the power to regulate and control advertising in Nigeria in all aspects and ramifications. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammad Thursday in Abuja inaugurated the six-man committee headed by Justice Cecilia Olatoregun. He said the members of the tribunal […]