Mr Osifo Stanley, a presidential aspirant in the 2027 general election, on Monday in Abuja, urged Nigerians to shun money bag politics if the country must move forward. Stanley, an astute entrepreneur, said this at a news conference while declaring his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives…
Economic experts have offered mixed assessments of the tenure of the former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, while outlining priorities for the new minister, Taiwo Oyedele. The experts spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. NAN reports that Oyedele was recently elevated to the…
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the President of Dangote Industries Limited, has pledged to construct a ₦550 million students’ hostel in Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). Dangote who made the announcement on Monday in Owerri during a public lecture he delivered at the university on the theme, “Enterprise, Leadership and Service to Humanity” said the gesture…
The Kano State House of Assembly has confirmed Murtala Garo as the new Deputy Governor of Kano State after a successful screening. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the confirmation followed the presentation and adoption of the report of an ad hoc committee during plenary presided over by the Speaker, Jibril Falgore, on…
President Bola Tinubu has charged Nigeria’s newly appointed ambassadors and high commissioners to aggressively pursue foreign investments. He also charged them to strengthen strategic partnerships and reposition the country’s global image in line with evolving diplomatic realities. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Abuja, by Mr Yomi Odunuga, Special Adviser on Media…
Troops of Joint Task Force, ‘Operation ENDURING PEACE (JTF-OPEO)” have rescued a kidnapped victim and recovered the ransom paid by the family during a coordinated operation in Qua’an Pan Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. THis is contained in a statement issued by Capt. Polycarp Oteh, the Media Officer of the operation JTF-OPEO on Monday in…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says no fewer than 46 persons were killed in 77 crashes recorded in the state between January and March, 2026. The Sector Commander, FRSC Gombe State, Mr Samson Kaura, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Monday. Kaura said that 346…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), under the leadership of Dr Agbo Major, has distanced itself from the resolutions reached at opposition political parties summit held in Ibadan, Oyo State last Saturday. Major, who spoke at a news conference on Monday in Abuja, said the party was neither represented nor officially involved in the coalition…
The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has described as false and misleading a viral infographic claiming that a new vehicle tax has been imposed by the government effective July 1. The NRS made this known in a statement by Mr Dare Adekambi, Special Adviser to the NRS chairman, Dr Zach Adedeji, and spokesperson for the service….
The State Wing Executive Council (SWEC) of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has suspended the ongoing strike by primary and secondary school teachers with immediate effect. The SWEC Chairman, Mr Abdullahi Shafa, disclosed this at a news conference on Sunday in Gwagwalada. Shafa said the decision followed an emergency meeting…
