The National Executive Committee (NEC) of Labour Party (LP) has approved April 5 for its governorship primary in Anambra. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Ifoh said that the National Secretary of the party, Alhaji Umar Ibrahim, had published this in a timetable…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday presided over the swearing-in of newly appointed members of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), the Federal Character Commission (FCC), and the National Population Commission (NPC). President Tinubu also swore in eight former directors in the Federal Civil Service as Permanent Secretaries (PS). Twenty-one members of the RMAFC,…
Oyo State Government on Monday in Ibadan said the coronation of Abimbola Owoade as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo would hold on April 5. The state’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr Ademola Ojo, disclosed this while inaugurating a 25-man coronation committee. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Seyi Makinde…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jibrin as the new Secretary to the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB). This announcement was made in a statement by the board’s spokesperson, Juliet Okeh, on Monday in Abuja. Okeh noted that Jibrin succeeded Ahmed Ja’afaru, the former Controller General of the…
Former Governor of Katsina, Aminu Bello Masari, has asserted that his erstwhile colleagues in Kaduna and Rivers, Malam Nasir El-Rufai and Rotimi Amaechi, have lost their political relevance, which is why they are attempting to regroup. Masari was quick to predict their failure ahead of the 2027 general election, stating that Nigeria lacks a credible…
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has reiterated the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) commitment to unity and resilience, asserting that the party will emerge stronger despite ongoing internal challenges. Speaking in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Sunday, during a condolence visit to Governor Seyi Makinde over the passing of his elder brother, Sunday Makinde, Lawal expressed optimism…
European Commission on Wednesday unveiled the Competitiveness Compass, a five-year plan designed to eliminate excessive administrative regulation hindering the growth of European businesses. This also led to an outflow of talent and capital beyond the community’s borders. “Today, the Commission presents the Competitiveness Compass, the first major initiative of this mandate providing a strategic and…
Criticism of Belarus by the European Union and some other countries using sanction threats after the presidential election only leads to deterioration of relations. Normalisation of relations can be beneficial for solving problems in Europe, the Belarusian Foreign Minister, Maxim Ryzhenkov said on Tuesday. “We regret to note the continuation of groundless criticism of Belarus…
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Harris said on Monday in Brussels that it would benefit the U.S. if it did business with the European Union (EU) member countries. Harris said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ahead of the meeting of the foreign ministers of member countries of the EU. The…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to travel to Paris on Wednesday to meet President Emmanuel Macron two days after the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump. The French head of state is expected to receive the German chancellor at the Élysée Palace around midday. In addition to the future positioning of the EU with regard…
