President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to reducing inflation to stabilise Nigeria’s economy through fiscal discipline, transparency, and citizens’ engagement. Tinubu made this known while declaring open the National Conference on Fiscal Governance, Transparency and Accountability organised by the National Assembly Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria…
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, has appointed Mrs Nancy Nathan, the Acting Head of Federal Capital Territory Service Administration (FCTA). The Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, stated this in a statement, on Tuesday in Abuja. Olayinka said that Nathan was appointed in an acting capacity,…
By Samson Elijah, Abuja The federal government has pledged to support and promote the production of a documentary on Nigeria’s 25 years of uninterrupted democracy. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris gave the assurance while receiving the executive of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Friday in Abuja. He described the proposed documentary,…
Justice Nwosu-Iheme of a FCT High Court Wuse Zone 2 in Abuja on Monday sentenced the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, Peter Nwachukwu, to death by hanging. Nwachukwu was found guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of the deceased ( his wife) on April 8, 2022. The judge held that the prosecution…
Pope Leo’s grand inaugural mass is planned for Sunday next week in St. Peter’s Square. Leaders and representatives from all over the world are expected to attend. Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic convert, is expected to attend remotely from the United States, the new pope’s native country. Leo made his first remarks as pope…
Britain has sanctioned a group of Russian officials and organisations linked to the abduction and re-education of Ukrainian children, in what London called a systematic attempt to erase Ukraine’s cultural identity. Eight individuals and three groups were named in the sanctions list, including Aymani Kadyrova, mother of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, and her Akhmat Kadyrov…
No fewer than 10 people died in a fire at a hotel in a ski resort in north-western Turkey, the country’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said early on Tuesday. Thirty-two others were injured in the blaze, which occurred in the province of Bolu, Yerlikaya said on X. The state-run Anadolu news agency reported that the…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, granted an application by former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to amend her suit challenging the order obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for final forfeiture of her seized assets. Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the request after the motion was moved by Diezani’s lawyer,…
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) says 12 inmates escaped from the Koton Karfe Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kogi in the early hours of Monday. The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), NCoS, Mr Abubakar Umar, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Umar said that two of…
The Lagos State Police Command has denied arresting Mr. Declan Ihekaire, who staged a lone “Free Nnamdi Kanu” protest in the Iyana Ipaja area of the state. In a statement posted on its X handle (@LagosPoliceNG) on Monday, the command dismissed reports circulating on some online platforms that Ihekaire had been apprehended and detained. According…
