The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen has advocated harmonisation of federal and state audit systems for a unified national framework to end fiscal recklessness. Tajudeen made the call at the National Conference on Fiscal Governance, Transparency and Accountability in Abuja on Monday, organised by the National Assembly Public Accounts Committees (PAC)…
Nigeria’s electoral umpire, INEC, has once again been drawn into the leadership crisis rocking the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), as the faction led by Dr. Major Agbo insists that the commission must suspend all elections until its “authentic logo” appears on ballot papers. In a strongly worded letter dated Aug. 25, the party’s lawyer,…
The Lagos government urged medical doctors to shelve their three-day warning strike, set to begin today, and stated that they are negotiating and engaging with the Medical Guild. This call for restraint, reinforcing the government’s ongoing negotiation efforts mentioned earlier, was detailed in a statement by the Lagos State Ministry of Health. The government assured…
The Minister of State for Finance Designate, Dr Taiwo Oyedele has on Wednesday in Abuja, disclosed that not fewer than 12 states of the Federation have enacted the Tax Harmonisation Law. Oyedele, who was appointed on Tuesday as Minister of State for Finance, spoke during the graduation ceremony of 5,900 young entrepreneurs trained by MTN…
Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (retd.), on Monday held a private meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Musa arrived at the State House at exactly 7:03 p.m., marking his first public visit to the Villa since his retirement from service on October 24, 2025. The meeting…
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his belief in a democratic culture where opposition is not enmity but a contest of ideas. Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the launch of former governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa state’s autobiography titled “Being True…
Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has been recognised for initiating funding access to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through the Lagos State Access to Finance for MSMEs Through Cooperatives (LASMECO) programme. Sanwo-Olu received the award at the 7th National MSME Awards, held in Abuja as part of the 2025 African Union MSME Forum. The…
Norway’s Princess Martha Louise, the oldest child of King Harald and Queen Sonja, will marry self-proclaimed shaman Durek Verrett on August 31, 2024, the couple announced on Wednesday. The romance between the 51-year-old princess and Verrett, a Hollywood spiritual guru, has not gone down well in the Scandinavian country, where his alternative medicine methods and…
President Paul Biya has been declared winner of Cameroon’s presidential election, securing a fresh mandate to continue his 42-year tenure in office. The Constitutional Council announced on Monday that Biya achieved 53.66 per cent of the total votes cast. His main rival, Issa Tchiroma Bakary of the Cameroon National Salvation Front, received 35.19 per cent….
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revealed that as of April 2025, $1.3 billion in airline funds are currently blocked by governments, hindering repatriation efforts. Notably, Nigeria is absent from this troubling list. Despite the significant amount, this reflects a 25% improvement from the $1.7 billion reported in October 2024. Over the past two…
