“I had to pay N400 million for the facilitation of that project to show my strength that I would be able to handle the project. At the same time, he (Adeyemi) said it would fast-track the mobilisation for the contract.” Read more…
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President Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites. Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on Read more…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday intensified his criticism of the Tinubu administration’s economic policies, accusing the Presidency of substituting “propaganda for performance” and insisting that the economic prosperity being touted by government exists only in official press statements. The latest Read more…
From Ifeoma EjioforThe Anambra State Government has intensified its urban renewal campaign with a decisive enforcement exercise that dismantled illegal structures at Onitsha Main Market and other strategic locations across the State. The enforcement operation followed the expiration of repeated Read more…
By Eche Nwaobasi – Onitsha. Ogbuefi Sir Vitalis Nwakobi, President General of Nkwelle Ezunaka town union Oyi LGA has lauded Gov. Chukwuma Soludo achievements so far in the state, noting that Gov Soludo has done marvelously well in provision of Read more…
Gross Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) revenue in the first half of 2026 stood at N18.72 trillion, while actual disbursements to the three tiers of government totalled N12.59 trillion, or 67 per cent of aggregate revenue generated in the reference Read more…
Nigeria has renewed calls for South Africa to compensate its citizens for losses suffered in xenophobic attacks, after Pretoria failed to ratify a bilateral security agreement signed nearly a year ago. The disagreement has deepened a diplomatic standoff that saw President Read more…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ordered the immediate demolition of an illegal settlement near Karmajiji in the Kukwaba District of Abuja, describing the area as a suspected hideout for criminals operating within the nation’s capital. Read more…
Former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has expressed bewilderment over President Bola Tinubu’s latest claim that “prosperity is on the horizon” and that “the quality of life is improving,” asking Read more…
They [governors] are taking four to five times their money. Nobody is borrowing money to pay salaries now,” the president added. President Bola Tinubu has criticised state governors for prioritising the construction of flyovers over more pressing infrastructure needs, despite what Read more…
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has recounted how a carefully executed public communication strategy played a decisive role in helping Nigeria secure its historic Paris Club debt relief during the administration of former President Olusegun Read more…
Fresh details emerged on Wednesday in the House of Representatives’ investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, as the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, admitted that her office failed to carry out Read more…