Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has stated that the North is not parasitic or dependent, particularly in economic matters. Ndume, who represents the Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, said on Sunday that all states, zones, and regions Read more…
THE Federal Government has cautioned against politicizing the tragic stampedes that claimed multiple lives during food distribution exercises in Ibadan, Abuja, and Okija, asserting that the incidents were not connected to President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms. In a statement issued Read more…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the tragic food stampedes in parts of the country as “an ugly testament of the alarming level of misery, poverty, hunger, starvation, sense of hopelessness and desperation for survival currently plaguing our nation Read more…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was reportedly “exasperated” by Polish President Andrzej Duda at a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels on Wednesday night, when the latter proposed using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine, a move that Berlin has long opposed, the Financial Times Read more…
“An ecclesial community lives in joyful and fraternal harmony to the extent that its members walk in the way of humility, refusing to think and speak ill of one another.” In his annual Christmas address to the Roman Curia in Read more…
By Don Peter Okoro There was an outpouring of love and gratitude for Chief Lady Vera Irunwa Ikokwu, the President/Founder of Heavenly Elderly Charity Arena (HECHARENA) Foundation at Oraifite, Ekwusigo LGA of Anambra State, on Wednesday, the 18th of December, Read more…
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says the country needs to invest 20 billion dollars to achieve the economic targets by 2027. Edun said this during the citizens and stakeholders’ engagement on the implementation Read more…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on ending the war and had no conditions for starting talks with the Ukrainian authorities. Trump, a Read more…
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, has urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, to slash its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly known as petrol. The spokesperson for PETROAN, Joseph Obele, made Read more…
The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has stated that the nation’s security agencies have made significant progress in tackling the issue of kidnapping over the past two years. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday at the inauguration of the Multi-Agency Read more…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Garba Shehu, has debunked claims that his principal’s Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) were among 762 plots of land revoked in Abuja’s upscale Maitama District due to unpaid statutory fees by Minister of the Federal Capital Read more…
In a move to enhance the efficiency of the federal government, President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of several Federal Permanent Secretaries. This strategic reshuffle aims to boost administrative effectiveness and improve service delivery across various ministries. The directive Read more…