Monday, 25 November, 2024

Category: Policy


Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has urged NATO countries to pressure Russia to agree to Kiev’s peace terms this fall. He made his statement during a meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Regular Read more…


The Federal Government has clarified that there are is no age restriction for sitting for the National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations. Contrary to recent reports suggesting a minimum age of 18 years, the government Read more…


Eighteen months after the 2023 presidential election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has offered clarification on the timing of the result declaration made in the early hours of March 1, 2023. President Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the All Read more…


Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has called for reconciliation and the birth of a new Nigeria. Dr Tanko Yunusa, Interim National Coordinator Obidient Movement in statement on Friday in Abuja quoted Read more…


Bishop of Kaduna Dioceses, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has urged President Bola Tinubu and the leadership of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to reduce the price of fuel to ameliorate the suffering of Nigerians, warning that there is Read more…


The Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were sharply at odds Thursday over prospects of reaching a deal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, with Netanyahu saying it was “exactly inaccurate” that a breakthrough was close. “There’s not a Read more…


The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has responded to comments made by Mr. Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who challenged claims made by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero. It insisted that the Federal Government agreed not to Read more…


Dangote Group has debunked reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has started lifting Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, from its refinery. The company issued the disclaimer in a Thursday statement signed by its Group Read more…


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, responding to a question about the potential delivery of long-range U.S. missiles to Ukraine, warned the United States on Wednesday not to joke about Russia’s “red lines”. Lavrov said the U.S. was losing sight of Read more…


The Chairman of the Energy Transition Study Group at the Nigerian Gas Association, Olabode Sowunmi, has told expectant Nigerians not to invest so much hopes on the Dangote Refinery. He maintained that people should understand that Dangote Refinery is not Read more…


Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asserted that managing Nigeria is not daunting. Obasanjo shared this perspective during the inaugural memorial lecture dedicated to the late Akintola Williams, “Leadership Dynamics: Current Realities and Way Forward,” hosted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Read more…


The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on the federal government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to do whatever it takes to end the insecurity bedevilling the Northern region with immediate effect. This was contained in a Read more…