The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 9 and Wednesday! April 10, 2024 as public holidays to mark Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. He congratulated all Muslim Ummah Read more…
Senator representing Borno South and Chief Whip of the Senate, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has faulted the recent hike in electricity tariff. The Senate Chief Whip said the timing was wrong as he noted that Nigerians were yet to recover from Read more…
Former Rivers State governor, Celestine Omehia, has taken a swipe at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, describing him as a clown and serial liar. He called on Wike to reduce his propensity for power and greed Read more…
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress has vowed not to rest until it unseat Julius Abure as national chairman of the Labour Party. Disclosing this in an interview with Sunday PUNCH, the NLC spokesman, Benson Upah, said that despite Read more…
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS), has launched an innovative identity solution with payment functionality for all types Read more…
Following the 240 per cent electricity tariff hike for Band ‘A’ customers by the federal government, households are now bracing up for tougher times, thereby calling for policy reversal. Recall that NERC had on Wednesday announced the approval of an Read more…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced on Friday that it will be reviewing the recent developments in the Malabu OPL 245 fraud case. This decision comes after the dismissal of charges against former Attorney General of the Federation Read more…
In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, thousands flooded the streets in the past week in Israel’s largest protests since the onset of the Israel-Hamas war six months ago. While the demonstrations have been rife with calls for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Read more…
Our attention has been drawn to a communique alledgedly issued in the name of Former Political Appointees of Anambra State wherein all manners of frivolous allegations were made against the State Government. It is important to put in proper perspective Read more…
Bounties should be offered for the killing of NATO soldiers if they are deployed to Ukraine to fight against Russian troops, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday. In a post on social media, Medvedev lashed out at Kiev’s Western Read more…
The Federal Government has pegged vehicle speed limits on the Third Mainland bridge at 80 kilometres per hour. Minister of Works, David Umahi, declared the latest speed limit during the official opening of the bridge. The minister, who was represented Read more…
A former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has faulted the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for describing him and a former Minister of Transportation, Abiye Sekibo as “expired politicians” for Read more…