2027 Presidency: I Won’t Reject SDP’s Ticket – El-Rufai
Former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has expressed his readiness to woo former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Rotimi Amaechi to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to form a vibrant opposition to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. In an interview with the Hausa Service of […]
Budget re-presentation: Rivers Assembly adjourns sitting indefinitely
The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, an ally of former Governor Nyesom Wike on Friday adjourned its legislative activities indefinitely, a move that raises political tension in the state. The decision to adjourn sine die (without a scheduled resumption date) comes just day(s) after Governor Siminalayi Fubara formally notified the […]
I Know People Who Paid For Ministerial Appointments Under Tinubu – El-Rufai
He stated that his own ministerial ordeal was not the reason he left the party but that the APC had deviated from its founding principles. Malam Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has claimed to know individuals who paid to get ministerial appointments under President Bola Tinubu’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government. […]
Lagos Assembly Crisis: Let Obasa Be – Tinubu Tells 39 Lawmakers
President Bola Tinubu has finally brokered peace among the warring factions of the Lagos State House of Assembly over the speakership tussle, urging all members to work with the leadership of Mudashiru Obasa. The resolution brings an end to a two-month-long crisis that had threatened the stability of the House. Recall that Obasa was ousted […]
Peter Obi celebrates Tems’ Grammy win, hails Nigerian youth talent
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has congratulated Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi popularly known as Tems on her victory in the Best African Music Performance category at the 67th Grammy Awards on Sunday. He celebrated her achievement while commending the remarkable success of Nigerian youth in the entertainment industry. Taking to social media […]
Okocha emerges substantive Rivers APC Chairman
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected Chief Tony Okocha, its former Caretaker Committee Chairman, as the substantive Chairman. Okocha was elected at the party’s Delegates’ Congress held on Saturday in Port Harcourt. He was elected alongside other State Working Committee members to run the affairs of the party for […]
Tinubu writes NASS to change FIRS name to National Revenue Service
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday forwarded four executive bills on tax reforms to the National Assembly for legislative process and approval, including the one seeking for renaming of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS to Nigeria Revenue Service, NRS. The name changing bill for FIRS as contained in the letter addressed to the Senate President, […]
Constitution Review: Senators Disagree Over Regional Government
Southern and Northern Senators have disagreed over the agitation for the return of Nigeria to the regional form of government. They expressed their views at the sidelines of the ongoing two-day retreat on on the amendments to the 1999 constitution organised by the Senate Committee on Constitution Review in collaboration with the Policy and Legal […]
DG NILDS to Stakeholders: Checkmate inflationary trend and hunger in Nigeria
The Director General National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS National Assembly, Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman has appealed to the Stakeholders in the Food and Nutrition Sub- sector to compliment government’s efforts to checkmate inflationary trend and hunger in the country. Professor Sulaiman made the appeal in his speech to declare open “The […]
Nigeria, others to benefit from 300million dollars World Bank-CTF-DGIS ROGEAP project
In order to further strengthen the electrification of public institutions within the African region, the World Bank, with co-financing from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and Directorate General of International Cooperation (DGIS) of the Government of the Netherlands is set to invest 300million dollars under the Regional Off Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP) in Nigeria […]
