…lenders worry about petrol subsidy The President of the World Bank Group, David Malpass, has said that the bank will work with the International Monetary Fund to assess Nigeria’s debt sustainability. Malpass said this during the 2022 annual meetings opening press conference in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. He said, “We …
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The Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has predicted that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 general elections, Bola Tinubu, would get over 1 million votes from Osun. Oyetola spoke in his campaign office in Osogbo where he received APC youths that participated in a march …
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The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, on Thursday described as fake news reports on the suspension of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign activities for the 2023 presidential election. Tambuwal, who is the Director-General of the PDP presidential campaign council, stated this in a statement issued by his media adviser, …
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RIVERS State Governor, Nyesom Wike has increased the number of Special Assistants on Political Units from 28,000 to 50,000. The Governor’s spokesperson, Kelvin Ebiri made this known in a statement on Thursday. The statement reads; “Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has reviewed the appointment of Special Assistants on Political Units from …
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A Federal High Court in Dutse, Jigawa State, has discharged and acquitted Senator Saminu Turaki, former governor of the state of the N8.3bn corruption charges preferred against him by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The former governor and three other companies had been standing trial since May 4, 2007, …
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the absence of the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu from the reconciliation meeting fixed by the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Tinubu. Tinubu on Wednesday met with some governors elected on the platform of the APC, National Working Committee (NWC) members …
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A pharmacist, Tobechukwu Justice Ehirim, has joined the 2023 governorship race in Imo state. Ehirim, Tuesday, led his supporters in a road work through Whetheral road Owerri and arrived at the recently commissioned Labour Party state secretariat Owerri, where he donated 18-seater hummer bus to the party. Speaking on …
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• Explains why Igbo were appointed coordinators for Lagos, Sokoto Barely 24 hours after, Labour Party, on Thursday, promised to review the list of members of its Presidential Campaign Council and make necessary corrections. The party was reacting to criticisms generated by the appointment of a former Army spokesperson, Major …
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The Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, for failing to publicly endorse the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2023 general election. The Chairman of the Anambra State APC, Chief Basil Ejidike, dissociated the …
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THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has suspended its eight month old strike, The PUNCH can authoritatively confirm. Though the union is yet to make an official pronouncement, our correspondent gathered that the decision was taken at the end of the National Executive Council meeting which was held at the …
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