President Bola Tinubu has called on the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to take advantage of ‘Africa’s largest market’ and invest in Nigeria. The President described Nigeria as a gateway to Africa’s booming market and urged the island nations to deepen trade, joint ventures and investment ties Tinubu made …
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PDP factions clash over NEC meeting date
Uncertainty remains over the status of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting due to ongoing internal crisis within the National Working Committee (NWC). The acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum’s faction of the NWC claimed the NEC meeting had been postponed. However, Deputy National Chairman …
Read More »Kogi trains 2,310 youths on CNG conversion
No fewer than 2,310 youths are undergoing training on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion techniques organised by the Kogi Government. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, Commissioner for Information, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Lokoja. Fanwo said the development was in line with the government policy of tackling unemployment …
Read More »Ex- PDP chairman dies
A former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi, Dr Augustine Alugbala Nwazunku is dead. Dr. Nwazunku, a one-time governorship aspirant on the PDP platform during the 2023 general election, was until his death, a consultant and Associate Professor of Environmental Health at the Faculty of Health Sciences, …
Read More »President Tinubu signs four Tax Bills into law
President Bola Tinubu has signed the four tax reform bills recently passed by the National Assembly into law. The ceremony took place at the Presidential Villa on Thursday. The ceremony was witnessed by top government officials including the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, the Speaker of the House of …
Read More »Atiku, Obi and EL Rufai – monkeys of democracy
These ones are just blocking the road. I have started thinking that they just might be working for Tinubu sef especially Atiku Cos I don’t understand how they can’t see that they have passed their sell-by dates and are blocking the emergence of robust opposition See Atiku for an example, …
Read More »Gov. Oyebanji felicitates Sanwo-Olu at 60
The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Abiodun Oyebanji, has congratulated his Lagos State counterpart, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on his 60th birthday. Oyebanji, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode, on Wednesday, said Sanwo-Olu’s attainment of diamond age was a milestone, worthy of appreciation. He described …
Read More »PDP meets INEC over national secretary crisis
THE national leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday met with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over the lingering crisis on the position of its national secretary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the meeting at the INEC headquarters Abuja which started at 2.30pm later went …
Read More »2027: Native doctors endorse Gov Soludo for second term
Thousands of native doctors and traditional religion practitioners in Anambra State have declared their support for the re-election of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo. The endorsement was a prelude to the November 8 governorship election in the Southeasf state. The endorsement came during a statewide meeting held in Awka, where practitioners …
Read More »Nigeria’s revenue hits N6.9trn in Q1
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, said Federal Government revenue rose to N6.9 trillion in the first quarter. Edun made this known on Monday during the Citizens and Stakeholders’ Engagement on implementing President Bola Tinubu’s priorities for the second quarter, held in Abuja. …
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