Government

A former Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Pally Iriase, has declined his membership of the National Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Edo State governorship election. Iriase, whose name was included in the list released on Friday, said he was not consulted before …

THE Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has called for immediate investigation into the Saint Academy School building collapse in the Busa Buji area of Plateau State. Dangiwa, who made the call on Saturday in Abuja, while reacting to the school building collapse. He directed the Plateau State …

Senator Ali Ndume, the Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, has issued a scathing indictment of the Nigerian government, characterising it as a “kakistocracy”, a system where the most incompetent, corrupt, and unscrupulous individuals hold sway, and decrying the reign of ineptitude and malfeasance in the country’s leadership. Ndume during …

THE great news emerging from the Supreme Court in Abuja this morning is sweet music to the ears of All Progressives Congress (APC) as well as the silent ,suffering masses of Anambra State. No other state has suffered under the system of systematic pilferage of Local Government funds, turned into …

VICE President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, has restated the government’s unvarnished commitment to deepening economic and financial inclusion in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, noting that financial inclusion is a core component and the government is making a lot of efforts to …

A former acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, on Wednesday, pleaded with Justice James Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja to give him more time to conclude the refund of the public funds allegedly looted by him and his co-defendant. Nwabuoku and his co-defendant, Felix Nweke, are …

THE Peoples Democratic Party National Working Committee has suspended its National Vice Chairman (South-South), Dan Orbih, for his alleged involvement in sabotaging the party’s efforts in Edo State. The PDP Edo State Chapter has been dealing with internal conflicts since the governorship primary election on February 22, 2024, which resulted …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has tasked the Presidential Committee on Implementation of Livestock Reforms to address obstacles to agricultural productivity. The president inaugurated the committee on Tuesday in Abuja and appointed former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, as Co-Chairman of the Committee. Tinubu said the …

OGUN State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has warned of a tough time for criminals, saying that his administration would use all means available to chase them out of the State. Governor Abiodun gave the warning on Tuesday when he received officers and men of the State Police Command who rescued …

The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has announced measures to tackle the skyrocketing food prices nationwide. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, said  the measures would be implemented over the next 180 days “A 150-Day Duty-Free Import Window for food commodities which includes; suspension of duties, …