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FORMER Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang on Thursday blamed the National Assembly for the failure of the Nigerian economy, the rising debt profile of the country and the collapse of the national currency, the naira. Enang stated this at the public presentation of …

THE Minister of Steel Development, Mr Shuaib Abubakar, says Nigeria spends $8 billion to import steel into the country annually, saying it has become necessary for the Ajaokuta steel company to work. The minister disclosed this during an interactive session with the House of Representatives Committee on Steel Development in …

SOME Lagos State PDP elders say  for the party to return to power and win in the state,  stakeholders must stay united,  work hard to build  and restructure the party. The elders including Dr Abimbola Ogunkelu, a former Minister of Health and PDP Board of Trustees (BOT) member, and Alhaji …

THE Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government has disclosed that the new minimum wage will take effect from May 1, 2024. Newsextra24 reports that the decision was made despite the Tripartite Committee On National Minimum Wage is yet to conclude its negotiations. The Minister of State Labour, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, made this …

AS Nigerians celebrate this year’s International Workers Day, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kaduna State chapter, called on the committee set up by the Kaduna State House of Assembly to investigate the expenditure of the past administration of Nasir El-Rufai The party also urged the house to beam its searchlights …

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Kurt  Campbell, has lauded Nigeria’s 4D foreign policy thrust under President Bola Tinubu, which comprises Democracy, Development, Demography, and Diaspora. Campbell made this known when he led a delegation of the U.S. Mission to the sixth U.S.-Nigeria Bi-national Commission (BNC), which he co-chaired with Nigeria’s Foreign …

THE South West chapter of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has urged the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal government to save Nigerians from the untold hardship of fuel scarcity. The party stated this via a statement made available to Naija News. According to the party’s Public Relations Officer, Kilamuwaye Badmus, many Nigerians are …

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has inaugurated a 23-member Amirul Hajj Committee for the 2024 Hajj exercise. The committee has Sen. Kaka Shehu-Lawan as Chairman while Mohammed Dawule-Mainok would serve as Secretary. Zulum stated this during the inauguration of the committee on Saturday in Maiduguri, and tasked the committee to ensure …

FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar has congratulated the former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, on his emergence as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in the state. Recall that Ajayi scored 264 votes to defeat other aspirants in the Ondo PDP gubernatorial primary election in Akure, the state capital, on …

JOHN Akinmurele has been elected as the candidate for the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State by the Young Progressives Congress (YPP).  Newsextra24 understands that YPP held its primary election in Akure, the state capital, on Saturday, April 27, 2024, with delegates from all 18 local government areas participating. During his …