Diaspora Medics For Good Governance

Despite the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) approval on construction, lack of funding, investors’ apathy, and promoters’ inability to articulate the commercial viability of relevant projects have stalled the development of three proposed deep seaports projects in Akwa Ibom, Badagry and Ondo. The was learnt that state governments promoting the cumulative $8.5 billion worth of projects, […]

Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the March 18 governorship election in Enugu State, Chijioke Edeoga, who alleged that the election that produced Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was rigged, yesterday closed his case. Edoga is also praying the tribunal to disqualify Mbah over an alleged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)

The Senate, on Thursday, confirmed the appointment of the Service Chiefs nominated by President Bola Tinubu. The confirmation was a sequel to the consideration and approval of a motion brought by the Senate Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti). The Service Chiefs are Maj. Gen, Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, Chief

Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis, Dirisu Yakubu and Deborah Tolu-KolawoleThe opposition parties on Thursday demanded the resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, on the basis of the European Union Election Observer Mission report which gave INEC low marks in its conduct of the general elections. The Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic

The Labour Party and its standard bearer in the last presidential election, Peter Obi, have kicked against the offer of board slots to state governors, including those elected on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party, by President Bola Tinubu. Kwara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Abdulrahman

The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have thumbed down the N500bn palliative proposed by President Bola Tinubu, stating that it is grossly inadequate to assuage the hardships confronting workers sequel to the fuel subsidy removal. They are demanding a 300 per cent salary increase to enable workers to cope with the challenges

Former Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state said he will never accept ministerial appointment from President Bola Tinubu should the president consider him for a position. Fayose stated this while speaking in an interview on Channels Television’s programme, Sunday Politics. When asked if he would accept Tinubu’s ministerial appointment, Fayose said, “I will never take

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, differed yesterday on the security situation in the country. While PDP governors raised the alarm that insecurity in the country is worsening, the APC said the Federal Government is addressing the situation, stressing that the Bola Tinubu

The economy is not smiling on anybody, this time around. While the poor lament, the rich also cry. Irrespective of other perceived bad policies that fuelled this hardship, the cash crunch occasioned by naira re-design, nailed the coffin. However, the recent removal of fuel subsidies is now conducting the funeral of an otherwise deadly situation

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, said yesterday Nigerians witnessed the worst phase of corruption under the last administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He also lamented the fact that the country currently shared its sovereignty with bandits and terrorists, in view of the pervasive insecurity in Nigeria. Kukah spoke as