Blog

The Federal Government on Thursday emphasized the need for non-state actors to complement its efforts in national and economic development saying it cannot bear the burden alone. The government specifically admitted that it was facing enormous challenges and revenue deficit which has compelled it to manage to pay salaries. The Minister of Budget and National […]

In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, gave permission for its judgement in the legal dispute trailing the presidential election that was held in the country on February 25, to be televised. The apex court gave clearance for live coverage of the proceeding, barely 15 minutes before the time (9 a.m.) that was

President Bola Tinubu and his antagonists-Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Mr Peter Obi and the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, will resume the battle for the presidency, today, at the Supreme Court as Tinubu’s aides and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, expect favourable ruling at the apex court. Atiku, the PDP presidential candidate in the February

Barely 24 hours to the commencement of a retooling retreat for Senators, a fresh parliamentary mistake by President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has thrown the Red Chamber into another round of crisis, resulting in a shouting match on the floor yesterday and unraveling the crisis between two gladiators – Akpabio and the Senate’s Chief

Rising prices of food, fuel, gas and other commodities have pushed inflation to 26.72 per cent, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday said in its Report.The NBS Reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI), otherwise known as inflation rate, rose for the ninth consecutive month from 25.80 per cent in August to 26.72 per

The chief spokesman for the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organisation, Yunusa Tanko, has debunked the allegation that Peter Obi impersonated with his brother’s University of Nigeria academic certificate. Tanko gave the rebuttal in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. The Obi-Datti spokesman slammed the Lamidi Apapa faction of the Labour Party, saying they are desperate

The United States and the United Kingdom are among the countries that have started evacuation processes of their nationals from Israel as the bombardment of Gaza continues. Reports revealed that the US government will start arranging charter flights and passage on ships for Americans trapped in Israel. Israel has engaged in spurring retaliatory airstrikes on

The Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has tackled the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, for approving the passage of some executive bills without seeking the input of other members of the Senate. Ndume, in a video from Thursday knocked the Senate President for passing certain bills without formal reading and members’ contributions. The

The presidential candidate of Labour Party in the February 25, 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, were yesterday locked in a verbal war over alleged identity controversy of President Bola Tinubu. Obi had asked President Tinubu to save Nigeria and Nigerians further embarrassment by clearing the air on his identity,

The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has made a new revelation on new minimum wages based on the current economic realities in the country. Ajaero stated that the least paid worker in Nigeria should get a minimum of 200 dollars. “The least paid worker in Nigeria should get a minimum