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Akpabio, Barau, Lawan and others mourn Ifeanyi Ubah

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and his deputy, Barau Jibrin, have expressed sadness over the death of Anambra South Senator, Ifeanyi Ubah. Mr Ubah, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), died today in a London hospital after a brief...

NNPC explains fuel shortages in Abuja and Lagos

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC Ltd.) says the fuel supply and distribution shortage is due to a problem in the unloading operations of a pair of vessels. Olufemi Soneye, Director, Corporate Communications, NNPC Ltd., made this known in a...

Nigerian youth plan mass protests but government tries to suppress them

Nigerian youth are planning nationwide protests starting August 1 to demand economic and political reforms, but the government is using all its resources to suppress them. Young Nigerians have been mobilizing and organizing on social media, with many temporarily adopting...

Representatives push to remove universities from Band A electricity tariff

The House of Representatives said it would ensure that federal universities were removed from the Band A electricity rate plan to reduce their massive electricity bills. The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on University Education, Abubakar Fulata, said...

Fayemi opposes local government autonomy and gives reasons

Former Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and former Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has described local government autonomy as a misnomer and an aberration in a federal system of government. Mr. Fayemi, a former Minister of Mines...

Tinubu and Buhari mourn the death of Iwuanyanwu

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his sincere condolences to the family of Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu who passed away on Thursday. Mr Iwuanyanwu was the Chairman General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. He was an accomplished businessman and a prominent politician. President Tinubu, in...

My father was a man of many facets – son of iwuanyanwu

Jide Iwuanyanwu, the first son of the late Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu who passed away on Thursday morning, has described his father as a man of many facets. Jide disclosed this in a statement containing a brief biography of the President General...

Tinubu meets APC governors, traditional rulers and Islamic clerics

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met separately with APC governors, traditional rulers from across the country and Islamic clerics. The meetings are believed to be part of efforts to prevent the breakdown of law and order as Nigerian youths...

Paris 2024: Nigeria's Super Falcons challenge Brazil in Olympic debut

The stage is set for another epic showdown between the Super Falcons of Nigeria and Brazil when they meet in their opening match of the 2024 Olympic women's football tournament on Thursday. The match, which will kick off at 6pm,...

Governor Eno approves one million naira for every resident doctor in Akwa Ibom

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has approved the payment of a Medical Residency Training Fund of N1 million to each resident doctor in the state civil service. Ekerete Udoh, the governor's spokesman, disclosed this in a statement issued...

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Elumelu urges AFC to scalable and high impact projects for the growth of Africa

The famous African businessman and Philanthropist Tony Elumelu has asked the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to strengthen its commitment...