Tinubu nominates Wike, Umahi, El Rufai, others for Ministerial list Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and three other ex-governors made President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list read on the floor of the Senate on Thursday afternoon. The three other ex-governors, Dave Umahi (Ebonyi); Nasir El Rufai (Kaduna); Abubakar[Read More…]
Court dismisses DSS suit seeking to keep Emefiele in detention The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has dismissed a request filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) seeking a 14-day extended detention order for the suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The application was filed[Read More…]
Nigeria, Benin customs to address concerns Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has promised to address issues of concerns with Republic of Benin Customs. This is in line with the government’s drive to facilitate trade and improve Nigeria’s economy to become globally competitive, according to the National Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent[Read More…]
Food insecurity: Putin pledges free grain supply for Africa President Vladimir Putin has pledged to deepen relations with African countries across several spheres, promising a free supply of grains to the continent to tackle food insecurity. Putin made this known on Monday in a statement themed “Russia and Africa: Joining[Read More…]
Plane crash kills nine in Sudan Nine people, including four soldiers, were killed Sunday (Jul. 23) evening when a civilian plane crashed in Sudan due to “technical” reasons, the army said, as the war in the east African country entered its 100th day. In Port Sudan, on the east coast[Read More…]
Many dead and injured as building collapses in Cameroon At least 12 people have died and dozens injured in Cameroon’s business hub, Douala, after a four storey building collapsed in the early hours of Sunday morning. The cause of the collapse is unclear but the taller building appears to have[Read More…]
Tinubu emerges ECOWAS chairman President Bola Tinubu emerged as the new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Tinubu was elected chairman at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government on Sunday in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. President Tinubu, who is the latest[Read More…]
Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech President Bola Tinubu on Monday addressed Nigerians in commemoration of 2023 Democracy Day with promises to respect rule of law and reward Nigerians for their sacrifices on subsidy removal. Read full speech below. TEXT OF DEMOCRACY DAY NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU[Read More…]
A Federal High Court on Monday dismissed a suit seeking to compel anti-graft agencies in the country to arrest and prosecute the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 poll, Atiku Abubakar. Justice James Omotosho held that the suit filed by the immediate past Minister of[Read More…]
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, May 24, approved the extension of the implementation period of the capital component of the 2022 Appropriation Act by six months, from June to December 2023. The House, as a Committee of Supply, considered and approved the request made by the President, Major General[Read More…]
