On Tuesday, the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts, Representative Bamidele Salam,held a strategic engagement with a delegation from the United States Embassy in Nigeria. The U.S. team was led by Economic Officer Benjamin Grunnet, alongside Political Officer Cassandra Carraway and Deputy Economic Counsellor Joseph Giblin. The meeting focused on the pivotal role…
Kaduna transforming education Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, FG Mulls public-private partnership, Distorted Yoruba history, Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, state of Unity Colleges The Federal Government has declared that there will be no going back on the full transition of the National Examinations Council (NECO), West African Examinations Council (WAEC), and other public examination bodies…
Former Malian Prime Minister Moussa Mara was prevented from travelling abroad over the weekend amid ongoing judicial scrutiny. Mara and his children were prevented from travelling following recent summons and questioning by the Brigade of Judicial Investigations (BIJ), a special unit tasked with handling sensitive legal matters in Mali. Mara served as Mali’s Prime Minister…
The Turkish government has issued a stern warning to the Bola Tinubu regime regarding the alleged continued operations of the Fethullah Terrorist Organisation (FETO) in Nigeria’s education and healthcare sectors. According to Ambassador Mehmet Poroy, Türkiye’s newly appointed envoy to Nigeria, the group, founded by the late exiled cleric Fethullah Gülen and designated a terrorist…
Debunks State Creation Rumours The Senate will on Wednesday, July 24, hold a special session in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away on July 13 at the age of 82 In a tribute to the former leader, the Senate said the session would reflect on Buhari’s contributions to national development…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Barr. Ngozi Olehi has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to formulate a comprehensive code of political behaviour for lawyers in politics in the country. This will subject deviants amongst them to disciplinary mechanisms if they swerve from social engineering functions that public service offers to lawyers as…
As the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) convenes for its scheduled third meeting in 2025, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called for a reduction in Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), noting that the current 27.5% interest rate remains a ‘depressing’ burden on businesses. The Chamber, in a statement issued…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in the 2027 presidential election and Governor Ademola Adeleke for re-election in the 2026 governorship race. The endorsement was part of the resolutions reached at the party’s stakeholders’ meeting held on Monday. In a communiqué signed by…
Oyo issues flood alert ahead of heavy rainfall Oyo State Emergency Management Agency, on Tuesday, alerted people living in flood-prone communities in the state to start preparing for heavy rain and its attendant flooding. This was contained in a statement released by the Administrative Secretary of SEMA, Ojuolape Busari, in Ibadan, the state capital. She…
In a powerful show of unity and political solidarity, the leadership and stakeholders of Boluwaduro/Ifedayo/Ila Federal Constituency have unanimously declared unalloyed support for the Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, vowing to follow him wherever he leads, across any political platform. The declaration was made during a well-attended stakeholders’ meeting held…
