Move to stop Yari, Kalu, others South-South leaders on Friday called on Senators-Elect to better understand what is at stake and to have an enhanced commitment to work for the victory of Senator Godswill Akpabio. ‘’Nigerians are looking to Senator Godswill Akpabio for leadership. They are looking to him for strength. The former Akwa Ibom…

Osun State Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, has assured staff of the House of Assembly of better days, saying that their welfare is of utmost concern to him. Egbedun stated this on Thursday at his interactive session with the Assembly staff since he assumed office as Speaker of the 8th Osun State House of Assembly….

Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) says the licensing of Deep Blue Industrial Park in Lagos commences a deliberate regime for zero fossil energy emission in the country. Adesugba made the remark during the handing over ceremony of the Declaration Licence to Mrs Anita Omoile, Managing Director/CEO of…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu held a meeting yesterday with representatives of major oil marketers’ associations. According to a recent tweet on his Twitter handle, in the course of the discussions, President Tinubu emphasized his administration’s total commitment to a competitive, stable and transparent oil market. He, however challenged the marketers to work with the government…

Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested two identical twins: Takwan Potential and Takwan Peter and 26 others  for alleged internet fraud in Calabar, Cross River State. This was confirmed on a recent tweet on the official Twitter handle of EFCC on Thursday. According to the…

The Federal Government has declared Monday June 12, a public holiday. This was confirmed in a statement on Thursday, from the office of the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Interior. According to the release by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade, the holiday is in commemoration of this year’s Democracy Day celebration. Dr Akinlade…

The National Assembly went hard on sex offenders in tertiary institutions across the country as they passed a decisive bill to punish them. The bill calls for comprehensive provisions for the prohibition and punishment of sexual harassment by educators in all higher institutions in Nigeria. Politics Nigeria recalls that the Senate passed the said bill…

President Bola Tinubu is currently in a closed-door meeting with Governors Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State and Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. SAHEL gathered that the closed-door meeting started shortly after 11 a.m. This follows President Bola Tinubu’s meeting with the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Wednesday. During…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council (NEC) led by Vice President Kashim Shettima, to begin the process of working on interventions to cushion the impact of subsidy removal on Nigerians. This is even as the independent major oil marketers have pledged to donate no fewer than 100 high capacity buses to…