In a call to unity and renewal, Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, Acting National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday reaffirmed the party’s resolve to reclaim its place at the centre of Nigeria’s political leadership. He made the declaration during his opening remarks at a high-powered Consultative Conference of the party’s founding fathers…
Muhammed Babangida has officially accepted his appointment as Chairman of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), expressing deep gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the trust reposed in him. In a press statement released Monday, Babangida dismissed as false and malicious the reports circulating online suggesting he had rejected the appointment. He described such claims…
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…
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…
