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President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate upgrade of key health infrastructure and equipment across all six geo-political zones of the country. A statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said the projects are in line with President Tinubu administration’s vision of overhauling the health and social welfare sector for enhanced service delivery to all ... Read More »

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Federal Government (FG) to investigate, prosecute and punish perpetrators of the murder of founder of Newswatch Magazine, Dele Giwa, and other journalists in the country. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, also made an order directing the FG to take measures to prevent attacks on journalists and other media practitioners, henceforth. ... Read More »

The National Association of Block Moulders of Nigeria and building materials seller has called on the Federal Government to promptly institute a Commodity Price Regulation Board aimed at overseeing the pricing of cement nationwide. The National President, NABMON, Mr Adesegun Banjoko said that setting up the board and effectively implementing its recommendations on the prices of cement would address the ... Read More »

President Bola Tinubu is in an emergency meeting with Governors of the Federation at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. Vice President Kashim Shettima; the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FTC) Chief Nyesom Wike; and Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun are also at the meeting, which commenced around 11:30am. Also it was not possible to lay ... Read More »

To tackle food inflation in Nigeria, the Federal Government has hinted at plans to establish a National Commodity Board. In tackling price volatility, the board will be given the mandate to assess and regulate food prices as well as maintain a strategic food reserve for stabilizing prices of crucial grains and other food items. Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed these ... Read More »

The immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Mr. Boss Mustapha, on Tuesday, appeared as a witness in the ongoing trial of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, before an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama. Mustapha, who mounted the box and testified as the fourth prosecution witness, PW-4, revealed ... Read More »

President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) on all Super Eagles team members in appreciation of their performance at the just concluded CAF 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). In further recognition of their achievement, the federal government, represented by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has granted ... Read More »

The Labour Party (LP) is grappling with a fresh crisis sparked by Mrs. Oluchi Oparah, the national treasurer, who demanded accountability from Julius Abure, the national chairman, regarding the party’s finances. The finances amount to over N3.5 billion, derived from form sales and other fundraising activities for the 2023 general elections. Oparah made these assertions during a news briefing in ... Read More »

A member of the Senate from 1999 to 2007, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has expressed shock over the death of the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC, Mr Herbert Wigwe, describing his sudden exit as a monumenral loss to Nigeria’s banking industry. Wigwe, together with his wife, Chizoba, son, Chizi, friend, Bamofin Abimbola Ogunbanjo [a former Chair of NGX] ... Read More »

A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has shared his last conversation with the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe. Chidoka shared his memories with the late Wigwe in a post via his official X handle on Sunday. The former minister said he requested to be part of this particular trip to the USA with Wigwe, who ... Read More »