Chief Bisi Akande, the pioneer national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has assured Nigerians that the country is safe under President Bola Tinubu’s leadership, despite the current challenges. Akande stated that Nigeria has continued to grow stronger and more united under Tinubu’s presidency, and he is confident that the country will remain peaceful,…
The federal government said the student’s loan scheme will be made available to students of state universities. The website of the student loan fund has received over 60,000 visitors since its launch, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyerr, made this known during an ongoing press briefing in Abuja on Thursday….
Three police officers have been injured during a demonstration in Westminster organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and other groups. One officer suffered a serious facial injury after she was hit with a bottle thrown from within the crowd, the Metropolitan Police said. The Met said the suspect had not yet been identified but that…
Orogbu, who represents the Akwa north/Awka south federal constituency of Anambra, spoke on the floor of the green chamber on Wednesday while contributing to the debate on the nation’s 25 years of unbroken democracy. Since Nigeria returned to democracy on May 29, 1999, there has been no military takeover like those that occurred after the…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has again ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum of $1.4m linked to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Justice Ayokunle Faji ordered the forfeiture of the money to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The judge also ordered the EFCC to publish…
The Federal Government aims to increase revenue generation from the blue economy, targeting an annual revenue of N2 trillion by 2027. This was revealed on Tuesday during a ministerial press briefing on the sectoral update of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, by Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, the minister of marine and blue economy. According to Oyetola, the…
An inquiry has been initiated by the House of Representatives into the recent termination of 600 employees of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This decision was made following the approval of a motion on urgent public importance presented by the lawmaker representing Karu/Keffi/Kokona Federal Constituency of Nasarawa State, Mr. Jonathan Gbefwi, during the plenary…
The Nigerian automotive industry, the Federal Government is preparing to manufacture and supply items like tyres, batteries, and brake pads locally. This move is part of an initiative to increase the availability of local components in the auto part markets by 40%. During a recent ministerial sectoral briefing in Abuja to mark President Bola Tinubu’s…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced plans to list its shares on both the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited. According to Devakumar Edwin, Executive Director of Dangote Group, the refinery will be listed on both exchanges due to the NGX’s limited capacity to handle the listing exclusively. The refinery, which has…
Nigeria has reverted to a national anthem in use pre-1978 after President Tinubu signed it into law this morning The bill reverts to Nigeria’s old national anthem at independence in 1960 “Nigeria we hail thee.” The old national anthem was abrogated by the military in 1978 and 46 years after, President Bola Tinubu signed the…
