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***Back President Tinubu’s Reforms Thirty- Six state Governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF have admitted and accepted the fact that Nigerians are hungry, saying that they are aware that the people are hungry. Rising from a meeting in Abuja that lasted from Wednesday night to the early hours of Thursday, the Governors while sympathising with Nigerians, …

A coalition of civil society organisations, The Osun Masterminds, TOM, has described the delay in the implementation of the new national minimum wage as killing the work mentality of civil servants in the state. Speaking at the October edition of the state-of-the-State address in Osogbo on Thursday, the group’s Executive Director, Professor Wasiu Oyedokun-Alli berated Governor Adeleke Adeleke over for …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has highlighted the growing crisis of malnutrition and food insecurity as significant threats to Nigeria’s economic stability, public health, and community resilience. Speaking at the inauguration of the Local Organizing Committee for the National Assembly’s summit on nutrition and food security in Abuja, Abass emphasized the urgent need for legislative action …

The Federal Government has apologised over the recent collapse of the national grid which caused power outages for several days in 17 states in the north. The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, gave the apology on Thursday during a courtesy visit to Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State, describing the situation as “very unfortunate”. Adelabu said the Federal Government …

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Oluyede as the Acting Chief of Army Staff. This was announced in a statement released on Wednesday by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga. Major General Olufemi Oluyede Onanuga explained that Oluyede would assume the role pending the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is currently abroad for medical treatment. The statement …

Ministerial nominee Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, during her Senate screening on Wednesday, recounted her challenging experience as Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, revealing that she lived in a hotel for a year due to the dilapidated state of the Nigerian embassy in Madrid. President Bola Tinubu nominated Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs. Speaking at screening before the Senate on …

The Rivers State government expressed that the recent Federal High Court ruling in Abuja, which ordered the cessation of local government allocations, was anticipated due to various developments during the court process. Commissioner for Information, Joe Johnson, highlighted signs that led to the prediction, noting, “When the trial Judge refused to add the 23 Council Chairmen as parties, declined the …

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of all seven ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu, submitted to the upper chamber last Wednesday. This follows the screening of the nominees by the upper chamber on Wednesday. The screening exercise was held at the red chamber after it was postponed on Tuesday. The Senate suspended its rule to admit the ministerial nominees. The lawmakers began with Nentawe …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Central Bank of Nigeria from disbursing further monthly allocations to the Rivers State Government, citing alleged constitutional violations by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. In her ruling on Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik found that Governor Fubara’s presentation of the 2024 budget to a four-member House of Assembly breached constitutional protocol. Justice Abdulmalik highlighted …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has raised the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, to N1,025 per litre from the previous rate of N980 per litre in Lagos and surrounding areas. This adjustment, announced on Tuesday, marks the third price change in September and October 2024 and is part of the government’s deregulation policy, …