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Zamfara PDP Slams Tinubu’s Directive To Matawalle
The Zamfara state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party has described the directive given to the Minister of Defence, State, Bello Matawalle by President Bola Tinubu to relocate to kebbi as a sign of failure on the part of APC-led Federal government to bring an end to security challenges affecting the country. In a statement released on Saturday, the PDP...
Tinubu Withdraws Police Officer For VIPs
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons, (VIPs) in the country. A statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga said henceforth, police authorities will deploy them to concentrate on their core police duties. According to the statement, the presidential directive was issued at the security meeting President Tinubu held on Sunday with...
FG Halts Pioneer Incentive Tax Exemption For Businesses
The federal government has stopped receiving applications for the Pioneer Status Incentive (PSI) with effect from November 10, 2025, which implies that corporate organisations will no longer enjoy three-year tax-free incentives for new businesses. The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) said the move is part of preparations for the full transition to the new Economic Development Tax Incentive (EDTI) scheme,...
Dangote To Boost Sugar Production With $700m Expansion Plan
Dangote Group is set to end Nigeria’s dependence on imported sugar with an investment of more than $700 million sugar expansion plan aimed at boosting local production. Dangote Sugar Refinery, one of the group’s subsidiaries, is planning to invest the money in land development, equipment, infrastructure, training and community engagement, with the aim to build a supply chain that can...
PDP Leadership Appeals To Sule Lamido For Party’s Peace
The national leadership of Nigeria’s major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has appealed to former Jigawa State governor Alhaji Sule Lamido to sheathe his sword and support ongoing efforts to stabilise the party. The call follows Lamido’s recent interview with the BBC Hausa Service, where he criticised the party’s handling of its leadership crisis and referenced a court...
Obi Links Recent Insecurity Surge To Failed Leadership
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has stated that the ongoing surge in reported cases of violence cannot be divorced from the failure of leadership. He noted that no serious nation survives on a cocktail of excuses, indifference or absentee leadership. Obi stated this after a review of the nationwide security situation over the last 10...
ADC Affirms Atiku’s Membership
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the coalition-backed party he is expected to align with ahead of the 2027 elections. Atiku made the announcement on Monday through his X handle, posting a photo of himself holding his ADC membership card with the brief caption, “It’s official.” His move follows his July resignation from the...
South West Governors Holds Emergency Security Meeting
Governors of the South-West states are expected to converge on Ibadan for an urgent, unscheduled meeting to deliberate on pressing regional matters, particularly security concerns across the zone. The closed-door session, which will commence at the Governor’s Office, Agodi, is being hosted by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde. All six governors from Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti are expected...
Zelensky Applauds US Peace Talks To Stop Prolonged War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenky on Monday hailed “important steps” after talks in Geneva with the US, but said more work is needed to negotiate an end to the war with Russia. Ukrainian, American and European officials met in Switzerland Sunday after a US proposal to end Russia’s almost four-year invasion was widely criticised as heeding to Moscow’s demands. All sides claimed...
GENCOs Reject FG’s 50% Pay Offer Of N5trn Debt
Power generation companies, GENCOs, have rejected contract offers from the Federal Government requiring them to accept 50 per cent of the total debt owed them for electricity supplied to the national grid. Described as a 50 per cent “haircut”, the proposed contracts were sent out to each power generation company, with the exception of Azura Power West Africa. The government proposed...
