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”N’West Received Highest Share In FEC Projects With N5.97tn” – FG
The Budget Office of the Federation has disclosed that the North-West geopolitical zone received the highest share of Federal Executive Council projects approved under President Bola Tinubu, amounting to N5.97tn, or more than 40 per cent of the total N10.92tn approvals. The Director-General of the Budget Office, Tanimu Yakubu, made this revelation in a statement on Sunday. Yakubu explained that...
Anambra Gov Poll: INEC Commence Media Accreditation For Journalists
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the commencement of online accreditation for journalists and media organisations interested in covering the upcoming Anambra State governorship election. According to a statement issued by the Secretary to the commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, on Monday, the election is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 8, 2025. The statement read, “The Independent National Electoral Commission...
Atiku Demands Rivers LG Poll Annulment As Wike Reasserts Control
The political power dynamics in Rivers State once again changed with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, regaining his grip and control of the state’s political grassroots, which his successor and estranged political godson, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, temporarily dispossessed him of in the last two years. The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission on Sunday declared the results...
“African Youths Ready To Lead Continent” — Tony Elumelu
Nigerian entrepreneur and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu, has called on Africans to place more trust in the continent’s youth, stressing that they are ready to lead, innovate, and transform Africa’s future. In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Elumelu recounted how, at just 27 years old, he was appointed branch manager at the then AllStates Trust Bank — a turning...
NLC Charges States To Emulate Imo On N104,000 Minimum Wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal and other state governments to emulate Imo State in implementing the N104,000 minimum wage for workers in the country. The President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, made the call in an interview with newsmen on the sideline of the National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFWW) 7th...
“Rivers Emergency Rule Expires September 18” – FCT Minister
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday said he was optimistic that the state of emergency declared in Rivers State would expire on September 18. He disclosed this after casting his vote in the ongoing local government election in the state. Wike noted that the expiration would pave the way for the state House of Assembly to...
Ondo Commences Pensioners Verification
The Ondo State Pension Transitional Department has announced the commencement of a statewide verification exercise of pensioners from 2016 to 2025. In a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Department, Chief Bunmi Alade, on Friday in Akure, it was noted that the exercise was designed to ensure accurate pension records and eliminate ghost pensioners. Alade added that the exercise was...
“Jonathan’s Return Can’t Unseat Tinubu” – Lagos APC
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has observed with keen interest the growing speculations surrounding the possible return of former President Goodluck Jonathan to the 2027 presidential race. Jonathan, who lost his reelection bid in 2025 to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, is being persuaded by supporters to seek reelection in 2027 general elections. Speaking,...
Australia Signs Deal To Send Immigrants To Nauru
Australia has announced an agreement with the tiny Pacific nation Nauru enabling it to send hundreds of immigrants to the barren island. The deal affects more than 220 immigrants in Australia, including some convicted of serious crimes. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke signed the memorandum of understanding on a visit to Nauru, the government said in a statement Friday. “It contains undertakings...
NEITI Express Confidence In Ojulari To Deliver Reforms
The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Dr Ogbonnaya Orji, has expressed confidence in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited under the leadership of Bayo Ojulari to deliver on the ongoing reforms and set new benchmarks for corporate governance in Africa’s extractive industry. Orji gave the assurance in Abuja on Thursday during a courtesy visit to the...
