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FEC Approves $125m IsDB Loan For Abia
Abia State Government has announced that the long-awaited $125 Million Islamic Development Bank financing facility for the Abia State Integrated Infrastructure Development Project has been approved by the Federal Executive Council at its meeting of Wednesday, August 13, 2025. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday and signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Executive Governor of...
Tinubu Visit TICAD9 In Japan, Brazil For Bilateral Talks
President Bola Tinubu on Friday departed Abuja for a two-nation official visit to Japan and Brazil, with a brief stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Our correspondent learnt that he left Abuja at 11:15 am. The President was seen off by top government officials, including the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale...
Forest Sign £37m Hutchinson Deal From Ipswich
Nottingham Forest have agreed a deal to sign winger Omari Hutchinson from Ipswich Town in a transfer worth £37 million. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano disclosed on Friday that the 21-year-old will undergo a medical after agreeing on personal terms with the Premier League side. He said, “Nottingham Forest agree deal to sign Omari Hutchinson from Ipswich Town for £37m fee, here...
PenCom Urges FG To Raise Police Pension By 20%
The National Pension Commission has urged the Federal Government increase its pension contribution for police officers from 10 to 20 per cent and raise their monthly pensions to 75 per cent of their final salary before retirement. In a statement released by PenCom on Thursday, it was revealed that the Director-General, Ms Omolola Oloworaran, made this call during her visit...
Obi Faults Tinubu’s Trip Amid Nigeria Economic Situation
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, has accused President Bola Tinubu of insensitivity to the plight of Nigerians with his constant of foreign travel amidst Nigeria’s myriad of economic and security challenges. President Tinubu, according to a statement issued by the Presidency, is travelling out of Nigeria on a two-nation tour with a stopover...
“FG Spends N3.8trn Fixing Underwater Issues On Third Mainland Bridge” — Umahi
The Federal Government says about N3.8 trillion will be required to rehabilitate the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos following the discovery of severe underwater structural damage. David Umahi, Minister of Works, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. According to Umahi, underwater assessments conducted...
“Tinubu’s Fire Service Appointment Based On Merit” – Interior minister
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has declared that President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Olumode Adeyemi as Controller General of the Federal Fire Service FFS was based purely on competence and capacity, not personal ties. Speaking at Adeyemi’s decoration ceremony on Thursday in Abuja, Tunji-Ojo described the role as “an opportunity only a few ever get” and urged the new...
ASUP Issues 21-Day Ultimatum To FG Over Unmet Demands
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address a series of unresolved issues affecting the polytechnic education sector, warning that failure to do so may result in industrial action that could disrupt academic activities nationwide. Among the Union’s key demands is the establishment of a dedicated regulatory body — the...
PDP Condemns Canada For Labeling Nigerian political Parties As Terror Groups Unjustified
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the decision of a Canadian court declaring Nigeria’s two major political parties, the PDP and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as terrorist organisations. The party described the claim as ‘misinformed, biased, and lacking evidence,’ urging that it be dismissed outright. Also, former Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mr Olufemi Soneye decried...
Edo By-Election: Coalition Urges Credibility Over Manipulation
As Edo State heads to the polls on August 16, 2025, for the Edo Central Senatorial District and Ovia Federal Constituency bye-elections, the Coalition of Observer Groups in Nigeria has called for transparency and credibility in the entire electoral process. According to the coalition, concerns from the September 2024 governorship election in the state have led to a lingering trust...
