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CBN Insists It Followed Due Process In Naira Redesign
In an apparent response to claims by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmad, that her ministry was not carried along by the Central Bank of Nigeria, in the ongoing process of redesigning three series of the naira, the bank insists it followed the law and due process to carry out the exercise, which is 12...
Peter Obi Urges Tinubu To Show Greater Compassion For Nigerians
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has called on President Bola Tinubu to adopt a more compassionate and selfless approach to leadership. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Obi emphasized that the role of Nigeria’s president demands sacrifice and empathy, not luxury, fear, or detachment from the people’s struggles. Obi criticized the Tinubu administration for being out of touch...
Jigawa Gov Approves N901.8bn 2026 Budget Into Law
Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi has signed the N901.841bn budget for 2026 into law, with the approved budget documents handed over to him on Wednesday by the Speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Haruna Aliyu Dangyatim. PUNCH Online reports that the budget, dubbed “Budget of Innovation and Transformation for Greater Jigawa II”, was unanimously passed by the Assembly...
Lagos APC Decries Obasa’s Resignation Rumors
The All Progressives Congress's Lagos State chapter has revealed that Speaker Mudashiru Obasa is not anticipated to step down as part of the deal to end the Lagos State House of Assembly's leadership crisis. Reacting to rumors about Obasa’s resignation, the APC spokesperson in Lagos, Seye Oladejo, dismissed the claim. “To the best of my knowledge, there was no time the...
Court Orders Senate To Recall Suspended Senator Natasha
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ruled that the Nigerian Senate acted beyond its powers by suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, ordering her immediate recall to the Red Chamber. Justice Binta Nyako, who delivered the judgment, described the duration of the suspension as “excessive” and without a clear legal foundation. According to the court, both Chapter 8...
Under Consolidated Salary Structures, FG Raises Workers’ Pay
The Federal Government has approved a salary increase of between 25% and 35% for civil servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures. This move is coming on the eve of the 2024 Workers’ Day event and is contained in a Tuesday statement by the Head of Press at the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) Emmanuel Njoku. The increment...
Jigawa Assembly Suspends 3 LG Chairmen For Travelling Abroad Without Permission
The Jigawa State House of Assembly has suspended three local government council chairmen for allegedly travelling outside the country without seeking permission from the state executive or legislature. The suspended chairmen are Mubarak Ahmed of Yankwashi LGA, Rufai Sunusi, Gumel LGA and Umar Baffa of Birniwa LGA, who was said to have travelled to Rwanda. The House took the decision after...
COVID-19: Deceased Nasarawa Lawmaker Treated ‘Malaria’ In 3 Hospitals, Dozens Of Health Workers At Risk
Dozens of health workers who attended to the deceased member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Sulaiman Adamu, stand the risk of Coronavirus infection as the lawmaker’s test result turns positive two days after his burial. ABN TV recalls that on Sunday, Governor Abdullahi Sule had confirmed that Mr Adamu, who died at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Keffi,...
NNPCL Acquires N318bn For Frontier Oil Exploration
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has received N318.05bn between January and August 2025 for frontier oil exploration, according to PUNCH. This is according to documents from the September 2025 Federation Account Allocation Committee meeting obtained by The PUNCH. The deductions represent 30 per cent of Production Sharing Contract profits, which are automatically set aside each month for exploration in inland...
De-Escalate Tension In South East, Seek Political Solution On Nnamdi Kanu, Cleric Urges FG
As tension continues to rise in the South East over the prolonged detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, co-chair of Peace and Dialogue Forum, Bishop Sunday Onuoha, has urged the Federal Government to embra...
