Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the National Assembly to investigate allegations of covert petrol subsidy payments by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Atiku, in a statement issued by …
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Bill to create new Southeast state passes first reading at Reps
A bill to create an additional state known as Orlu State in the Southeast region passed its first reading in the House of Representatives on Thursday. The bill was sponsored …
Read More »Peter Obi reaffirms loyalty to Labour Party amid defection speculation
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has restated his commitment to the political party. Obi, in a statement on Thursday, said …
Read More »Edun reportedly proposes N105k minimum wage, Tinubu’s aide denies report
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, Wale Edun, has presented President Bola Tinubu with a new minimum wage proposal, meeting a 48-hour deadline set …
Read More »Alleged corruption: El-Rufai deserves fair hearing, says Ozekhome
Human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, has called for a fair hearing for the former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, whose administration is currently under investigation by the state’s House …
Read More »OPEC+ set Nigeria’s oil production quota at 1.5mbpd
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) have set Nigeria’s crude oil production quota at 1.5 million barrels per day (mbpd) until December 2025. According to …
Read More »Death toll in Plateau community attack rises to seven
The death toll from the attack on the quiet community of Kwall in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State on Monday night, June 3, 2024, has risen to seven. …
Read More »Internet fraudster jailed for swindling an American woman
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwagwalada on Thursday sentenced an Internet fraudster, Eze Josiah to two years imprisonment for swindling an American woman of 300 dollars. The …
Read More »Economic Hardship : Group seeks salary cut for NASS members
An advocacy group, Patriotic Volunteers for Good Governance, has called on the National Assembly members to take a pay cut that will reflect the present economic realities. The News Agency …
Read More »El-Rufai: I’ve been vindicated, says Shehu Sani
Former Senator of Kaduna Central Senatorial Zone and human rights activist, Shehu Sani, has said that the report by the Kaduna State House of Assembly indicting the immediate past Governor, …
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