The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has emphasized that any coalition he joins must prioritize the welfare and development of Nigeria and its people. Obi made this statement on his verified X account, addressing what he termed a misrepresentation of his comments during a recent interview on possible … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has shut down the infamous Cemetery Market in Aba, Abia State, for the second time in two years. The agency said it uncovered and confiscated fake and substandard food and beverages worth over N5 billion in its latest operation tagged Operation Clean Up Aba. Described … Read more
Construction giant Julius Berger has expressed commitment to renewed partnership with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT while pledging to continue to carry out quality infrastructural development across Nigeria. The construction firm made the commitment when the newly elected executives of the NUJ FCT Council paid a courtesy visit to the company’s head office … Read more
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved a tariff increase for telecom services in Nigeria. Here are seven important things to note: 1. NCC Approves Up to 50% Tariff Increase Telecom operators have been granted approval to increase their tariffs by up to 50% within an existing pricing framework that has been in place since … Read more
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has declared that the policy intervention of the apex bank prevented Nigeria’s inflation from surging to 42.81% by December 2024. Cardoso also revealed that the CBN would stick to orthodox monetary policies to tame inflation in 2025. According to him, the diaspora remittances would rise … Read more
The Lagos State government on Thursday re-arraigned the billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike aka Evans, for the alleged murder of two police officers at the State High Court, Ikeja. Evans has been convicted twice for kidnapping by different judges in the Lagos High Court. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the abduction of the Chief … Read more
FCT, Abuja – Former governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi, has cautioned Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not relinquish power without a determined fight in the 2027 elections. Peter Obi, the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party had condemned any move that suggested ‘grabbing power’ from Tinubu. However, in a major counsel … Read more
Legit.ng recall that ahead of the 2023 general election, the former vice president contested the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against Tinubu and other party chieftains. How Tinubu, Osinbajo’s relationship went strain It was reported that the move strained the relationship between the duo. Osinbajo was a commissioner under Tinubu for eight … Read more
Hours after being granted bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja, activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, led a protest demanding the removal of Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. Sowore, who had earlier been granted ₦10 million bail with one surety, took to the streets of … Read more
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said women would be at the forefront of Africa’s projected $29 trillion economic transformation. He expressed a firm conviction that gender inclusion was not merely a rhetorical commitment but a cornerstone of Nigeria’s national development agenda. Naija News reports that Senator Shettima stated this on Thursday in Abuja when he … Read more