Tinubu Approves 4 Fresh Appointments

On Friday, December 6, the presidency announced the approval of the appointment of Chief Executive Officers for some Nigeria’s establishments by President Bola Tinubu. The special adviser to the president on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a statement said the establishments include the National Universities Commission, the New Partnership for Africa Development, the Nigerian … Read more

Best Female Varsity Graduates Receive N50 million from First Lady

Best graduating female students of Joseph Ayo Babalola University would be receiving N50 million as an endowment fund from Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu. Tinubu made the declaration on Friday, December 6, at the 15th convocation ceremony of the university in Ekiti State. Represented by the First Lady of the State, Olayemi Oyebanji, Nigeria’s number … Read more

Vice President Shettima Arrives in Kano Amid Police Barricade of Emir Sanusi’s Palace

Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in Kano on Friday afternoon to assess the manufacturing environment in the state so as to promote industrial growth and bring about job creation. The visit comes amidst a heavy police presence at the palace of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II. Shettima will visit the Mamuda Group, a local multi-industry conglomerate, … Read more

Gbagada General Hospital accused of baby swap, family says they were given the wrong child to bury

Gbagada General Hospital accused of baby swap, family says they were given the wrong child to bury A distressing incident has left a family in agony after a mix-up at Gbagada General Hospital allegedly led to the exchange of babies, with one family claiming that the baby they were given to bury was not their own. The ordeal began … Read more

Tinubu approves salary increment, arrears, and pension payments for armed forces

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a salary increase for Nigeria’s armed forces, alongside the payment of three months’ salary arrears, according to a Friday statement by the Ministry of Defence spokesperson, Henshaw Ogubike. Bello Matawalle, Minister of State for Defence, confirmed that military personnel have already started receiving alerts for the three-month salary increment, … Read more

How we prevented 14 persons of interest from entering Nigeria, minister boasts

Fourteen ‘persons of interest’ have been nabbed and prevented from entering Nigeria, the minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has disclosed. The minister while speaking at the unveiling of the Nigeria Immigration Service’s Career Progression and Training Policy Framework CPTF and Gender Mainstreaming Policy said the individuals were flagged internationally. According to Tunji-Ojo, the Nigerian State … Read more

As Wale Edun Re-awakens an Economy on the Edge of Collapse

When President Bola Tinubu appointed Olawale Edun as Nigeria’s finance minister and coordinating minister of the economy in August 2023, many analysts wondered how he, alongside his colleagues in the fiscal and monetary authorities, would rejig an economy on the edge of total collapse. A few months before the appointment was announced, Tinubu had just … Read more

NNPC Shuns Local Market, Begins Export Of Petrol From Port Harcourt Refinery to Dubai

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has begun the export of petrol from the Port Harcourt Refinery to Dubai, shunning the local market. The Port Harcourt Refinery which began operations in November following rehabilitation shipped its first export of petroleum products to Dubai, with the company expected to load the cargo onboard the Wonder Star … Read more