Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, described corruption as a great monster that Nigeria has to conquer before any meaningful achievements could be achieved. He made this known at the celebration of the life of a former Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Justice Olayinka Ayoola (retd.), held […]
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC Joe Igbokwe has said that President Bola Tinubu’s son Seyi Tinubu does not possess the required capacity to be the governor of Lagos State. This comes amid reports urging the president’s son to run for governor in 2027. Reacting to this development, Igbokwe in a Facebook post […]
Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), says the organisation is strongly in support of the economic reforms introduced in Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on X on Thursday, Georgieva lauded economic reforms implemented under the current government. Her statement followed a meeting with the president on the […]
The National Organising Secretary of Afenifere, Kole Omololu, has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as a narcissist seeking attention. Omololu was reacting to Obasanjo’s latest remark which described President Bola Tinubu as baba-go slow. Obasanjo made the remark while delivering a keynote address at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, Yale University, New Haven […]
President Bola Tinubu has re-designated the positions of two recently appointed officials in the State House media and communications team to “enhance efficiency within the government’s communication machinery”. In a statement on Monday night, Bayo Onanuga said Sunday Dare, the special adviser on public communication and national orientation, is now the special adviser on […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission will officially present certificates of return to Ondo State Governor-elect Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy on Wednesday. The certificates will be issued at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, confirmed this to newsmen on Monday. He said, “The certificates of return […]
Ondo State Deputy Governor, Olayide Adelami, has cast his vote in his hometown, Owo, headquarters of Owo LGA. Adelami exercised his franchise at Igboroko 2, Ward 3 Unit 16, in Owo, at about 10:00 am. The deputy governor, who arrived at the polling unit at 9:40 am, joined a queue of voters waiting to be […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has told the Nigerian Senate not to create confusion or friction for it and the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC. The statement was handed to the upper legislative chamber during a one-day public hearing organised by the Senate Committee on Capital Market on Thursday in Abuja in moves […]
The NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML) has signed a gas supply deal with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. The agreement was signed by Justin Ezeala, the managing director of NGML, and Aliko Dangote, the president and CEO of the Dangote Group, on Tuesday. The gas sale and purchase agreement (GSPA), signed […]
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has said the level of corruption in the power sector would make people cry. Read Also: EFCC summons foreigner, guests for Naira-spraying at Kano wedding He put it this way: “As we speak, we are grappling with electricity. If you […]