•Ndume and Tinubu Former Senate Leader, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, has urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the controversy surrounding the newly enacted Tax Reform Acts and suspend their planned implementation in January. Ndume made the call in a statement issued today in Abuja amid growing claims and counterclaims over the authentici...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has told a coalition of political groups seeking to register a new party ahead of the 2027 general elections that no amount of public pressure or blackmail would override the need for strict compliance with constitutional and regulatory requirements. The electoral body questioned the coalition’s co...
•Port Harcourt refinery The Niger Delta Youth Network (NDYN) has expressed outrage over the repeated delays in commencing fuel production at the Port Harcourt refinery, despite numerous promises. The refinery, with a capacity of 210,000 barrels per day, was expected to start refining 60,000 barrels of crude oil daily after reaching mechanical ...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has threatened to impose its decision on states that have failed to submit their reports on state police. On Thursday, February 15, 2024, President Bola Tinubu agreed on the need to establish state police, as recommended by state governors, to curb rising insecurity in the country, reports Nigerian Tribune. ...
•Tinubu (middle) and Organised Labour leaders Organised Labour has called on Nigerians to be patient with the Federal and State Governments following the delay in the implementation of the new minimum wage. This was even as the workers’ union absolved the federal government of any wrongdoing, saying it would be unfair to conclude that there [&...
•Nigerian workers’ union The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights, CDWR, has called on the Ogranised Labour to immediately mobilise and declare a nationwide strike over the minimum wage and the recent hike in electricity tariff. According to CDWR, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, as the next ...
•A section of the Computer Village The Katangua ICT Market development may be delayed further, as the Lagos State Government insists that it has terminated its contract with the project consultant, Bridgeway Global Project Ltd. Dr Olajide Babatunde, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on e-GIS and Urban Development, who had visited...
•Judges Forty days after 11 Justices were screened and confirmed by the Senate following their nomination for promotion to the Supreme Court, the justices are yet to be sworn in. Their nomination was made to avoid violating the provision of the Constitution that stipulates 21 justices for the apex court, reports The Guardian. Before the [&hell...
•Cristiano Ronaldo A rare chance for Chinese football fans to see Cristiano Ronaldo play in their country was scuppered today, as organisers said the Portuguese star had an unspecified “health” issue that caused two matches to be postponed. The pair of friendlies featuring his club, Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr, were originally scheduled to be held...
Concerns mount in Alade-Idanre in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State, over the delay in the appointment of a new king for the ancient town. This is just as the traditional kingmakers in Alade-Idanre said the selection process for a new monarch will soon commence, distancing itself from a selection process that violates the […]

