The federal government yesterday held a meeting with members of the diplomatic corps in Abuja, where it addressed the allegations of religious persecution in Nigeria and also rejected the United States’ designation of Nigeria as a country of particular concern, insisting that the country didn’t target any group on the basis of faith. Speaking ...
•Port Harcourt Refinery The federal government has said it may sell off the refineries as part of its economic reform strategy to attract investors, boost competition, and improve efficiency in the downstream oil sector. Nigeria’s four state-owned refineries — located in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna — have a combined installed capacity of ...
The federal government yesterday said that public universities will not be shut again over labour disputes, declaring that it will do “everything humanly possible” to prevent further strikes by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, told State House correspondents that President Bola Tinubu ha...
•Tinubu The federal government has appointed Dr. John Nwabueze as the Tax Ombudsman, marking a significant milestone in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ongoing fiscal and institutional reforms. The appointment, announced yesterday, is in line with the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2025 and forms part of the administration’s...
•Tinubu and Trump A former director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mike Ejiofor, has advised the federal government to take US President Donald Trump’s Christian genocide claims and threat of military action seriously. Ejiofor, who was a guest on Channels Television last night, told the Nigerian government to explore diplomatic mea...
•The protesting contractors Members of the Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria today staged a protest at the National Assembly gate in Abuja, demanding payment for completed projects. The contractors accused the federal government of failing to pay debts owed for projects executed, completed, and commissioned since 2024, despite repe...
•Tinubu and medical doctors As the strike action by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) continues, the industrial action has significantly affected healthcare delivery across the country. The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Iziaq Salako, has appealed to the striking doctors to suspend the strike, stating that the Federal Gove...
•Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for deeper trade, investment, and cultural ties between Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Speaking virtually during the launch of the Congo–Nigeria Friendship Foundation (CNFF) in Lagos, the ex-president said the initiative represents a vital step towards strengthening i...
•Senator Ali Ndume Former Chief Whip and current Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has blamed the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration and the Senate for the tagging of Nigeria by the United States President, Donald Trump, as ‘Country of Particular Concern’. Ndume, in a statement yesterday in Abuja, accused both the executive ...
•Doctors The federal government has promised to release N11.995 billion within 72 hours for the payment of outstanding arrears, including the accoutrement allowance, to doctors and other healthcare workers across the country. It was earlier reported that Dr Muhammad Suleiman, President of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, had told ...
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