•Bayo Ojulari President Bola Tinubu has appointed Engineer Bashir Bayo Ojulari to replace Mele Kyari as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited group chief executive officer (CEO). The president this morning announced a sweeping reconstitution of the NNPC board, removing the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief ex...
•Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Members of the Nigeria Governors ‘ Forum yesterday met at the forum’s secretariat in Abuja. It was the first meeting of the forum for the 2025. Although the agenda of the meeting was not made available to journalists as of press time, the American Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills; and the […]
•COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev delivers a speech during the opening of the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku yesterday Dozens of world leaders convene in Azerbaijan today for COP29 but many big names are skipping the UN climate talks where the impact of Donald Trump’s election victory is keenly felt. More [...
•James David Vance In recent years, James David Vance has garnered a lot of attention for his work, personal journey, and political ascent. Beginning in rural Ohio, he rose to prominence as a US Senator, author, and venture capitalist. Overcoming hardship and fighting for change in America’s heartland is the theme of Vance’s story. Important [...
•Northern governors meeting in Kaduna today The governors of the 19 Northern States today met with traditional rulers from the region in Kaduna State to discuss critical issues affecting the region. The meeting was part of the Northern States Governors’ Forum’s efforts to engage with key stakeholders and address pressing concerns, especially t...
•General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) The National Peace Committee (NPC) with a former head of state, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) as chairman and Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah as convener has said it would convene a national stakeholders meeting in Abuja as part of measures to tackle the multiple challenges facing the country. This is containe...
•FCT Minister Nyesom Wike In a move believed to be aimed at reconciliation, the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Board of Trustees (BoT) yesterday met with Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister, Nyesom Wike, behind closed doors. The FCT Minister has been at logger-heads with Rivers State governor Siminalayi Fubara, ov...
Following the decision by aviation unions to embark on a peaceful protest on September 18 over the deduction of 50 per cent of agencies’ internally generated revenue, IGR, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has scheduled a meeting with the unions. Keyamo, who said President Bola Tinubu was looking into the [&...
•Tinubu, NANS, Dangote and Lokpobiri The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has said it is ready to meet with President Bola Tinubu if need be, over its demand for the reversal of the recent increase in prices of Petrol Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. The Secretary of the National […]
The federal government has scheduled a meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) leadership for Monday to address the union’s grievances and the strike notice. It was earlier reported that ASUU had given the government a 21-day strike notice on Wednesday, calling on the President Bola Tinubu administration to resolve lingeri...