The federal government has commenced arrangements to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon due to escalating tensions between Israel and Iran. In an announcement, Special Assistant to the President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun in a post on X, formerly Twitter yesterday advised Nigerians in Lebanon to contact the Nigerian mission for...
•Joe Igbokwe A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has again lamented the outcome of the economic policies of the President Ahmed Bola Tinubu-led administration. This is the third time in weeks that Igbokwe, a Lagos- based south easterner, would criticise the economic interventions of the president, reports Daily Tru...
One of the chairmanship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party, Conrad Utaan, today, lamented the economic hardship in the country, saying Nigerians are deeply yearning for the return of the opposition party. Utaan disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting with the PDP North Central Caucus and Zonal Working Committee in Abuja, reports The P...
•#EndBadGovernance protesters Social critic and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has lamented that the rot in the Nigerian judiciary has continued to plague major actors like judges who now allow themselves to be used by politicians and persons of means to “oppress” and “suppress” the masses. Farotimi made the statement as a guest on Channels Television...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed security and law enforcement agencies to scale up efforts at cracking down individuals or organisations involved in cybercrime and transnational car theft. A statement in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Information on Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the president also sent a strong message to the global co...
•Flood The federal government has appealed to Nigerians to clear their canals, drainages and gutters to mitigate floods. A dam update report by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) on Sunday, said the water levels at the nation’s critical stations along the River Benue, showed a steady increase towards flood levels, reports NAN. Ac...
•Prof Kila As the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria prepares to meet today and tomorrow, September 23 to 24, it is safe to say that only one of three outcomes is possible. They will either increase, decrease or keep interest at the same level. My suggestion for them is to […]
•Dangote Refinery Despite the rollout of premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol from the Dangote Refinery on Sunday, Nigerians have expressed disappointment over the high price of fuel. They said their hope on the refinery for a reduced fuel price after recent increment of pump price was dashed with the price sold to […]
•Borno flood The Borno State Government has released an update on pledges and actual receipts of donations to the Maiduguri relief fund so far. The donors include the African richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Business Mogul Aminu Dantata, the 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential candid...
•A sample of the national identity card. The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has disclosed that 110 million Nigerians have been enrolled into the National Identification Numbers (NIN). The Director General of the Commission, Mrs Abisoye Coker-Odusote, stated this at the 6th National Identity Day celebration in Abuja yesterday, r...

