•Nnamdi Kanu and his lawyers For quite a while, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has been detained and the continued detention has been a basis for widespread debate and controversy in Nigeria. Several leaders from the Southeastern region have been urging the federal government to release Kanu, including the [&...
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, yesterday, said Nigerians spent over N20 trillion in 2023 alone buying diesel and petrol to power their generators. He noted that for Nigeria to unlock the full potential of power sector and achieve the Nigeria Energy Transition Plan, there is need for increased investment in gas development, reports D...
•Deported Nigerians from Turkey One hundred and three Nigerians yesterday arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the nation’s capital. They were part of those deported from the Republic of Turkey. They arrived at the pilgrims’ wing of the airport at about 6:45 pm on the Southwind Airlines flight with registration number ...
•Trump and Biden The Republican presidential candidate and former United States of America president, Donald Trump has been rated higher in the presidential debate between him and President Joe Biden. Trump who was rated to have scored 67 percent against Biden’s 33 percent was said to be more coherent and assertive in his presentation than [&h...
No fewer than 30 men and women of Nigerian origin will be on the ballot in the United Kingdom’s elections scheduled for Thursday, July 4. The outcome of the poll should be known by the next day, Friday. An analysis of the finalised list of candidates by a UK election data supplier, Democracy Club, showed […]
Nigerians affected by the rising cost of living obtained credit facilities worth N3.82tn from banks as of January 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria has stated. An analysis of the latest monthly economic report posted on its website revealed that the total consumer credit rose by 11.9 per cent to N3.82tn in January 2024, driven, […]
•Tinubu Chief Emeka Kalu, Director General, Global Initiatives For Good Governance, has expressed his agreement with the New York Times report on the state of the Nigerian economy while faulting the presidency’s weak reaction to the report. Kalu, National Coordinator, Peoples Democratic Party Coalition (PDPCO), who spoke to our corresponde...
•NIMC portal In two months, Nigerians will begin utilising the services of the proposed three-in-one identity card, the National Identity Management Commission has confirmed. It said the single multipurpose card combining multiple functions of identity, financial and social services will be made available to citizens across the country by Augu...
•Tinubu The Academic Staff Union of Universities in the Niger Delta University, Amassoma in Bayelsa State, has urged Nigerians to resist plans of the federal government to use pension funds for developmental programmes. Addressing a press conference yesterday, ASUU chairperson, Lucky Bebeteidoh, said, “Of recent, we have watched the Minister o...
•Tinubu The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) today asked Nigerians to hold the federal government responsible if its members embark on another nationwide strike soonest. The union said to avert the looming industrial action in public universities, President Bola Tinubu should sign and implement the 2009 agreement concluded in 2021, ...

