Politics

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to provide body cameras to be attached to officers and men of security agencies in Nigeria and create situation rooms across the country to monitor their activities. The body cameras, the House argued, will help checkmate cases of abuse of …

The federal government is increasing the disbursement of the N140 billion solar intervention fund, a facility established by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to address Nigeria’s massive energy gap, particularly in rural communities. In the fourth quarter of 2020, the CBN announced the establishment of a fund that would …

Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, a staunch loyalist of presidential aspirant Bola Tinubu, has initiated a vast corruption probe of interior minister Rauf Aregbesola at the House of Representatives. Mr Gbajabiamila presided over the plenary on Wednesday where it was decided that Mr Aregbesola and prisons chief Haliru Nababa should be probed …

Former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has cautioned leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that if the party doesn’t get things right ahead of the 2023 general elections, Nigeria will be in trouble. Lamido spoke on Monday, during a meeting of the members of the …

The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Owerri (FUTO), Prof. Nnenna Oti, has said the management had gone to court over the rejection of Dr. Isah Ibrahim Pantami’s promotion to the rank as a professor of Cyber Security by the institution.   This followed the threat by the Academic Staff …

Buses announcing the presidential ambition of Sen. Rochas Okorocha, Senator representing Imo West in the 2023 general election have been sighted on the streets of London. The luxurious buses bore the inscription, “Rochas for 2023 Nigeria Presidency” boldly written on their body. The Imo former Governor had on Monday, January …

With 2023 just by the corner, and the two major political parties in Nigeria yet to decide on where to zone their presidential ticket to, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), appears to be divided over the presidential ambitions of some of its prominent members. This development has sparked fears …

The National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has disclosed that he told the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), he wanted to step in his shoes and not on his toes. Tinubu said this on Saturday while speaking at the Palace of the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, …

The rumored plans of the CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, to stage a surprising run for the Presidency became a national trending topic on Thursday as Nigerians from across the country expressed their dissatisfaction over the move – alongside Mr. Emefiele’s overall tenure as CBN Chief – using a scathing …

Workers in Osun State under the aegis of the State of Osun Joint Labour Movement have written the Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, demanding payment of outstanding arrears of salary and pensions. The letter dated February 7, 2022, co-signed by Joint Negotiating Council Chairman, Bayo Adejumo; Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Jacob Adekomi; …