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Atiku Abubakar Expresses Concern Over Military Intervention in Niger Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2023 election has issued a statement via his Twitter handle, @atiku, expressing deep concern over the military intervention in the Republic of Niger. The coup has not only created tension across the West…
President Bola Tinubu has addressed the Nigerian Senate, disclosing plans for proposed military action and other sanctions against the military officers who recently seized power in the Niger Republic. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by President Tinubu, has been engaged in discussions regarding possible measures to counter the coup plotters since…
Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Bola Tinubu, has reassured Nigerians that the upcoming implementation of the new minimum wage will lead to a substantial increase in workers’ salaries, potentially doubling their current earnings. Ngelale shared this information during a recent interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he also…
In a surprising development, Festus Keyamo, a prominent lawyer and former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, has secured a spot in President Bola Tinubu’s revised ministerial nomination list. The inclusion came to light during the Senate plenary session when Senate President Godswill Akpabio read out a letter from President Tinubu. Notably, Keyamo was…
In a bid to safeguard his position amidst brewing political uncertainties, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has turned to the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking protection from possible impeachment and removal from office by his superior, Governor Godwin Obaseki. The move comes in the wake of a growing rift between the…
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, has signed an agreement with Japanese firms in development of Information and Communications Technology, ICT, software. The agreement which was signed at the Shinjuku ward, Sankaku Hiroba Event Centre of Sumitomo Corp, Tokyo, Japan, was between Appleach Corporation, Japan, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Nahfconnects for Africa and…
An Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) delegation left Niger without meeting with the leader of the junta that seized power in a recent coup, a team member confirmed on Friday. The delegation, led by former Nigerian president Abdulsalami Abubakar, had arrived in the capital Niamey on Thursday, but their scheduled meeting with coup…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has taken a hardline stance in response to the ongoing strike by resident doctors in federal tertiary hospitals by ordering the implementation of the “no work, no pay” policy. This directive, aimed at discouraging the strike, means participating doctors will not receive their regular salaries during the period of industrial…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have allegedly abducted two religious figures from St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Gyedna, Garam Ward, Tafa Local Government Area, Niger State. The victims, identified as Fr Paul Sanogo and Seminarian Melchior, were taken from their residence during the early hours of Thursday. Witnesses recounted that the kidnappers fired shots into…
Former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday, emerged as the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC . The party equally elected Ajibola Basiru, the former Senate spokesman, as the National Secretary. The duo emerged during the 12th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton in Abuja….