A financial expert, Asiwaju Busari Shaamsuddeen Akande, has urged the Federal Government to explore sovereign Sukuk and other non-interest financing instruments as part of efforts to fund infrastructure without worsening Nigeria’s debt burden. Akande, who made the recommendation in Calabar ...
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has approved the promotion of over 3,800 senior police officers, including two Deputy Inspectors-General of Police, DIGs, ten Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, AIGs, and seventeen Commissioners of Police, CPs. Torty Njoku Kalu, Head, Protocol and ...
The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Seyi Makinde, has said his team was almost discouraged from taking its campaign to the South-East because of the perception that the region belongs entirely to Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential ...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has inaugurated Isaac Ali Kigbu, a former All Progressives Congress, APC, aspirant for the Lafia/Obi Federal Constituency seat, as a member of the Governing Council of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, NSUK. Kigbu was inaugurated ...
The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Police Command, CP Wilfred Afolabi, has frowned at the practice of arresting people for offences committed by other persons in the state. Afolabi, who addressed the command’s management team and Area Commanders during a ...
Dr Balarabe reminded them of the import of taking the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office, as prescribed by the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution. The Deputy Governor made this known after swearing-in three Commissioners, the Deputy Chief of ...
Tinubu made the assertion during the unveiling of PenCare in Abuja on Thursday. The President, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume, said pensions are wages earned, deferred and held in trust ...
The pro-democracy coalition made the announcement at a press briefing on Thursday while backing the SDP candidate for the 2027 election. Describing Adebayo as the candidate with the most comprehensive manifesto and a workable roadmap for addressing Nigeria’s challenges, the ...
Workers handling Section 3B of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project have demanded the removal of expatriate managers over alleged salary deductions, unpaid entitlements, intimidation and poor working conditions. The workers, who began protesting on Monday, vowed to sustain the action ...
Paul Ibe, media aide to the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Tinubu’s proposed $21.7 billion external borrowing plan, demanding full details of the projects and how the loans would be repaid. ...
In a post on X on Thursday, Ronaldo thanked football fans for voting for him to win the award. “Football belongs to the fans! Thank you to all the fans around the world, the Ballon D’Or of All Time is ...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have foiled a suspected terrorist ambush along the Gusau–Sokoto Major Supply Route, MSR, in Zamfara State. Security analyst, Zagazola Makama, in his post on X on Thursday, explained that security sources said the incident occurred ...
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Delta State Council, has described the institutionalisation of the 13th-month salary for public servants in the state as a significant boost to workers’ welfare, particularly amid prevailing economic challenges in the country. TUC ...
The trial of the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly cyberbullying President Bola Tinubu was stalled on Thursday owing to his absence and a letter he wrote ...
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, has announced a six-hour planned power outage in parts of Abuja and Niger State. The company made this disclosure in a public notice issued on Thursday. It said that the power outage is scheduled ...