The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide has said that it was wrong to give a meager 13 percent to oil-producing states in the region. Against this background, the council called for true federalism to address the anomalies and mistreatment…
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has announced that the state government will commence payment of the new national minimum wage of N70,500 starting this month, December 2024, despite the ongoing industrial action within the state.…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George has urged President Bola Tinubu to reduce the pump price of petrol to N300 per liter. George said Tinubu should reduce the pump price of fuel from the middle of December to the…
Enugu State Government says its Civil Service Commission is not recruiting, describing the report as false and a scam. The State Chairman, Civil Service Commission, Mr Robinson Odo, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Enugu, warning…
The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has called on governors opposing the new tax bills introduced by President Bola Tinubu to get on the negotiation table. Oshiomhole made this call on Wednesday while speaking on Channels…
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Senate on Wednesday declared the seat of Governor Monday Okpebholo vacant. The Senate also urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a bye…
Popular Nigerian musician Shallipopi has called out Dapper Music over alleged financial exploitation, weeks after announcing his exit from the label. DAILY POST reports Shallipopi parted ways from the record label in November 2024. In a…
A bill for an act to establish the Federal University of Technology, Akure Teaching Hospital, has passed the second reading in the Senate. The passage followed the presentation of the general principles of the bill by its sponsor, Senator…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday assured German businesses of Nigeria’s readiness to fully implement existing pacts to ease investment in renewable energy, youth skill development and industrial growth. Speaking during the visit of…
Dangote Refinery and Neptune Oil jointly announced the first-ever export of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, from Dangote Refinery, Africa’s largest oil refinery, to Cameroon. The 650,000 barrels per day refinery disclosed this in a statement on…
The member representing Isuikwuato Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, Lucky Johnson, has dismissed rumours that Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly Emmanuel Emeruwa is to be impeached. Johnson, who reacted to some…
The Nigerian Senate has passed for second reading the bill to establish the Federal College of Vocational and Technical Studies in Naka, Benue State. The sponsor of the bill, Senator Titus Zam (APC, Benue North-West), told his colleagues…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has assured that his administration will not overburden residents and businesses with excessive taxes and levies. Speaking at the 156th Joint Tax Board Meeting in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, themed…
The naira depreciated against the dollar at both official and parallel foreign exchange markets, the second since this week commenced. According to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Exchange Data, the naira dropped to N1,545 on Wednesday from…
Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriations has recalled the horror of the slave trade in former years and vowed to mobilise Civil Society Organisations and other stakeholders to make contributions to ways to demand restitution.…
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, Prof Edoba Omoregie, has decried the low enrollment rate of students of the institution into the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, scheme. Prof Omoregie raised the concerns…
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has presented his 2025 Budget christened “Budget of Human Capital Development, Food Security, and Digital Economy,” to the State House of Assembly, in Makurdi. Addressing the legislators on Wednesday at…
A Kano State High Court has fixed February 13, 2025, to hear the preliminary objections in the bribery and misappropriation case involving the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje. The case, which was…
The Bauchi State Togetherness and Development Forum has rejected the proposed Tax Reform Bills currently before the National Assembly. This is as the group called on all senators representing the state to advocate for their immediate…
A Nigerian electricity distribution company has confirmed that the national grid collapsed for the 13th consecutive time in 2024. Jos Electricity Distribution Company spokesperson, Friday Elijah disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.…
The Nigerian Senate has declared the Edo Central Senatorial District seat vacant, following the election of Senator Monday Okpebholo as Governor of Edo State. The seat was declared vacant via a letter written by the Minority Leader,…
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, has told chief executive officers of Nigerian banks to seek bold solutions in addressing the challenges facing the banking sector. According to a statement by the apex bank on…
President Bola Tinubu and the German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, are currently having a closed door meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Steinmeier is in Abuja on a state visit, a development that marks another milestone in…
Aba Power Limited Electric, APLE, has announced that it has applied to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, for an electricity tariff hike. Ugo Opiegbe, Managing Director, Aba Power, disclosed this when he presented the…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has announced that the seat of Edo State Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, is now vacant. The development followed Idahosa’s election as deputy governor during the governorship…
Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson has stated that he welcomes criticism about his performances for the Blues. According to the Senegalese international, such feedback motivates him to improve on the pitch. Jackson joined Chelsea from…
Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has spoken about his invaluable contributions to the afrobeats genre. The ‘Skelewu’ crooner said it’s impossible to talk about afrobeats without the mention of his name. Davido…
The Nigerian Senate has rejected the sack of a staff member of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC. The Senate on Tuesday directed the Corporation to reinstate a former District Engineer, Engr. Aniekan Paddy Ukpe, whose appointment was…
Gwamnan Jihar Zamfara, Dauda Lawal, ya bayyana cewa gwamnatin sa ba za ta taɓa la’akari da yin sulhu da ‘yan bindiga ba. Ya bayyana cewa, gwamnatin Jihar Zamfara ba ta cikin wani gaggawa na cimma wata yarjejeniya da ‘yan bindiga ba. Ya…
A coalition of civil society organizations, CSOs, from Northern Nigeria has backed President Bola Tinubu’s Tax Reforms Bills. The tax reform bills include the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024; the Tax Administration Bill; the Nigeria Revenue Service…