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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday urged state governors to prioritise the needs of their local communities. Receiving the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Tinubu said the call was…

The Nigerian Army has kept mum on the reported killing of soldiers in Obikabia Junction, Ogbor Hill area, Aba, Abia State more than 10 hours after the video of the incident went viral. The gunmen who were said to have stormed the…

The Federal Government (FG), on Thursday, confirmed that students enrolled in state-owned universities will be able to access the government's student loan scheme. This news comes three weeks after the launch of the program, which…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday congratulated President Bola Tinubu for clocking one year in office, saying it was convinced Nigeria has a vibrant future owing to the number of positive reforms put in place by…

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has appealed to organised labour to be considerate and patriotic in their demands in the ongoing negotiation for a new national minimum wage. Onyejeocha made the…

The Federal Government has stepped in to address the recent deportation orders issued against some Nigerian students at Teesside University in the United Kingdom (UK). A delegation led by a representative of the Nigerian Embassy in…

The former Minister of Education, Mrs Obiageli Ezekwesili, has said that she would not revert to the old national anthem, newly signed by President Bola Tinubu as the country’s new anthem. Ezekwesili made this disclosure in a post on…

President Bola Tinubu has attributed his victory in the 2023 election to his stint in parliament in the botched Third Republic. Tinubu was elected into the Senate to represent Lagos Central District on the platform of the Social…

President Bola Tinubu signed a bill into law on Wednesday, officially returning "Nigeria, We Hail Thee" as the country's national anthem. This move comes during a joint session of the National Assembly celebrating the 25th anniversary…

As President Bola Tinubu marks his first year in office, a former President, Muhammadu Buhari has extended his heartfelt congratulations and best wishes. Tinubu succeeded Buhari as Nigeria’s president in the February 25, 2023 general…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies have created a hostile environment for businesses, both big and small, to thrive. He added that the private sector is overwhelmed by the…

The Senate has passed the National Anthem Bill 2024 to revert to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”. The bill, which speedily passed first and second readings on Thursday, now awaits assent into law by President Bola…

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has disclosed that the rise in the price of tomatoes is a result of an infestation known as Tomato Ebola, which reduced its availability. Kyari stated this in a…

The Federal Government has added a sum of N3,000 to its initially proposed N57,000 minimum wage, making it the sum of N60,000 proposed on Tuesday during a meeting of the tripartite committee on minimum wage in Abuja. Organised…

The Kano government says Muhammadu Sanusi was reinstated as the Emir of Kano in the best interest of the state. In a statement on Monday, Baba Dantiye, Kano state commissioner for information, said some political elements are using…