D’Tigress Confident Of Win Against France In Today’s Olympics Game
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, are confident about securing another victory in their second group-stage clash against the host nation, France, at the Paris 2024 Olympics women’s basketball game, scheduled for today, August 1. The team in a post on its X handle assured fans of their resilience and commitment, expressing their hunger for […]
Officers To ‘Deal Decisively’ With Troublemakers in Protests-IGP
In Regards to the nationwide protests , the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed his men across the country to “deal decisively” with arsonists and troublemakers during the #EndBadGovernance protests across the Federation starting today, August 1. In a statement he personally signed on the eve of the protests, Egbetokun said the […]
Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu Meets Wives Of Governors
The Federal Government has announced the upcoming launch of the ‘Renewed Hope’ Empowerment Initiative, aimed at supporting petty traders across the thirty-six states of the federation. First Lady Oluremi Tinubu who revealed this during a meeting with the wives of state governors, who also doubles as the State Coordinators of the Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI, […]
NFF Declares Flying Eagles Head Coach Position Vacant
Nigeria Football Federation is in search for a new head coach of the Flying Eagles, last led by Ladan Bosso. The Federation has opened applications for the position, noting that interested candidates must possess at least a CAF B License, must have been in football coaching for at least five years, be conversant with Nigeria’s […]
Planned Protest: FG begins sale of 50kg rice for N40,000
Ahead of the planned protest, the Federal Government says it has created centres across the country where Nigerians can purchase a 50kg bag of rice for N40,000. Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, who revealed this after the Council meeting, said this was one of several initiatives by the Tinubu administration to ease living conditions for citizens. […]
FEC Approves Sale of Crude Oil to Dangote Refinery and others in Naira
The Federal Executive Council has approved the sales of crude oil to local Refineries in Nigeria, Including Dangote Refinery to be denominated in Naira at a fixed exchange rate. Announcing this after the FEC meeting on Monday, the Special Adviser on Revenue to the President and FIRS Chairman, Zack Adedeji explained that the strategic intervention is […]
President Tinubu signs new National Minimum Wage bill into law
President Bola Tinubu today signed the National Minimum Wage Bill into law. The President signed the bill just passed by the National Assembly during the Federal Executive Council FEC meeting held at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. Speaking after the signing, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio who commended President Tinubu for signing […]
President Tinubu blasts sponsors of planned protest
President Bola Tinubu has allayed fears of manipulation by any interest group, in the ongoing economic reforms, saying his campaign was self-sponsored, without strings, or indebtedness to any individual or institution. The President, who stated this yesterday when he received a delegation of Islamic leaders at the State House led by Sheikh Bala Lau, noted […]
U.S Secret Service Director resigns
U.S Secret Service Director, Kimberly Cheatle, has resigned, a day after she acknowledged that the agency failed in its mission to prevent the assassination attempt against former president, Donald Trump. In a copy of the letter Cheatle sent to colleagues, Cheatle who described her decision to quit as “difficult” and thanked her colleagues, explained that […]
President Tinubu calls for suspension of August 1 planned protests
President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to shelve the August 1 planned nationwide protests against bad governance in the country. Tinubu, who spoke through the Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, after a meeting yesterday, said he is gravely concerned about the economic challenges and working assiduously to ameliorate the sufferings of Nigerians. Our correspondent, Raliat […]
