President Tinubu Sacks 5 Ministers and Appoints 7 New Ones
President Bola Tinubu has relieved five Ministers of their duties as Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Ministers are the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju-Ken Ohanenye, Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John, the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo, and Minister of Youth Development Jamila […]
NSCDC Seizes 20,000 litres of Stolen Crude in Abia
The Commandant General Special Intelligence Squad of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested five suspects and recovered 20,000 liters of crude oil stolen from Abia State. The NSCDC disclosed this in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Afolabi Babawale, and posted on its Facebook page on Tuesday. The statement partly read, […]
NERC to Investigate Into Incidences of National Grid Collapse
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says plans are ongoing to conduct an investigative public hearing on the recurring incidences of grid disturbances and nationwide outages. According to a statement on its social media handles yesterday, the NERC stated that the hearing would be held Thursday, October 24 at its Hearing Room, Fourth Floor, Plot […]
INEC Fixes November 2025 for Anambra Governorship Elections
INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the off-cycle governorship election in Anambra state is scheduled for November 8, 2025. Speaking during a consultative meeting with political parties at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, Prof Yakubu said the polls will hold in 5,720 polling units across the state and that a formal notice for the election […]
The VP of Kenya Has Two Days to Save His Position
Kenya’s Vice President Rigathi Gachagua has two days to convince senators and save his position. The 59-year-old politician, who has called the allegations politically motivated, pleaded not guilty in a senate hearing yesterday, to all allegations including corruption, inciting ethnic divisions and support for historic anti-government protests. Court rulings this week allowed the parliament and […]
Senate Denies DSS Invasion of NASS Over Alleged Impeachment Moves
The Nigeria Senate has debunked rumours of impeachment plot against the President of the Senate by unknown “aggrieved Senators. Reacting to an online publication which claimed that there were underground moves to remove him from office, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio Described such reports as fake and should be totally disregarded. Our correspondent, Raliat Adenekan reports […]
US Gives Israel 30 day Ultimatum to Boost Gaza Aid
The US has written to Israel, giving it 30 days to boost humanitarian aid access in Gaza or risk having some US military assistance cut off. The letter, sent on Sunday, amounts to the strongest known written warning from the US to its ally and comes amid a new Israeli offensive in northern Gaza that […]
Customs Extends Verification Exercise for Private Aircraft
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has extended its verification exercise for the recovery of import duties on illegally imported private aircraft by one month, effective from 14 October to 14 November. Its spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, who announced this extension in a statement yesterday explained that this extension provides an additional window for operators of privately […]
FG Denies Responsibility for Petrol Price Hike
Federal Government says it is not responsible for the recent hike in the pump price of petrol, as it can no longer fix prices of petroleum products. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited had raised the pump price of petrol to over N1,000 across regions in the country, except for Lagos which is N998. Reacting […]
NLC demands immediate reversal of New Fuel Pump Price
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the latest hike in the pump price of petrol, calling for its immediate reversal. In a statement late yesterday, its President, Joe Ajaero, criticised the federal government’s decision to raise fuel prices yet again without providing adequate relief measures for struggling Nigerians. The NLC also picked holes in […]
