President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Abu Dhabi to participate in this year’s edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Tinubu who arrived at 2:14 a.m. local time and was received by UAE’s Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Shakhboot Nahyan Al Nahyan. During the summit with the theme: The Nexus of Next: Supercharging Sustainable Progress, President Tinubu will highlight […]
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to review the N70,000 minimum wage before the end of the present administration. It further reaffirmed its commitment to the welfare of workers. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, disclosed this during a briefing in Umuahia, Abia, after meeting with labour leaders in the state. She emphasized that President Bola Tinubu is determined to honour his promises to workers and […]
The Government of the United States of America, USA, has repatriated the sum of $52. 88 million it said was traced to former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Madueke. The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Richard M. Mills, Jr, led a delegation that executed the Assets Return Agreement at the Federal Ministry of Justice Headquarters in Abuja, on Friday. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi disclosed […]
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said that Owoade was chosen after extensive consultations and traditional divinations conducted by the Oyo kingmakers, the Oyomesi. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ademola Ojo, in his remarks, said the announcement ends the legal […]
President Bola Tinubu is set to attend the 2025 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in the United Arab Emirates, which will take place from January 12 to 18. In a statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the President will depart Abuja on Saturday to participate in the summit. Tinubu’s planned trip to the Middle East is at […]
The trial of the former Chairman of the Park Management System in Oyo State, Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as Auxiliary, continued on Wednesday as the prosecution called its seventh witness to testify. Reports says that Lamidi is facing a 17-count charge, including armed robbery, murder, attempted murder, and illegal possession of firearms, including one AK-47 rifle and two SMG rifles with magazines. The case, with suit number /74c/2024, is being […]
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the newly appointed Special Adviser on Works, Ahmad Bunkure, who died yesterday in Egypt. Bunkure was sworn-in as Special Adviser a day before his death, making the news of his demise a shock to many. In his condolence message, Yusuf described Bunkure’s death as a tragic and irreplaceable loss to the state, his family and the wider […]
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has dismissed an application filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, challenging its jurisdiction to hear the 4.5 billion Dollar and 2.8 billion Naira fraud case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Delivering the ruling, Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the court has jurisdiction to try Emefiele on the charge, citing relevant authorities. The Judge, therefore, dismissed […]
The House of Representatives will begin the 2025 budget defence session with Ministries, Departments, and Agencies today (Tuesday) January 7, 2025. According to the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, Abubakar Bichi, the harmonisation of reports from the exercise will take place on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. The Committee is expected to lay its report in a special session set for January 31. Bichi made the announcement in an interview […]
