Senator Ubah was said to have departed Nigeria for the UK two days ago. A close family source said he died in a UK hospital where he went for surgery. He would have been 53 on September 3. Ubah had defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Young Progressives Party (YPP) last…
In continuation of his engagements with various groups and stakeholders ahead of the planned nationwide protests, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday met with civil society and self-determination groups to discuss the need for peace in Lagos State. Within a statement issued on Friday, on X, by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile,…
The Niger Police has vowed to resist violence during the planned nationwide protest slated for August 1. In an Abuja statement on Friday, Police Public Relations Officer SP Josephine Adeh stated that 4,200 police officers have been deployed by the FCT Command to quell any potential violence during the demonstration. The order was issued in…
Nigeria and China have been in economic contact for fifty years, and the Federal Government has pledged to further enhance them. According to a statement released on Thursday by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Advisor to the President, President Bola Tinubu provided the guarantee on Thursday in Abuja while meeting with Chen Xiaodong, the Vice Minister…
Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), stated that the electoral umpire is capable of conducting LG elections successfully if required to do so by law, two weeks after the Supreme Court of Nigeria granted financial autonomy to local governments (LGs). The INEC chief made this known when he appeared before…
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has requested the Federal Government to hold negotiations with the protestors ahead of the countrywide demonstration intended to address hardship, poverty, and the high cost of living. The lawmakers urged President Bola Tinubu’s government to attend to the protestors’ issues because they were concerned about the impact…
Following the Federal Government’s announcement that student loans will be provided under the NELFUND program, the National Association of Nigerian Students has issued a warning to heads of tertiary institutions about the outrageous hike in tuition prices. “The leadership of NANS is ready to wage war against any school that increases tuition fees under the…
The Federal Government has declared a 12.7% reduction in the allowances of foreign students who are now stuck in places like Algeria, Morocco, and Russia because of Nigeria’s economic difficulties. The Federal Government’s Bilateral Educational Agreement Scholarship was created to promote educational interaction between Nigeria and its partner nations, and it is being utilized by…
President Bola Tinubu has signed into law bills to accelerate development across geo-political zones in the country. The North-West Development Commission was established to address poverty, low literacy rates, and any other relevant environmental or development challenges in North-West states, as well as to assist in the reconstruction of roads, homes, and commercial buildings destroyed by…
A human rights lawyer Femi Falana has cautioned the Federal Government against threatening the organisers of a planned nationwide protest over the harsh economic climate in the country. Social media has been rife with hashtags about the protest which is billed to happen next month. While the Federal Government and security agencies have cautioned against…
