Northern coalition ‘buys’ APC presidential nomination form for Jonathan
A coalition of northern groups has procured the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential nomination and expression of interest forms for former President Goodluck Jonathan. The forms were obtained from the International Conference Centre in Abuja on Monday. Jonathan, who lost the 2015 presidential election to current President Muhammadu Buhari, is yet to […]
Support groups present APC presidential nomination forms to Lawan, Sylva
A support group led by Sam Nkire, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has presented the party’s presidential expression of interest and nomination forms to Senate President Ahmad Lawan. Speaking with journalists on Monday, Nkire said they have the backing of the senate president to purchase the form for him. […]
Bitcoin price drops below $33,000 — lowest in 10 months
Bitcoin, the world’s largest crypto by market cap, on Monday fell below $33,000 for the first time in 10 months. The volatile asset had last recorded its lowest price in July 2021. In January 2022, the digital currency fell as low as $38,000 from an all-time high of $68,990 recorded in November 2021. […]
Drama as Gbaja asks Emefiele’s rep to leave meeting with aviation stakeholders
Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, on Monday, asked Kingsley Obiora, deputy governor, economic policy directorate of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to leave a meeting with aviation stakeholders. The leadership of the house is currently meeting with stakeholders in the aviation sector over a plan by domestic airlines to halt […]
APC primary: Court stays action on Emefiele’s request, summons INEC, AGF
A federal high court in Abuja has stayed action on the request of Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), from stopping him in the pursuit of his presidential bid. The court summoned INEC and the AGF to appear before […]
‘I’ll raise GDP from $432bn to $1.5trn’ — Bakare unveils agenda at presidential declaration
Tunde Bakare, serving overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, has declared his intention to run for president in 2023. Bakare declared his bid in Abuja on Monday. Last week, he procured the APC presidential nomination form. The presidential hopeful said he is committed to the realisation of a new Nigeria […]
Telcos ask FG to remove ‘nuisance taxes’ as 5% duty on recharge cards takes effect June 1
Gbenga Adebayo, chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators (ALTON), has asked the federal government to remove “nuisance taxes” placed on operators in the sector. Nuisance tax is a tax imposed as a percentage of the selling price of goods or services, payable by the customer and transmitted by the seller to the taxing authority. Adebayo said […]
Emefiele asks court to declare him eligible to contest presidential election
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has asked a federal high court in Abuja to declare him eligible to participate in the 2023 presidential election. Emefiele’s request is in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/610/2022 and filed on May 5. The suit was filed two days before the CBN governor […]
ASUU extends strike by 12 weeks
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its ongoing strike by 12 weeks. The decision was reached after a meeting of the union’s national executive council (NEC) on Sunday at its University of Abuja secretariat. In a statement issued after the meeting, Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU president, said the extension takes […]
Travellers block Abuja airport over flight delays
Some angry passengers have reportedly blocked the boarding gate of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja following a delay of their flights. According to Premium Times, the passengers have been at the airport since Sunday night to catch flights to different destinations. As of 8:36 am passengers of Arik airline due for […]