FEC okays N15bn for Second Niger Bridge link road, €3.7m for power projects
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved N15 billion for the construction of an access road linking the Benin-Asaba expressway to the second Niger Bridge. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, announced the approval on Wednesday when speaking to State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari […]
Lagos probes principal who ‘sent pupil home for wrapping book with Obi’s poster’
The principal of Odomola Junior Secondary School, in Epe, Lagos state, has come under fire for allegedly sending a pupil home for using the poster of one of the contestants in the last presidential election to wrap her exercise books. Source: Top Stories
Borno remains worst hit as Nigeria improves by two places on global terrorism index
Nigeria has been ranked eighth – with only 385 deaths recorded – in the 2023 global terrorism index (GTI). The ranking comes as progress after the country moved two places away from the sixth position it occupied in the 2022 ratings. The GTI report which is produced by the Institute for Economics […]
Rift brews in APC as Omisore accuses Salihu Lukman of libel, seeks N500m damages
Iyiola Omisore, national secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has demanded payment of N500 million from Salihu Lukman, vice-chairman of the party in the north-west, over alleged libel. Omisore and Lukman are members of the national working committee (NWC) of the ruling party. On Tuesday, Lukman, while speaking during a programme […]
Gbaja: Nigerians voted based on religion, ethnicity — not performance
Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, says ethnicity and religion influenced the February 25 general election. Gbajabiamila spoke on Tuesday when a delegation of the house of representatives press corps led by Grace Ike visited him at his office in Abuja. He said lawmakers reelected are “lucky” because the election […]
Atiku woos voters for PDP guber candidates, says ‘all hope is not lost’
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked Nigerians to vote for the party in the governorship elections on Saturday. Abubakar made the appeal in a broadcast on Wednesday. The former vice-president said Nigerians should shun voter apathy despite their dissatisfaction with the conduct and outcome of the […]
Polls: NBC sanctions 25 broadcast stations, issues ‘final warning’ to 16
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned 25 stations for violating the Nigeria Broadcasting Code during the presidential and national assembly elections. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Balarabe Ilelah, NBC director general, said the commission served warning letters to 16 other erring stations. Ilelah said some of the […]
FG shifts population census to May over guber polls
The federal government has shifted the population and housing census earlier scheduled for March 29. The exercise will now hold in May. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, announced the development on Wednesday at the end of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. […]
Kwara LP guber candidate suspended over endorsement of PDP flagbearer
The Labour Party (LP) in Kwara has suspended Basambo Abubakar, the governorship candidate of the party in the state, for alleged anti-party activities. Basambo’s suspension comes in the wake of his endorsement of Shuaib Abdullahi, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara. Speaking with journalists on Tuesday, Kehinde Rotimi, […]
Newspaper Headlines: CBN yet to release old naira notes as banks ration cash
Reports on the ration of old naira notes by commercial banks amid a scarcity of the currency dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories