BREAKING: 2023 census postponed indefinitely
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the forthcoming census. The exercise was billed to take place across the country between May 3 and 5. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, announced the postponement in a statement issued on Saturday. He said the new date for the census will […]
Onochie, NDDC at loggerheads over $15bn mega rail project
Lauretta Onochie, chairperson of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board, has disowned a $15 billion memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the management of the commission and Atlanta Global Resources Inc., a US-based firm. The deal, which was signed on Tuesday, is for the construction of a mega rail line that would connect […]
Arase: Rift between police, PSC embarrassing — I will contain the conflict
Solomon Arase, chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), says he will end the feud existing between the commission and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The PSC chairman described the rift as embarrassing, saying it is fueled largely by misconceptions and suspicion. In a statement on Friday, Ikechukwu Ani, PSC spokesperson, quoted […]
Newspaper Headlines: Adamu bows to pressure, convenes emergency APC NWC meeting
Reports on Nigerians stranded in Sudan and the petrol subsidy removal controversy dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
‘APC didn’t win presidential poll, it was stolen from us’ — LP replies Buhari
The Labour Party (LP) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) did not win the presidential election but “stole” the the people’s mandate. The LP was reacting to a comment by President Muhammadu Buhari that opposition parties lost the poll due to overconfidence and bad tactics. Obiora Ifoh, LP’s acting national publicity secretary, […]
Wike: I’m confident Tinubu has what it takes to turn Nigeria around
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has what it takes to transform Nigeria. Wike spoke on Friday when he and Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, met with Tinubu at the Defence House in Abuja. The Rivers governor said Nigerians should support Tinubu to succeed as president after his […]
Peace, stability central to Nigeria’s vision in Africa, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says peace and stability are central to the vision of Nigeria in Africa. In a statement, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, said Buhari spoke after receiving a message from President Ibrahim Ghali of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) on Friday. The message was delivered by Mohammed Saleh, a special […]
Andrew Yakubu, ex-NNPC GMD, sues EFCC, CBN over refusal to release seized $9.8m
Andrew Yakubu, former group managing director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over an alleged refusal to release his $9.8 million after a court judgment acquitted him of fraud charges. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) […]
Sudan: Evacuated Nigerians stranded at Egypt border over visa issues, says FG
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) says citizens evacuated from the crisis in Sudan have been stranded at the Egyptian border since Thursday evening. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the commission made the announcement in a statement signed by Gabriel Odu, NiDCOM spokesperson. The commission earlier said the first set of evacuated Nigerians […]
Nigeria Breweries posts N10.7bn loss in Q1 amid cash scarcity, insecurity
Hans Essaadi, managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nigerian Breweries Plc, says insecurity, especially the sit-at-home declared in the south-east by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), had a negative effect on the company’s 2022 performance. Essaadi said the organisation’s operations were also affected by the recent currency redesign policy […]