Resident doctors to embark on nationwide protest from Wednesday over ‘unmet demands’
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says its members will embark on peaceful nationwide protests from August 9 if their demands are not met by the federal government. The association declared its intention to stage protests in a circular addressed to Olufunso Adebiyi, permanent secretary of the federal ministry of health, on […]
D’Tigress beat Senegal to claim historic 4th consecutive Afrobasket title
Nigeria’s D’Tigress have defeated Senegal in the final of the 2023 women’s Afrobasket championship. The Rena Wakama-led ladies defeated the Senegalese 84-74 at the BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday. The victory makes Nigeria only the second African country ever to win the women’s Afrobasket title four times in a row. […]
‘Explore diplomatic options’ — senate advises Tinubu on military intervention in Niger
The senate has advised President Bola Tinubu to consider diplomatic options rather than military intervention in the Republic of Niger. On Friday, Tinubu, who is the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), wrote to the national assembly about the military intervention in Niger, following the coup that removed President […]
Bosun Tijani apologises to senators for calling them ‘morons’ in 2021 Twitter post
Bosun Tijani, a ministerial nominee from Ogun state, has apologised to senators for calling them “morons” in a 2021 Twitter post. On Saturday, Tijani, CEO and co-founder of CcHub, appeared before the senate to for screening as a minister. During the screening, Simon Nwadkon, the senate minority leader, read out a Twitter […]
Senators quiz Bosun Tijani over his ‘Nigeria is a bloody expensive tag’ tweet
Bosun Tijani, a ministerial nominee from Ogun state, was on Saturday grilled by senators over a Twitter post he made in 2019. At the commencement of the screening, Abdulfatai Buhari, senator representing Oyo north, asked Tijani to speak on the post. “Nigeria is a bloody expensive tag,” Tijani wrote in the controversial […]
Metering drive gains traction as NERC reports 171,107 installations in Q1 2023
A report released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) shows that distribution companies installed 171,107 meters for consumers in the first quarter of 2023. The figure represents an additional 6,495 meters installed, which is a 3.95 percent increase compared to the 164,612 meters installed in Q4, 2022. According to the report, […]
Senate resumes ministerial screening after closed-door session
The senate, on Saturday, resumed the screening of ministerial nominees recommended by President Bola Tinubu. On Friday, the senate adjourned the screening of the 48 nominees to Saturday. At the resumption of plenary, the lawmakers moved to a closed-door session. But after the closed-door session, the upper legislative chamber commenced the […]
PHOTOS: Atiku, PDP governors attend stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are currently attending a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja. The meeting is taking place at the Bauchi governor’s lodge in the Asokoro area of the nation’s capital. Some of the PDP governors at the meeting are Godwin Obaseki of Edo, […]
‘We strongly support ECOWAS’ — France backs bid to quash Niger Republic coup
Catherine Colonna, the French minister for Europe and foreign affairs, says France is “strongly” in support of efforts by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to “defeat” the coup in the Niger Republic. Colonna spoke on Saturday when she visited Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, prime minister of the Niger Republic, at Quai d’Orsay. […]
S&P upgrades Nigeria’s outlook to stable, endorses Tinubu’s economic reforms
Standard and Poor’s (S&P), the international rating agency, has upgraded Nigeria’s credit outlook from negative to stable, citing President Bola Tinubu’s planned reforms. A credit rating is a measure of how likely a company or government entity is able to pay back its debts, based on an independent assessment of its financial health. […]