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President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on food security. Dele Alake, special adviser to the president on special duties, communications and strategy, made the disclosure to state house correspondents on Thursday after a meeting Tinubu had with stakeholders on agriculture and food production value-chain. He said the president is […]

The house of representatives, on Thursday, passed a bill seeking to amend the supplementary appropriation act 2022. The executive bill, which was given accelerated passage, followed the adoption of a report presented by Julius Ihonvbere, the majority leader. While speaking on the floor of the house, Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker, said the […]

The senate has given accelerated approval to the $800 million loan request by President Bola Tinubu. The upper legislative chamber approved Tinubu’s request on Thursday after Opeyemi Bamidele, senate leader, moved a motion to that effect. In the request which was read on the floor of the senate chamber earlier, Tinubu said […]

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerian women that his administration is committed to ensuring that the country is retrieved from the vested interests that have stifled its growth. In a statement, Dele Alake, special adviser to the president on special duties, communications and strategy, said Tinubu spoke on Thursday at the state house […]

The Labour Party (LP) has called for the immediate dismissal and prosecution of Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The party and its presidential campaign council asked the international community to take “punitive action” against Yakubu and other top officials of the electoral body over the conduct of […]

A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Department of State Services (DSS). On Thursday, James Omotosho, the presiding judge, held that Kanu’s suit lacked merit and ought to be dismissed. In […]

The senate has confirmed the appointments of service chiefs recently announced by President Bola Tinubu. The upper legislative chamber confirmed the nominees after screening them in a closed session that lasted for more than an hour. The service chief nominees are; Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff; Taoreed Lagbaja, chief of army […]

Taoreed Lagbaja, chief of army staff (COAS), has described the amnesty programme for bandits and terrorists in Zamfara and other states, as a failed programme. Lagbaja spoke when he hosted Dauda Lawal, governor of Zamfara, on Wednesday in Abuja. The army chief said the programme failed to achieve its purposes in the […]

President Bola Tinubu says the savings realised from the removal of the petrol subsidy will benefit many Nigerians. On May 29, Tinubu, while delivering his inaugural speech, announced the removal of the petrol subsidy. Since the announcement, the price of petrol has skyrocketed to above N500 per litre — a development that […]