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President Bola Tinubu has assented to the electricity bill, which empowers states, companies and individuals to generate, transmit, and distribute electricity. The new electricity law repeals the Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act of 2005 and consolidates the laws relating to the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). TheCable had reported that the […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have asked the court to vacate the order restraining them from embarking on a nationwide strike over the removal of petrol subsidy. On Monday, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja division, asked the unions to halt the planned strike pending the […]

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with Rabiu Kwankwaso, the former governor of Kano state, at the presidential villa in Abuja. Kwankwaso was the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the last general election. The NNPP standard bearer arrived at the presidential villa around 5:30pm on Friday. […]

President Bola Tinubu says his administration took the right decision by removing the subsidy on premium motor spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. Tinubu spoke at a meeting with the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN) at Aso Rock on Friday. The president described the subsidy as an elephant that […]

KPMG says Nigeria may not be able to achieve 6 percent average gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in four years. In his inaugural speech on May 29, President Bola Tinubu set a target to increase the GDP growth rate of the country by 6 percent on average in the next 4 years […]

Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, has asked President Bola Tinubu to make use of traditional rulers to tackle the issue of insecurity in the country. The monarch spoke on Friday, during a courtesy visit by the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN) to the president at the state house […]

The federal government has cleared the air on the visible damages to the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. Pictures of the damaged sections of the 11km bridge have been making the rounds online. There were reports that the bridge’s pile caps – the thick concrete mat used to create a stable foundation […]

Some members-elect of the house of representatives say President Bola Tinubu didn’t ask them to vote for any speakership candidate. On Thursday, Tinubu met with lawmakers-elect of all political parties at the presidential villa. Speaking after the meeting, Adamu Ranga, reps-elect for Ningi/Warji federal constituency in Bauchi, said Tinubu didn’t speak in […]

Amobi Ogah, member-elect of the house of representatives, says he did not know that President Bola Tinubu is “so intelligent”. Ogah, who will represent Isuikwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency of Abia in the 10th assembly, spoke on Thursday after members-elect of the national assembly met with Tinubu at the presidential villa. Elected on the […]

The presidential election petition tribunal continued proceedings on Thursday, with testimonies from witnesses of Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) and an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Here are five takeaways from the session. OBI’S WITNESS ACCUSES INEC OF SABOTAGE A witness presented by Obi, presidential candidate of […]