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Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto and presidential hopeful, says he will discuss with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on the possibility of presenting a consensus candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Tambuwal said this on Tuesday when he featured on a Channels TV programme. The development comes days after Tambuwal, former Senate […]

Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, says the federal government can learn from the state on how to fix the problem of power supply in the country. The Edo governor spoke on Tuesday at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) distinguished lecture series titled: ‘Making Politics Work for Citizens, Governance and Development: The […]

Some members of the house of representatives on Tuesday tackled Abubakar Aliyu, minister of power, over the electricity situation in the country. Aliyu had appeared at an interactive session organised by the committee on power. The lawmakers expressed reservations over the erratic power supply experienced across the country in recent weeks. […]

The south-west caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the party to zone its presidential ticket to the southern region. The caucus announced its decision after a meeting on Tuesday at the government house in Oyo state. Soji Adagunodo, zonal chairman of the party, read a communique at the […]

Gbenga Daniel, a former governor of Ogun, says Nigerians must make intelligent decisions when voting in the 2023 elections. He said this on Tuesday at the fourth edition of the annual lecture organised by Freedom Online newspaper in Lagos. According to Daniel, the general election is another opportunity for citizens to contribute […]

Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is only interested in destabilising the country.  In a statement issued on Tuesday, he said no patriotic political party threatens its country with anarchy, social upheaval and disorderliness.  “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given itself away as being interested only in […]

The house of representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to enforce the use of coins as a legal tender. The legislators said the use of coins will tackle price inflation and stabilise the economy. The resolution was passed during plenary session on Tuesday following the adoption of a motion […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the three million metric tonnes Dangote Fertiliser Plant in Lagos. The inauguration took place on Tuesday at the Lagos Free Trade Zone, Lekki. The president said the project is in line with the government’s drive to ensure food sufficiency in the country. “This is a demonstration […]

MultiChoice Nigeria has increased the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages MultiChoice Nigeria is the Nigerian subsidiary of MultiChoice Africa, owner of DStv and GOtv. “In light of the rising costs of inflation and business operations, we have had to review the price of our packages to keep delighting our customers […]