President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has concluded his work vacation ahead of schedule and will return to Abuja on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, to resume official duties. This is according to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. The President departed for France on September 4, 2025, to spend … [Read more…]
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, dropped to 20.12 per cent in August, compared to 21.88 per cent in the preceding month, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday. The fall came on the day Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the … [Read more…]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has concluded his work vacation ahead of schedule and will return to Abuja on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, to resume official duties. This is according to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. The President departed for France on September 4, 2025, to spend … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Housing Development Corporation (ESHDC) has issued a clear deadline to all allottees and property owners across its estates to revalidate their title documents as well as update their property records on or before Wednesday, 31st December, 2025 – or risk invalidation. The revalidation exercise, which began on Monday, 15th September, 2025, is … [Read more…]
Enugu State Patriots, a group of leaders cutting across political and professional backgrounds, have accused the CEO of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Company Limited, Olasijibomi Ogundele, of lies and emotional manipulation to wriggle himself out of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) net. The Enugu Patriots equally alerted the public to an alleged well-oiled smear … [Read more…]
Former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has re-emphasized that Dr. George Moghalu is the most experienced, mature and compassionate among the candidtes in the forthcoming November 8 governorship election, describing him as a person that would govern with human sympathy. According to a statement issued to PACESETTER by … [Read more…]
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has led a distinguished Nigerian delegation to the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum (GPSCF) taking place from 16th – 18th September 2025 in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China. The IGP’s participation in this high-profile international gathering comes at the invitation of the Government of the People’s … [Read more…]
Resident doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have begun an indefinite strike, saying that their demands have not been addressed by the authorities. Speaking in a statement signed by the association’s President in the FCT, George Ebong, the doctors disclosed that they had decided after an emergency general meeting that took place on Sunday. … [Read more…]
-By Abdul Mahmud Last week, my phone rang. The voice on the other end was familiar. It was Mike Igini, the former Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission and my old comrade from the student movement. “Comrade Mahmud, how you dey na?” he asked with a chuckle. His call was brief, yet … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its five-day nationwide warning strike. NARD explained that the suspension followed its virtual Extraordinary National Executive Council (E-NEC) meeting on September 13, 2025. The association disclosed in a statement on Saturday that the Federal Government committed to addressing the issues outlined in the doctors’ strike communiqué, … [Read more…]
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has responded to claims that Nigerians without a Tax Identification Number (TIN) cannot open or operate bank accounts. FIRS Technical Assistant on Broadcast Media, Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi, described the claims as a widespread misconception. According to Atoyebi, Nigeria’s tax framework has been redesigned to integrate seamlessly with existing national … [Read more…]
The Labour Party Governorship Candidate in the November 8 Anambra election, Dr. George Moghalu, on Thursday, September 11, 2025, joined political leaders, intellectuals, and democracy advocates at the Third Annual Summit and Book Launch of the Coalition for Peter Obi (CPO) held at Denis Hotel, Abuja. The event, hosted by Hon. Ikenna Mbanefo, National Coordinator … [Read more…]