Wike to seal PDP secretariat, 4,793 others, Monday

National secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja and 4793 other properties revoked by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in March 2025   will be sealed on Monday, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, has said. The FCT Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, Director of … [Read more…]

Gov. Mbah Inaugurates Enugu Ease of Doing Business Council

Gov Mbah Signs into Law Bill to Create One-stop Shop for Taxation in Enugu

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, Thursday, inaugurated the Enugu State Ease-of-Doing-Business Council, saying it was in tandem with his electoral promise to grow the state into a $30bn economy from $4.4bn by repositioning it as the premier destination for business, investment, tourism and living. Inaugurating the 25-man Council at the Government House, Enugu, … [Read more…]

Otti to Roll Out 20 Electric Buses For Transportation

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti says his administration has procured 20 electric buses which will be rolled out in the next 2 months. Governor Otti disclosed this while addressing Aba community who organized a thanksgiving carnival tagged ‘Promise Kept Carnival’ at Umuagbai Secondary School premises, Port Harcourt road, Aba in celebration of the Governor … [Read more…]

Dangote Refinery Announces Fresh Petrol Price Reduction

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a fresh cut in the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) nationwide. The new rates now range from ₦875 to ₦905 per litre, depending on location. A breakdown of the revised prices shows, Lagos:₦875, South-West ₦885, North-East: ₦905, North-West & Central: ₦895, and South-South & South-East: ₦905 Prices … [Read more…]

Tinubu presents N1.48trn 2025 Rivers budget to Senate for approval

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has proposed the sum of N1.48tn as the 2025 Rivers State Appropriation Bill to the Senate for consideration and approval. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read Tinubu’s letter of request during Thursday’s plenary. In the letter, Tinubu explained that the proposed budget includes N324 billion for infrastructure development, N166 billion for health, … [Read more…]

Borno Gov Says Politicians, Soldiers Acting as Informants for Boko Haram

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has said some Nigerian politicians and members of the armed forces are acting as informants and collaborators for Boko Haram insurgents. The governor also warned that the Nigerian army is increasingly under-equipped to deal with the insurgency, especially as terrorists adopt advanced technologies like drones. Zulum made these known during an interview, speaking about … [Read more…]

JAMB to conduct mop-up for candidates who missed 2025 UTME

Candidates who registered but missed the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will have another opportunity to sit the examination. JAMB Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, a professor, disclosed on Wednesday that the board would conduct a mop-up examination for candidates who missed either the UTME in April or the rescheduled UTME in May. Mr Oloyede said almost … [Read more…]

Airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza, international criticism of Israel grows

Britain ‘horrified’ by Israeli escalation, suspends trade talks Hundreds of Gaza Palestinians killed by strikes in recent days UN says no aid distributed yet after Israel eases blockade EU’s Kallas asks for review of EU-Israel trade deal, ANP says Israeli forces killed at least 55 Palestinians in airstrikes in Gaza on Tuesday, local medics said, … [Read more…]