ABUJA-MINISTER of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has called on the House Committee on Poverty Alleviation to expedite action on the passage of the National Social Investment Office Establishment Bill.

Benue Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday said Federal Government was insensitive to rising cases of killings in the country and urged it to seek external support to quell the challenge.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has dragged about 2,000 corporate entities into the country’s tax net, the Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, has revealed

Former President of the Senate, Sen. Bukola Saraki, has advised the Federal Government to seek help wherever it could to address the escalating insecurity in the country. Saraki, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said that calling for help in the present situation of the country was not a sign of weakness. He said […]

Flutterwave, a Nigerian fintech firm, @theflutterwave, has been named a “Pioneer” on TIME’s 2021 list of the 100 Most Influential Companies in the World. In a list, which includes big wigs like Apple, Twitter and Stripe, the firm makes history as the only African company to make it this year. The list was divided into […]

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Government of Cote d’Ivoire to immediately release its citizen, Kodjo Claude, who had been in pre-trial detention since June 2018. The court handed down the judgment after finding the government guilty of violation of his rights to liberty and presumption of innocence until proven guilty by a […]

Before I outline why President Muhammadu Buhari should “thank” Alhaji Ahmed Tinubu, the leader of the South West political mainstream in the All Progressives Congress, APC, amalgam which produced Buhari six years ago, let me start from the beginning

By David Royal Popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi Monday warned that Nigerians will regret if the embattled Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami is sacked from office. Gumi who gave the warning during an interview with Roots TV said allegations against the embattled Minister were not true and should be discarded. […]

The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has assured that the planned reform of the nation’s armed forces would enhance their operational efficiency and fighting power. Magashi stated this at the submission of the report by the committee set up to facilitate the reform of the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces of Nigeria […]

In its bid to harness the creative capacity of young Nigerians, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has offered entertainment stars, Innocent Idibia popularly known as TuBaba, DJ Switch, Omotola Jelade-Ekeinde, and soccer star, Ahmed Musa free tickets to run for any elective office of their choice in the 2023 general elections.

Sen Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has expressed strong support for the progressive agenda in Nigeria, with a promise to sustain it beyond 2023. Dr Abdulrazak Danjuma, Spokesperson of the video conference engagements, said in a statement on Tuesday, that Tinubu made the promise at a virtual conference that was […]

Britain’s journalists and media have hit back at Prime Minister Boris Johnson over his denial regarding comments he made about entering England into a third lockdown. On Monday, Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper reported Johnson was claimed to have said: “No more fucking lockdowns – let the bodies pile high in their thousands” after agreeing to […]

The thing about the future is that it steals on you like a thief at night and you are hardly prepared. The launch of the second phase of the Digital Switchover, DSO, which looked very far away, is beginning tomorrow from Lagos

‘The Presidency’, which can be any of Garba Shehu, Femi Adesina or Abubakar Malami, depending on which of them cares to speak at any point in time, is never short of an answer to any question raised by Nigerians

Olasupo Ajani, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 11, has appealed to Nigerians to stop attacking the personnel of the force and see them as brothers and sisters. Ajani made the appeal on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ meeting and his familiarisation visit to the police command in Oyo State at […]