Politics

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, on his election as the new chairperson of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Recall that Senator Kyari was unanimously elected on Tuesday to lead the 49th Governing ...

The Arewa Revival Project has called on President Bola Tinubu to order a comprehensive review of the leadership and operations of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund. The call was recently made by the Project Coordinator of ARP, Muttaka Ibrahim, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, there is ...

A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that he would have participated in the protest led by Peter Obi if he had been in Nigeria. He recently had his say during an interview on Trust TV, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the Senate’s decision ...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the immediate deployment of the Chief of Army Staff Intervention Battalion of special forces to Plateau State. A press release was recently signed by the Media Information Officer of Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace, Captain Chinonso Oteh and ...

The Federal Government earned over $500m from exports in 2025, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has said. She recently had her say while appearing before the Senate Committee on Trade and Investment to defend the ministry’s 2026 budget proposal. According to her, the revenue was ...

The Federal Government has started implementing key welfare components of its renegotiated agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, in a directive issued to Vice-Chancellors of federal universities on Monday, announced a 40 per cent increase in the Consolidated Academic Allowance ...

PDP Contrary to assurances by the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led PDP National Caretaker Committee, the party’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, remained sealed on Monday. Recall that the committee recently indicated that the office would reopen following engagements with electoral authorities and internal consultations. A PDP faction backed by FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, ...

Protesters have gathered at the entrance of the National Assembly complex in Abuja. The concerned Nigerians are insisting on the inclusion of real-time electronic transmission in the electoral amendment bill. The demonstrators, under the banner of “Occupy National Assembly,” said that the Senate must be explicit in its provision for ...

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said that the NNPCL’s admission that the $1.5bn rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery was a waste of scarce resources validates his long-standing call for the privatisation of Nigeria’s state-owned refineries. He recently had his say via his social media page, and Nigerians have ...

A former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has backed the planned protest at the National Assembly on Monday by prominent activists, labour unions and elder statesmen. He recently had his say while featuring as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, and Nigerians have been reacting. According ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on stakeholders in the public and private sectors to sustain collaboration toward positioning the state as a global financial hub. He recently had his say at the launch of the Lagos International Financial Centre Phase 1 Report in Lagos, and Nigerians have been ...

Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has said that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has enough political personalities to mount a serious challenge against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. She recently had her say while featuring on Sunday Politics, a political programme aired on Channels ...

The factional Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, has said that Governor Alex Otti’s administration has reshaped the narrative of infrastructure development in Abia State within three years in office. He recently had his say at his Amuvi, Arochukwu country home in ...

A group wearing IPOB clothing and displaying IPOB flags has announced the cancellation of the long-standing Monday sit-at-home directive across the South-East. The group recently revealed that all markets, schools, businesses and workplaces are to resume normal activities from Monday, February 9, 2026, without fear or intimidation. Reacting to the ...

The Southern Governors’ Forum has commiserated with the Government and people of Kwara State over the deadly terrorist attacks that claimed at least 162 lives in the villages of Woro and Nuku in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. The Chairman of the forum and Governor of Ogun State, ...

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has said that education is a key tool to empower people against slavery. He recently had his say while speaking at the inauguration of Minaret University, Ikirun and the investiture of the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Abdullah Abdur-Rahman. According to him, Osun State ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed deep condolences to the families of the victims of the recent massacre in Kwara State. Chairman of Northern CAN, Rev. Joseph John Hayab, recently had his say via a press statement, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the attack was ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reiterated the critical role of infrastructure development in driving real estate growth. He recently listed priorities for affordable housing in the state amid an increasingly competitive global investment environment. According to him, Africa’s largest city continues to experience rapid population growth, which presents both ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, following last Tuesday’s massacre of more than 100 persons in Woro, Kaiama local government area of Kwara by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. He was received at the Tunde Idiagbon International Airport, Ilorin, by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, and Nigerians ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a major overhaul of sports funding in Nigeria. He recently directed the relevant federal ministries to ensure that from the 2026 fiscal year, adequate resources for sporting infrastructure, programs, events, and international competitions are fully provided in the national budget and released promptly. According ...