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President Bola Tinubu has urged leaders in West Africa to draw inspiration from Ghana’s recent peaceful elections as a model of democratic maturity and commitment to national unity.   At the opening of the 66th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS on Sunday in Abuja, President Tinubu lauded President Nana Akufo-Addo and the people of Ghana for […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to cut the proposed budget of N9.4bn on travels, refreshment/meals, and foodstuff/catering materials for the presidency, and the proposed N344.85bn for the lawmakers, and to use the savings to address the budget deficit.” […]

Fouad Oki, a leader in the All Progressives Congress (APC), has warned his party against reinstating Mudashiru Obasa, the removed Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly.   Oki, a critical face within the party, warned that reinstating Obasa against the wish of his colleagues at the Assembly would amount to denigrating the party […]

The body of abducted Hon. Justice Azuka, a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, has been discovered.   The body, which is already decomposing, was found around the 2nd Niger Bridge.   The lawmaker, who represented Onitsha North Constituency 1, was abducted on Tuesday, December, 24, 2024, along Ugwunaobankpa Road in Inland Town, […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Thursday in Abuja said the cordial relations enjoyed between Nigeria, Republic of France, People’s Republic of China, and Kingdom of Denmark over many years should translate into mutual economic benefits for citizens, particularly in key areas of education, health and infrastructure.    The President gave an assurance of expanding economic diplomacy […]

Although the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has kept Nigerians in the dark by failing to disclose the identity of the ex-government official from whom it forfeited an estate containing 753 units of duplexes and other apartments, in the Federal Capital, Abuja on Monday, Searchng.ng nigerian search engine has confirmed widespread speculations that the […]

President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of chief executive officers for the National Universities Commission (NUC),  the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) and the  New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD).   The President also approved the renewal of the appointment of Fatima  Umaru Shinkafi as the Executive Secretary Of the  Solid Minerals […]

  Within four years, politically exposed personalities (PEPs) in Nigeria have doubled their investment in the real estate sector of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, according to…    Within four years, politically exposed personalities (PEPs) in Nigeria have doubled their investment in the real estate sector of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, according to an investigation on […]

The Sokoto State Government says contrary to speculations by some persons and groups, the current administration of Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has no plan to depose the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. In a statement on Tuesday, a spokesman for the state government, Abubakar Bawa, condemned campaigns “to smear the cordial […]

  The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered an interim forfeiture of the sums of $4,719,054, N830,875,611, and several properties linked to a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele. Justice Yellim Bogoro gave the order on Thursday, May 23, 2024, following an ex-parte application by counsel to […]

The Nigerian education loan fund (NELFUND) said it had had over 9.5 million visits, with over 6, 000 applications for loans from students in federal tertiary institutions since it opened its portal last Friday.   The Managing Director of the fund, Akintunde Sawyerr, while briefing the press at a post-application launch conference on Thursday, said […]

The ad hoc committee set up by the Kaduna State House of Assembly to investigate all finances, loans and contracts awarded under the former governor, Nasir El-Rufai has submitted its report to the House. Presenting the report during plenary on Wednesday,  the chairman of the ad hoc committee,  Henry Zacharia, said that most of the […]