UN Proposes $14bn Budget for 2027
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has proposed a $14 billion budget for 2027 to support the organisation’s work on global peace, sustainable development and human rights. Guterres presented the proposal in New York to the General Assembly’s budget committee, chaired by Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim. Ibrahim described […]
Shettima Faults Obi’s Economic Prescriptions, Challenges His Statistics
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul Vice President Kashim Shettima has criticised former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, describing him as “the master of bogus statistics and incoherent economic prescriptions”. Shettima spoke on Wednesday at the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He mocked Obi’s frequent comparisons between […]
Wike: Supporting Tinubu Does Not Require Joining APC
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has defended cross-party political alliances, saying politicians can support President Bola Tinubu without defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike stated this during a live media chat while responding to questions about political loyalty, anti-party activities and support for candidates across party […]
Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval for New NDLEA Bill
By Anayo Akwitti President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Bill, 2026, to the Senate for consideration and passage into law as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s legal framework for combating drug-related offences. The President’s letter transmitting the proposed legislation was read during plenary by the President of the […]
Osun Group Targets 1.5m Votes for Tinubu in 2027
By Zainab Bakare The Imole Campaign Council says it is targeting 1.5 million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, following the appointment of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke as the state coordinator of the president’s campaign council. The council’s Director-General, Senator Olalere Oyewumi, disclosed this in a statement, saying the Accord […]
FG Launches Digital Platform to Boost Tourism, Creative Industries
By Zainab Bakare The Federal Government has launched a digital platform to attract investment into Nigeria’s tourism and creative industries, targeting a $100bn contribution to the economy and more than three million jobs by 2030. The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, announced this on Tuesday in Abuja during the […]
2027: Wike to Lead Tinubu’s Campaign in FCT, Rivers
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says he will coordinate President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaigns in the FCT and Rivers State, as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Assembly candidates pledged support for their All Progressives Congress (APC) counterparts in the territory. Wike made the declaration on Monday at […]
HURIWA Condemns Arrest, Intimidation of ‘Tinubu Must Go’ Campaigners
By Anayo Akwitti The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the reported arrest and alleged intimidation of members of the ‘Tinubu Must Go’ movement in Kano and Maiduguri, describing the incidents as threats to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. The association accused security agencies of alleged political bias, urging them to […]
NILDS DG Seeks Increased Investment in Public Education
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul The Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar Sulaiman, has called for increased investment in public education after Government Secondary School, Dutse Alhaji, emerged winner of the maiden Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Intersecondary School Debates Competition on girls’ rights. Dutse Alhaji scored 89 per cent to […]
Wike Declares ‘No Work, No Pay’ Over FCT NLC Strike
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced the immediate enforcement of the “no work, no pay” policy across area councils, accusing the FCT chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) of politicising its ongoing strike. Wike announced the decision during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, […]