Uche Nnaji, minister of innovation, science, and technology, has resigned from the position. Nnaji who was appointed minister by President Bola Tinubu in August 2023, resigned following the allegations of certificate forgery against him. He was alleged to have has forged the credentials he submitted to President Bola Tinubu and the senate during his ministerial confirmation….
The chairman of the National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has bowed out as after serving for 10 years. Yakubu, who was appointed in 2015, spent two terms of five years each, in office. On Tuesday, he handed over to May Agbamuche, National Commissioner of the commission as the acting capacity. The former…
Bashir Dalhatu, chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has condemned what he described as the intentional sabotage of the Dangote Refinery. Speaking during a BoT meeting held on Tuesday in Kaduna, Dalhatu said the controversy surrounding the newly completed facility is “deeply unfathomable and unacceptable.” He alleged that…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is working hard to make life better for residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Nigerians in general. Wike stated this on Tuesday while inaugurating the rehabilitation of Old Keffi Road, from Kado Village to Dei Dei, Abuja. The…
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Kaduna on Monday, accusing a cartel in the oil sector of undermining local refining efforts. The protest, which was themed “National Unity Against Sabotage: Reclaiming Our Petroleum Sector for the People,” was organised by Partners for National Economic Progress (PANEP). It started at Murtala Square through major…
A former chairman of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) FCT chapter, Dr. Ifeanyi Ogbu has been murdered in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. According to reports, armed men stormed his residence in Kubwa, Abuja, and abducted him alongside his three children. While the nursing wife and other family members were hoping for the best,…
