The Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu will not attend the third edition of Arise TV town hall meeting slated for December 4. Spokesman of the Bola Tinubu campaign organisation, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The statement said,Tinubu will not attend any presidential debate or town…
A former federal law maker, Hon.Jagaba Adams Jagaba has urged the National Assembly not to expunge 84 (12) of the Electoral Act, 2022, as requested by President Muhammadu. Buhari had while signing the amended Electoral Act into law, asked the National Assembly to expunge section 84 (12) because it disenfranchises serving political officers. The section…
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to engage in further consultations with relevant stakeholders towards ending the protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The President said this on Friday when he met with the committee of pro-chancellors of federal universities, at the State House in Abuja. In a statement by the Special…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has directed deposit money banks and other financial institutions to ensure that over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate entities do not exceed N100,000 and N500, 000, respectively, per week. The apex bank announced this in a circular issued on Tuesday, adding that the policy will take effect nationwide…
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state,Edward Masha, has declared that only a coalition led by the party can successfully dislodge the ruling Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election. Masha spoke on Wednesday while receiving a large crowd of supporters from the Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim Solidarity Movement (GOH-Front). Supporters of Olawepo-Hashim,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman A statement signed by Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu on Thursday, said the suspension followed a recommendation by Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, to set up an administrative panel of inquiry to investigate the management of…
