President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that the economic and structural reforms initiated since his inauguration are now yielding tangible benefits for citizens. The president stated this in a broadcast on Wednesday, marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary. He said his administration inherited “a near‑collapsed economy” marred by “decades of fiscal policy distortions and misalignment that…
Borno state government, Babagana Zulum, has said that the Nigerian Army lacks the requisite equipment to fight terrorists. Speaking in an interview on News Central on Wednesday, Zulum said terrorists are now deploying sophisticated technology in their operations. He called for the removal of bureaucratic bottlenecks attached to the procurement of military equipment. Zulum also…
The Supreme Court has nullified the nomination of Emmanuel Bwacha as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba state. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, a five-member panel led by Kudirat Kekere-Ekun affirmed the verdict of the federal high court which held that the APC did not conduct any valid governorship primary in…
Trouble is looming at the Kaduna State University (KASU), following the purported sack of 16 lecturers and two non academic state staff by the university management. The university’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), however described the sack as illegal and called on the university management to rescind its decision. The affected…
Ahmed Makarfi and Sule Lamido, both, former governors of Kaduna and Jigawa states respectively, met on Tuesday in Kaduna, behind closed doors to chart a new pathway for reconciliation and unity within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The two PDP chieftains who briefed journalists at the end of the meeting, which held at Makarfi’s residence…
The police in Kaduna have rescued an Abuja kidnap victim while on transit with his captors to Kano. In a statement on Thursday, the Kaduna state police command said, the victim, by name Segun Akinyemi, of Block 10, Flat 2 FCDA Quarters, Area 3 Garki, Abuja, was rescued when his abductors, were taking him to…
