Nigeria, Brazil set up joint team to finalise direct flight agreement
Nigeria and Brazil have set up a joint team to finalise the direct flight agreement. Festus Keyamo, Nigeria’s minister of aviation and aerospace development, met with Silvio Costa Filho,…
Pat Utomi launches shadow government as FG dismisses move
Prominent economist and political activist, Professor Pat Utomi, has inaugurated a shadow government aimed at offering credible policy alternatives and challenging what he describes as the failings of the…
UK affirms support for legal migration despite intended visa tightening
The United Kingdom has restated its commitment to legal migration and genuine travel, even as it reviews immigration policies concerning countries with high incidences of visa overstays. This reassurance…
NTSB blames pilot error, safety lapses for Wigwe chopper crash
The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded that the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of former Access Holdings CEO Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son, and…
FEC approves $651.7m for 7th axial road to link Lekki seaport to southern, northern states
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a total of $651.7 million for the construction of the 7th Axial Road, a strategic infrastructure project aimed at linking the Lekki…
Atiku hits back at Tinubu aide, vows to lead rescue coalition
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has fired back at the Presidency, accusing it of descending into panic over his growing coalition efforts ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku said…
N’assembly will set up committee to restore democratic order in Rivers, says Abbas
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas has said that the national assembly will constitute a committee to facilitate the restoration of democratic order in Rivers state. Speaking on…
El-Rufai is Atiku’s placeholder in SDP, says Buba Galadima
Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), says Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, cannot lead an opposition party. In an interview with Punch,…
Six reps defect to APC, 2 to PDP
Six members of the house of representatives have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Two Labour Party (LP) legislators also moved to…
Judge bars Nnamdi Kanu’s sister-in-law from hearings for live streaming proceedings
The federal high court in Abuja has barred Favour Kanu, the sister in-law of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), from attending three hearings. Favour is…
