Tinubu, Shettima’s absence won’t create leadership vacuum – Presidency
The presidency says the absence of President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima won’t create a leadership vacuum in the country. Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on…
FG, Labour agree on how to crash transport fares, food prices
The Federal Government and Organised Labour, yesterday, agreed on modalities to crash transport fares and prices of essential commodities, especially foodstuffs. 'My songs will make you buy bedsheets'- Ironha,…
NNPC still sole buyer of Dangote petrol – IPMAN
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is still the sole off-taker of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery despite the recent directive of the…
Naira sinks to 1,705/$ at parallel market
The naira depreciated at the unofficial market on Wednesday as it traded at 1,705/dollar, according to Bureau De Change operators in Lagos and Abuja. BDC operators in Lagos sold…
Reps ask Tinubu to send 2025 budget proposal without further delay
The House of epresentatives has asked President Bola Tinubu to transmit the 2025 budget proposal to the national assembly ‘without further delay’. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution…
Shettima directs support for Jigawa as death toll from tanker explosion rises to 140
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has directed the deployment of resources to Jigawa state following a tanker explosion which claimed 140 lives. Stanley Nkwocha, senior special assistant to the president on…
Lagos to pay N85,000 minimum wage
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that his government plans to pay workers a minimum wage of N85,000. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Wednesday evening during an interview on…
JUST IN: Over 90 killed in Jigawa tanker explosion
At least 90 persons have been reported killed in a petrol tanker accident in Majiya village of Taura local government area of Jigawa State More than 50 hospitalised according…
Higher revenues will be used to support 20 million poor Nigerians – Edun
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun says revenue generated by the government will be used to fund social intervention programmes that will benefit 20…
Grid collapse: Power restored to 90% of substations – TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored bulk power availability to 90 percent of its substations, in an effort to recover the electricity grid which suffered…
